Isikhathi sokukhula esishisayo, esomile, nesibhemayo sishiye abanye abalimi bamazambane base-Idaho belungiselela isivuno esibi. URandy Hardy wase-Oakley utshele i-Idaho State Journal ukuthi isivuno sakhe kungenzeka sibe yisona esibi kakhulu emsebenzini wakhe.
Ezweni lonke, abalimi be-spud abenza izivivinyo zokumba noma ukuvuna kusenesikhathi basiphula izitshalo ezingasekeli izilimo eziyizigaxa. Lapho kunamazambane, kuncane kunokujwayelekile, kanti iningi lezilimo eziyizigaxa lingaphansi futhi libunjwe kabi.
URandy Hardy uphakamisa ama-spuds emakethe entsha futhi usebenza njengosihlalo webhodi lamaSun Valley Amazambane:
"Angikaze kwenzeke lokhu phambilini, futhi ngino-agronomist osebenza nami kumazambane futhi ubesekwenza iminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20 futhi wathi akakaze abone isivuno esibi ukwedlula lesi."
UHardy akahlelelwanga ukuvuna kuze kube nguSepthemba 20, futhi unethemba lokuthi isikhathi esengeziwe sizovumela izilimo eziyizigaxa zakhe ukuthi zengeze inqwaba ethe xaxa. I-United Potato Growers yase-Idaho icele abalimi ukuthi bathumele imiphumela kusuka ku-August 1 test digs futhi bazoqoqa imininingwane yokulandelela mathupha ngesikhathi sokuvuna.
UHardy uthe inani elijwayelekile lezilimo eziyizigaxa ekuhlolweni kokuhlola lehle ngo-30% kusuka ngonyaka odlule. Isisindo naso behle kakhulu, esho. Amasimu amaningi ayentula umswakama ojulile womhlabathi ngenkathi kutshalwa amazambane. Ngemuva kwalokho umbuso washiswa ukushisa okuqopha umlando ngoJuni, kwaba nomthelela kumazambane ambalwa akhula ngaphansi kwesitshalo ngasinye.
UHardy ukholelwa ukuthi umoya ogcwele intuthu ovela emililweni yasendle yaseNtshonalanga uphinde walimaza izitshalo ngokuvimbela isigaba sokukhula lapho amazambane ngamunye engeza ngobuningi. Abalimi basele namazambane amancane futhi amancane, kusho yena.
UJim Tiede wase-American Falls uzoqala ukumba kusenesikhathi ngoSepthemba 12. Njengabalimi abaningi, uboshelwe amanani entengo ngoba unenkontileka yokuthengisa kumprosesa wamazambane.
UTiede uthe abalimi abebemba endaweni yakhe babike isivuno sika-20% ngaphansi kwesijwayelekile, ama-spuds abunjiwe kanye nezinkinga ngamandla adonsela phansi athile - okuyisilinganiso senani lezinto eziqinile ku-tuber ngayinye.
UJim Tiede waseMelika Falls:
“Kuzoba yisilimo esifushane. Ama-Fryers asebenze ngokuzikhandla efuna ukuthenga okuningi. ”
UTiede uthe uLamb Weston, uMcCain Ukudla, namaCavendish Farms anikeze abalimi enye i- $ 1.50 ngekhulu lesisindo ngasinye ngama-spuds angeziwe.
UJim Tiede:
“Sizolinda kancane. Nginomuzwa wokuthi iningi labafana liyakwenza lokho. ”