Columbia root-knot nematode (CRN) can send shivers up the spine of potato growers in the West. This pest […]
Lay’s Potato Chips recently launched a nationwide marketing campaign, spotlighting potato growers from California, Florida, Maine, Michigan, and […]
Across southern Idaho this year, University of Idaho agricultural researchers will be investigating the in-season, harvest, storage, and […]
An agreement signed this spring will make it easier for potato growers in Oregon and elsewhere to ship […]
We’ve all heard the term and we’ve all used it. Love it or loathe it, the latest rage […]
Syngenta Crop Protection has once again partnered with five universities located in key potato growing regions to bring […]
Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service and collaborators have developed a new russet potato germplasm line that potentially […]
The National Potato Council (NPC) and United States Potato Board (USPB) have announced that the U.S. potato industry […]
Responding to shareholder concerns, McDonald’s Corporation has agreed to formally survey and promote best practices in reducing crop […]
The board members of the United States Potato Board (USPB) voted overwhelmingly to increase the assessment rate by […]
Scientists at Plant & Food Research, based in New Zealand, have developed the potato calculator, a decision-support web-site […]
Editor’s Note: This press release appears on www.potatonews.com. It was written by Joseph F. Guenthner, PhD, professor of […]
New research from Brigham Young University on slow-release fertilizer applications in potatoes has shown higher yields and quality […]
Ed Schneider of Pasco, WA, was elected president of the National Potato Council (NPC) at NPC’s annual meeting […]
Like nearly every other sector of the produce industry, the potato industry is under constant pressure to satisfy […]
An “environmentally sound” potato which needs less water and fertilizer than other varieties was launched this week in […]
Bayer CropScience and United Potato Growers of America (UPGA) plan to continue their commitment to sustainable agriculture and […]
Ed Schneider of Pasco, WA, was elected president of the National Potato Council (NPC) at NPC’s annual meeting […]
It’s not often that we come across a new disease of potatoes. I’m not talking about a new variant […]