Zebra Chip Pressure This Season By Phil Nolte|September 17, 2012 “May you live in interesting times.” An ancient curse attributed to the Chinese, this seems a very appropriate […]Read More
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The Alliance For Potato Research And Education Receives Additional Funding Posted by Paul Rusnak|September 12, 2012 The Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) today announced that it will receive additional funding from the […]
Zebra Chip Management Recommendations Posted by Paul Rusnak|August 9, 2012 Adult psyllids collected from a sticky card in a commercial potato field in Idaho in June proved to […]
Late Blight Update Posted by A. J. Bussan|July 25, 2012 To date, late blight has been found in North Carolina, New York, Massachussets, California, Connecticut, Florida, Maine, New […]
Why Ban Fresh Potatoes From The WIC Program? By John Keeling|July 11, 2012 A recent national survey revealed that nearly seven out of 10 Americans are eating more vegetables, fruits, and […]
Zebra Chip Pathogen Found In Idaho Posted by Paul Rusnak|July 3, 2012 Adult psyllids collected from a sticky card on a commercial field in Twin Falls County, ID, on June […]
Common Scab Of Potato: Management Begins Early By Phil Nolte|June 13, 2012 Some of the problems that show up in potatoes at harvest actually begin very early in the season. […]
Promotion Planning For Potatoes Posted by Paul Rusnak|May 10, 2012 New leadership was elected in March for the United States Potato Board (USPB). A name that has been […]
Wireworm-Tolerant Potatoes Posted by Paul Rusnak|April 9, 2012 Editor’s Note: Much of this information is from a story by Jan Suszkiw of the Agricultural Research Service […]
What To Know Before Getting Into Potato Production By Rebecca M. Bartels|March 8, 2012 So you think you may want to add potatoes to the list of crops you grow? Robert E. […]
National School Breakfast And Lunch Programs Discriminate Against Potatoes By Growing Produce Staff|March 8, 2012 On Wednesday, Jan. 25, First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the release of […]
GE Potatoes: Is It Time To Start Talking Again? By Phil Nolte|February 13, 2012 In more and more conversations with potato scientists and other industry people I keep hearing references to “GMO” […]
Potato Profits By Growing Produce Staff|February 10, 2012 A COUPLE of months ago, Jerry Wright, former CEO of United Potato Growers of America (UPGA), announced […]
New Website Takes Dead Aim At Potato Virus Y By Growing Produce Staff|January 4, 2012 Growers concerned about Potato Virus Y (PVY) can now turn to a Web page dedicated to the disease, […]
Potato Statistics Show Overall Growth By Growing Produce Staff|December 20, 2011 Potato stocks held by growers, dealers, and processors in Idaho on Dec. 1, 2011 totaled 88.0 cwt, 7.0 […]
Jerry Wright Returns To Lead United Potato Growers of America By Growing Produce Staff|December 8, 2011 United Potato Growers of America (UPGA) has announced that Jerry Wright will return to lead the grower-based organization […]
Potato Pointers: New Disease, New Problems By Phil Nolte|November 28, 2011 In the early days of 2000, potato growers in the southern U.S. were forced to begin dealing with […]
Potatoes To Stay On School Lunch Menus By Growing Produce Staff|November 22, 2011 Tweet//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js On Friday, Nov. 18, President Obama signed a government funding extension that included 2012 appropriations funding for […]
J. R. Simplot To Close Potato Processing Plants By Growing Produce Staff|November 10, 2011 The J. R. Simplot Company is planning to build a state-of-the-art potato processing plant in Caldwell, ID, with […]
NPC Report: Playing Politics With Children’s Health By John Keeling|November 7, 2011 WITH nearly one-third of today’s children and teens overweight or obese, most parents would support restricting school sales […]
