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 […]Read More
Where To Learn More About Growing Great Indoor Strawberries Posted by Growing Produce Staff|September 14, 2026
Why Washington State Fruit Growers Need to Adapt for Drought Now By Jon DeVaney, Washington State Tree Fruit Association|September 12, 2026
Melon Breeding: Can Flavor Flourish Without Sacrificing Shelf Life? By Michele Katsaris|September 11, 2026
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 […]
When Economy Grows, Potato Market Will Grow Too By Growing Produce Staff|January 29, 2009 According to “U.S. Potatoes,” a new Rabobank report, the U.S. potato sector is expected to experience a slight […]
Potato Pointers: A Grand Experiment By Phil Nolte|December 1, 2008 Perhaps at some point in the not-so-distant future we may be able to produce our crops with nothing […]
United Potato Growers Of Idaho Creates Unity, Financial Boost By David Eddy|December 1, 2008 Four years ago, Idaho potato growers were staring in the face of continued depressed market prices, so they […]
Potato Industry Tackles Sustainability By John Keeling|November 1, 2008 Potato growers are hearing from their partners throughout the supply chain that guidelines for sustainable production are in […]
Creative Use Of Potatoes By Growing Produce Staff|October 1, 2008 The United States Potato Board (USPB) Public Relations Team has conducted three foodservice “Menu Innovations with Potatoes” seminars, […]
Specialty Potato Varieties And Silver Scurf By Phil Nolte|September 1, 2008 Consumers are discovering the joys of “specialty potatoes.” These potato varieties are available in a spectrum of skin […]
Wysocki Produce Farm By Laura Drotleff|August 1, 2008 The Wysocki family farm in 1953 was a 15-cow dairy with 30 acres of potatoes sold in bulk […]
The Fumigation Factor By William Lamont Jr.|July 1, 2008 The production of potatoes using plastic mulch, drip irrigation, and row covers has been proven effective for small […]
Billionaire J.R. ‘Mr. Spud’ Simplot Dies At 99 By Growing Produce Staff|June 5, 2008 J.R. Simplot, an Idaho grower who supplied much of the dried potatoes and vegetables consumed by U.S. troops […]
Brown Spot And Black Pit Of Potato: The Other Early Blight By Phil Nolte|May 1, 2008 Potato growers the world over are familiar with early blight, a fungal disease that causes target-patterned lesions on […]
Potato Industry Invests In Cultivating Lenders By John Keeling|April 3, 2008 February was the month when 19 growers and industry representatives from across the U.S. formed the Potato Industry […]
Researchers Seek to Uncover the Cause of Zebra Chip Disorder By Laura Drotleff|April 1, 2008 Researchers have identified a prime suspect in the investigation of what causes “zebra chip” disorder in potatoes. Zebra […]
Late Blight Managment Begins With Seed Piece Treatments By Phil Nolte|February 1, 2008 Should we be thinking about potato late blight management in mid-winter? This disease certainly poses a threat that […]
Potato Marketing Tool Posted by A. J. Bussan|November 1, 2007 After the low-carb craze took over the U.S. just a couple of short years ago, causing potatoes to […]
Rotate Herbicides For Effective Weed Control By Dwight Lingenfelter|October 1, 2007 To produce high-yielding, marketable potatoes, managing weeds is a necessity. The problem, however, is that the number of […]
A 2007 Perspective On Potatoes By John Keeling|October 1, 2007 Potato growers in the early 1930s were wrestling with the economic collapse of the Great Depression. They also […]
Building On Success In Potato Industry By Rosemary Gordon|September 1, 2007 Selling fresh produce has been a part of Vic and Chris Anthony’s life for years. For the past […]
Potato Harvest Reminders By Phil Nolte|September 1, 2007 Producing potatoes is a complicated business, as anyone who has tried growing them can attest. Getting them out […]
