potato production
Organic russets feeling potato supply squeeze
The 2022-23 storage crop of all potatoes is down as much as 5% from the previous year, a shortage being most acutely felt in the organic russet potato... READ MORE »
San Luis Valley Potato Festival set
The San Luis Valley Potato Festival is set for Sept. 9-10 at Chapman Park in Monte Vista, Colorado. A free concert featuring returning favorite Arch H... READ MORE »
PVY workshops June 20-23
Potato virus detection training workshops will be held in four different sites from June 20-23. The workshops will cover field identification of PVY (... READ MORE »
Water sampling for FSMA compliance
Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Final Rule on Produce Safety. One area that w... READ MORE »
Agritech opens new location
Agritech has recently opened a sales, parts and service location in Othello, Wash. Agritech will focus on consignment, purchase and sales of used pot... READ MORE »
NASS releases 2012 crop production report
Numbers don't lie and the numbers show increases in acreage planted, acreage harvested, yields per acre and production for potatoes in 2012 compared ... READ MORE »
Fall potato production up eight percent
The numbers are in and potato growers planted more and grew more in 2012. The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecast an eigh... READ MORE »
2013 PILI dates released
The 2013 Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) will be held Feb. 21 – Feb. 28, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Washington, D.C. The annual pro... READ MORE »
Idaho potato production up 12 percent
Potato production in Idaho for 2011 is predicted to total 127 million cwt., according to a press release from the United States Department of Agricult... READ MORE »
2011 fall potato plantings up 6 percent from 2010
According to statistics released by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service on July 12, 2011 total acreage planted in potatoes this year is 1,... READ MORE »
