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Research digs into nitrate leaching
Producing top yields while minimizing nitrate leaching to groundwater is a challenge for potato growers across the country. This is especially a concern in areas... -
Growers harnessing crustacean connection
Crustaceans and chemistry may not the most common combination of concepts, but the unusual pairing has the potential to change root aspects of crop health... -
Hot on the trail of uptick in common diseases
University of Idaho Extension soil sample testing reveals that three-quarters of Idaho potato fields are now infected with some level of the pathogen Spongospora, which... -
AI driving advances in automated potato sorting, grading
Idaho-based Wada Farms grows more than 30,000 acres of potatoes and other produce, operates a 140,000-square-foot packing shed and banked $37.5 million in 2025 revenue.... -
Potato industry catches its breath heading into 2026
Just three months removed from the end of a 43-day government shutdown and still embroiled in the chaos of tariff disputes, potato industry participants in...
News
- Key to debut next-generation potato strip defect removal system
February 12 - USDA to award more than $212M to spur US ag exports
February 12 - Royal HZPC Group finalizes acquisition of Irish seed potato company
February 11 - NDSU Extension crop budgets forecast low to negativity profitability
February 11 - 40-member coalition launches in support of USMCA renewal
February 10
Production
Crustaceans and chemistry may not the most common combination of concepts, but the unusual pairing... more »
Industry Profiles
Jesse Perkins may not have been born to grow potatoes, but his path to a... more »
New Varieties
A $3 million renovation at Aroostook Farm, home of the University of Maine’s breeding program,... more »
Upcoming Events
- Northland Potato Growers Association annual meeting
February 17 • Grand Forks, North Dakota - International Crop Expo
February 18 • Grand Forks, North Dakota - NPC 2026 Washington Summit
February 23 • Washington, D.C. - Potato Association of America 2026 annual meeting
July 26 • New Orleans - Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO (GLEXPO) 2026
December 8 • Grand Rapids, Michigan
