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Streich Farms thrives as nearby population balloons
Streich and Associates is on the edge of the Flathead National Forest and on the way to the gates of Glacier National Park. -
Hybrid potato-breeding company created by KWS, J.R. Simplot
The introduction of hybrid breeding to potato breeding could be a real game changer. -
Michigan man honors family farming history with potato vodka
Chris Iott wanted to use only potatoes from his family's farm, Iott Seed Farm, to create a new potato-based spirit. -
All-potato diet: 8 years later
For two months in 2010, Chris Voigt ate nothing but potatoes, 20 potatoes a day, to be exact. When it was over, he was a healthier man. -
New option emerges for rot control in potato storage
Wisconsin spud growers dealt with heavy rainfall and extreme heat at harvest during both of the past two growing seasons, which usually equates to disaster...
News
- El Niño present in Pacific, could mean dry 2019 for Pacific Northwest
December 10 - National Potato Council calls New York Times’ french fries article ‘misleading’
December 10 - Harmonized GAP audit charge relief coming to farmers from USDA
December 5 - Tong Engineering adds two to project management team
December 5 - Leavitt Farms of Maine wins 2018 McCain Foods Champion Grower Award
December 5
Production
In a Nov. 28 letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta and U.S.... more »
Industry Profiles
Even the smoothest harvest has some bumps. The 2018 harvest went fairly smoothly on Streich... more »
New Varieties
International potato companies J.R. Simplot and KWS SAAT have joined forces to form a new... more »
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Upcoming Events
- Potato Expo 2019
Jan 9 • Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas - National Potato Council Annual Meeting
Jan 11 • Hilton Austin, Austin, Texas - Washington-Oregon Potato Conference
Jan 14 • Kennewick, Washington - Idaho Potato Conference & Ag Expo 2019
Jan 22 • Idaho State University, Pocatello - Michigan Potato Industry Commission Winter Potato Conference
Feb 13 • Crowne Plaza Grand Rapids-Airport, Grand Rapids, Michigan - Northern Plains Potato Growers Association Annual Meeting
Feb 19 • Grand Forks, North Dakota - International Crop Expo
Feb 20 • Alerus Center, Grand Forks, North Dakota - 2019 Potato D.C. Fly-In
Feb 25 • Washington, D.C. - Potatoes USA Annual Meeting
Mar 12 • Denver, Colorado - Ag World Golf Classic
Jun 12 • Canyon Lakes golf course, Kennewick, Washington - Potato Association of America Annual Meeting
Jul 29 • Delta Hotel, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - Empire Farm Days
Aug 6 • Seneca Falls, New York - Idaho Grower Shippers Association 91st Annual Convention
Aug 28 • TBA - Drone World Expo
Oct 28 • Westgate, Las Vegas, Nevada - 11th World Potato Congress, Cusco, Peru
May 24 • Dublin, Ireland
