2023 Spudwoman of the Year a master of connecting the dots

Throughout her career, Jeanne Debons has mastered the art of working with people. Debons, the 2023 Spudwoman of the Year, has held varied jobs directly...

California farmers facing growing uncertainty

“Who’ll Stop the Rain?”, a 1960s song from California group Creedence Clearwater Revival, is highly applicable to present-day growers bedeviled by an overabundance of water....

Sustainability has always been front of mind for Heartland Farms

Sustainability was a good century away from even becoming a word, much less a marketing slogan or even an economic guiding principle, when the Pavelski...

US potato industry seeking inroads in Japan

This May, the U.S. potato industry will celebrate one year of full access to the Mexican marketplace for fresh U.S. potatoes. While minor hiccups are always inevitable, we can all cheer a year of mostly successful crossings that restored access to the entire country of Mexico after more than 25 years of disputes and legal obstructions.

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 sector.