Problems Persist in Idaho: Intensified nationwide testing under consideration

摘要

Potato growers in Idaho are in for "a lot more of the same kind of activities" as they enter the 2007 growing season. But growers across the United States may get a greater share of the scrutiny as APHIS both "homes in" and "zooms out" in its pursuitof the potato cyst nematode (PCN). That assessment was made by Wayne Hoffman, assistant to the director of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, who has been working on the state side of its cooperative program with USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).