Agriculture in Idaho potatoes. Idaho is the number one producer of potatoes in the nation and contributes to 32% of the country's production. Idaho has nearly 25,000 farms and ranches spread over 11.8 million acres of land that produces more than 185 different commodities. The state's production ranks in the top ten in the nation in nearly 30 of the commodities it produces. Idaho has three approved wine-grape growing regions, or American Viticulture Areas (AVA), located throughout the state: There are roughly 168 farms in Idaho that produce organic commodities. In 2015, 95,739 acres of cropland and 71,443 acres of pasture/rangeland produced $85,014,000
Blackleg (potatoes) first warmed to 12°-15 °C, cut, stored for 2 days at 12°-15 °C in a humid environment with good air flow. This warming and storing period ensures proper suberization of the tissue, which forms a barrier from "P. atrosepticum" infestation. Given that "P. atrosepticum" thrives in cool, moist conditions, planting seed potatoes in well-drained soil after soil temperatures have increased well above 10 °C is very important to halting the onset of the disease early in the plant life cycle, when the plant is more susceptible to the worst effects of the disease. Increasing application of nitrogen or complete fertilizers