The National Potato Council (NPC) has announced that Justin Clements, a fifth-year doctoral student in the Molecular and […]

Potatoes can’t be improved during storage, but with good management you can keep them from getting any worse.

Storms have wreaked havoc on crops in the Peace Garden State.

Standard measures have been typically less effective against new strains.

The disease caused big losses last year; growers need to check fields for symptoms.

Over the past year, a series of actions by EPA have shown an agencywide outlook that does not […]

EPA needs to get back to using solid science and avoid bending to popular opinion.

Conditions favoring disease development and spread have led to the establishment of early warning or forecast programs for late blight and early blight.

The summer meeting is open to growers and industry leaders interested in advancing the potato industry’s most pressing policy debates.

Offering management information for five key potato-growing regions, the hotlines provide data on weather threats, disease pressures, and scouting.

Variety research includes incorporating resistance to Potato Virus Y, a new race of golden nematode, and improving appearance.

Formerly known as the U.S. Potato Board, Potatoes USA has elected Washington’s Mike Pink to the position of chairman.

Selection is based on academic achievement, leadership ability, potato-related areas of graduate study, and extracurricular activities.

Velum Prime is a non-fumigant nematicide offering disease control benefits.

The name is changed to Potatoes USA to help strengthen demand for U.S. spuds.

Fresh Solutions Network’s potato product promotions are designed to inspire higher potato sales.

The National Potato Council and the American Seed Trade Association applaud the proposal that would preempt state GMO food and seed labeling efforts and require USDA to set a standard for voluntary on-package disclosures.

Cornell workshop to highlight how tool uses temperature, relative humidity, rainfall information as well as the specific location of your farm.

Researchers have been investigating the enhancement of oxidative qualities through breeding potato selections that are considerably higher in antioxidants than those currently available.