Managing water, labor, and consumer perceptions are top issues for vegetable producers.

The Northwest Farm Credit Services has released its quarterly Market Snapshot publications that look at the state of major agricultural commodities in the Northwest, including apples, cherries, onions, pears, and potatoes.

The National Potato Council’s John Keeling discusses the pros and cons and encourages interested stakeholders to pay attention to the upcoming regulatory process and submit comments when they are sought.

Developed by J.R. Simplot, the potatoes are resistant to late blight, reduced black spot bruising, and lowered reducing sugars.

Learn how to identify, the survival and spread, as well as management methods for this pest.

The tour was to educate USDA staff on the challenges potato producers face and highlight the work being done at the farm.

The disease, identified in Maine in 2014, has caused significant losses in potatoes on the Eastern Seaboard.

From tuber to table, Tasteful Selections and Bob Bender focus on vertical integration from propagating potato seed to growing and packaging on a year-round basis.

Prospects for continued growth in exports look good but the strong dollar and increased competition will continue to moderate this growth.

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.