Potato Producers Advised to Dispose of Culls

The Department of Agriculture is advising potato producers that the deadline for the disposal of cull potatoes is June 15. Livestock producers feeding culls after that date must have a permit.

Cull potatoes and rock piles are normally the largest source of airborne late blight spores. This source poses the greatest threat to the new crop during the plant emergence stage in June as well as throughout the growing season if cull piles are not eliminated.

Options for disposal of cull include feeding to animals and composting. A permit is required if culls are being buried.