The application and scholarship deadline is Oct. 15, 2015.

The number of potato psyllids decline while additional fields are noted as having late blight.

Part of being prepared for unusual weather patterns means being on the lookout for problematic pathogens and other pests.

A potato field in Michigan and a potato and tomato field in Indiana have documented the disease.

In the first study of the performance of modern sweet potato cultivars in northern regions, University of New […]

Fifty-four board members will be elected or re-elected to fill open seats on the United States Potato Board.

Historically, there has often been opposition or fear of new agricultural technologies and today is no different, but it is critical that growers have access to technologies that meet consumer demand while using less land and conserving soil, water, and energy.

American Vegetable Grower magazine’s Top 100 Grower Black Gold Farms kicked off fresh red potato harvest in Southeast […]

Attendees will be able to participate in one of two concurrent sessions.

According to a recent USDA report, potato harvest in 2014 is the second-highest production level noticed in the last decade.

Potato growers and industry leaders are invited to attend the 2015 Crop Transition Conference in Bloomington, MN, June […]

The National Potato Council (NPC) is accepting applications for a $10,000 graduate-level scholarship to be applied toward the […]

The North American potato industry is a complex and wonderful entity. Like everything in the world of agriculture, […]

A petition from J.R. Simplot is seeking deregulation of a potato genetically engineered (GE) for late blight resistance, low acrylamide potential, reduced black spot bruising, and lowered reducing sugars.

A team of researchers from the University of Florida, University of Central Florida, and the New Jersey Institute […]

Potato stocks in Idaho on April 1, 2015 totaled 50.0 million cwt., according to a USDA National Agricultural […]

New chairman was on the Potato Board’s International Marketing Committee and was a secretary/treasurer of the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association.   

Scientists say a protein in the gene will make the late blight pathogen less likely to overcome resistance.

The russet-skinned variety from the University of Maine and the Maine Potato Board boasts high yields.