Agronomics of Leasing Fields for Potato Production 

Leasing or renting fields for potato production may make it easier for growers to either start an agricultural career or expand one but be forewarned: gather as much background information as you can about the field before signing on the dotted line. This bulletin, coauthored by experts in a variety of agronomic disciplines, provides just the advice you need. It not only identifies the agronomic issues to investigate, it discusses their importance and provides a list of questions to ask up front for each. Why establish solid rapport with a landowner? Why is knowing a field’s history vital (cropping strategies and variety selection, soil survey results, prevalence of nematodes and insects, previous management practices, etc.)? Chock full of other helpful advice and information, including a how-to on conducting a bioassay yourself, handy tables on herbicide type and persistence and more, options for obtaining tests/records and potential management solutions, this publication will help you to make your next land lease one you won’t regret.