Purple Sweet Potato Has Increased Amount Of Anti-Cancer Components Posted by Christina Herrick|June 30, 2009 A Kansas State University researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato […]Read More
Your Help Wanted To Find the Next Class of Florida Citrus Hall of Fame Inductees Posted by Paul Rusnak|June 20, 2026
New CINNEX Insecticide and Fungicide Earns EPA Registration Posted by Growing Produce Staff|June 19, 2026
Now Seeking Nominations for This Year’s Blueberry Industry Awards By North American Blueberry Council|June 18, 2026
A Resistant Russet By Rosemary Gordon|June 1, 2009 Columbia root-knot nematode (CRN) can send shivers up the spine of potato growers in the West. This pest […]
Frito-Lay Highlights “Local” Growers By Growing Produce Staff|May 27, 2009 Lay’s Potato Chips recently launched a nationwide marketing campaign, spotlighting potato growers from California, Florida, Maine, Michigan, and […]
Research To Cultivate Richly Colored Potatoes By Growing Produce Staff|May 8, 2009 Across southern Idaho this year, University of Idaho agricultural researchers will be investigating the in-season, harvest, storage, and […]
More Oregon Potatoes Headed For Russia Posted by A. J. Bussan|May 6, 2009 An agreement signed this spring will make it easier for potato growers in Oregon and elsewhere to ship […]
Potato Pointers: Surfin’ USA By Phil Nolte|May 1, 2009 We’ve all heard the term and we’ve all used it. Love it or loathe it, the latest rage […]
Syngenta Renews Potato Disease Hotline Sponsorships Posted by Christina Herrick|April 29, 2009 Syngenta Crop Protection has once again partnered with five universities located in key potato growing regions to bring […]
Pest-Resistant Potatoes Posted by Christina Herrick|April 22, 2009 Scientists at the Agricultural Research Service and collaborators have developed a new russet potato germplasm line that potentially […]
U.S. Potatoes In Russia By Growing Produce Staff|April 8, 2009 The National Potato Council (NPC) and United States Potato Board (USPB) have announced that the U.S. potato industry […]
McDonald’s Potato Suppliers To Reduce Pesticide Use By Growing Produce Staff|April 1, 2009 Responding to shareholder concerns, McDonald’s Corporation has agreed to formally survey and promote best practices in reducing crop […]
United States Potato Board Votes To Increase Assessment Rate By Growing Produce Staff|March 25, 2009 The board members of the United States Potato Board (USPB) voted overwhelmingly to increase the assessment rate by […]
New Potato Technology Saves Growers Money By Growing Produce Staff|March 25, 2009 Scientists at Plant & Food Research, based in New Zealand, have developed the potato calculator, a decision-support web-site […]
Potato Growers: Put The Industry First By Growing Produce Staff|March 18, 2009 Editor’s Note: This press release appears on www.potatonews.com. It was written by Joseph F. Guenthner, PhD, professor of […]
Better Tubers Equals Better Potatoes By Growing Produce Staff|March 1, 2009 New research from Brigham Young University on slow-release fertilizer applications in potatoes has shown higher yields and quality […]
New President For NPC By Growing Produce Staff|March 1, 2009 Ed Schneider of Pasco, WA, was elected president of the National Potato Council (NPC) at NPC’s annual meeting […]
Michigan State University Produces New Potato By Laura Drotleff|March 1, 2009 Like nearly every other sector of the produce industry, the potato industry is under constant pressure to satisfy […]
“Environmentally Sound” Potato Introduced To British Consumers By Growing Produce Staff|February 18, 2009 An “environmentally sound” potato which needs less water and fertilizer than other varieties was launched this week in […]
United Potato Growers of America And Bayer CropScience Team Up By Growing Produce Staff|February 11, 2009 Bayer CropScience and United Potato Growers of America (UPGA) plan to continue their commitment to sustainable agriculture and […]
New President For National Potato Council By Growing Produce Staff|February 4, 2009 Ed Schneider of Pasco, WA, was elected president of the National Potato Council (NPC) at NPC’s annual meeting […]
Potato Pointers: In With The New: Zebra Chip By Phil Nolte|February 1, 2009 It’s not often that we come across a new disease of potatoes. I’m not talking about a new variant […]
