innate

USDA deregulates Simplot’s Snowden Z6 genetically engineered potato variety

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is extending deregulation to J.R. Simplot Company’s... READ MORE »

Biotech potatoes can bring improved performance, quality to global markets

From a scientific perspective, the potato is a pretty cool crop to work with. Cultivated potato and its wild relatives contain a lot of diversity — ... READ MORE »

Black Gold Farms hires Kerwin Bradley, former commercial leader of J.R. Simplot’s Innate potatoes

Black Gold Farms has added accomplished potato producer Kerwin Bradley to its leadership team. Bradley has joined the organization as its chief pro... READ MORE »

Potato-blight

Gene editing could aid against potato oxidization, disease resistance

Since its introduction in 2015, CRISPR-Cas 9 has taken the scientific world by storm. Gene editing has allowed potato breeders to tackle major prod... READ MORE »

Editorial: GMO potatoes present opportunity

Another year is in the books and nearly another decade, as hard as that is to believe. We’ve entered 2019 — the final year of the 2010s. The co... READ MORE »

Simplot holds off on Innate potatoes in Canada

Simplot Plant Sciences will not commercially grow Innate potatoes in Canada this year, CBC News reports. The company is reportedly waiting until there... READ MORE »

Innate Gen. 2 receives EPA, FDA clearances

The J.R. Simplot Company announced the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have completed their... READ MORE »

OSU researcher dies

Don Horneck, an Oregon State University (OSU) Extension agronomist, died on September 28, 2014.Horneck specialized in soil fertility and crop producti... READ MORE »


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