February 2021

At the eleventh hour, the United Kingdom was able to establish and agree to a new trade deal with Europe. The deal was not without its concessions, though.  Sarah Baker, AHDB Strategy Insight Team... more »

Improving sustainable potato production is an admirable goal for the potato industry. The basic concept of sustainable crop production is to produce an economically viable crop while maintaining or im... more »

Sustainability is a major concern among consumers. Farmers and other food producers are aware of that, but often are unsure how to address it. The notion of sustainable farming is almost shrugged o... more »

Rainier Russet is a high-yielding, medium to late dual purpose potato variety with long dormancy. Overview Parentage: A99134-1 x Canela Russet Developer: Northwest Potato Variety Development ... more »

Renee Rioux was tapped to be the administrative director of the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program in August 2019. Since then, she’s been developing research and teams and getting to know t... more »

Six-time Super Bowl winning coach Bill Belichick has a mantra: “Do your job.” Every player on the field has a responsibility and if each person executes theirs, the team will be successful. Tha... more »

In 2011, the Michigan potato industry identified soil health as a key research priority. The following year, it published an informational document (white paper), sponsored a workshop and conducted a ... more »

With everything that occurred this past year, it is very important for us to understand what has happened to the sales of potatoes in the U.S. market and how the crop was utilized.  Based on an an... more »

Found in all potato growing regions in the United States, verticillium wilt is a serious disease that diminishes quality and causes significant yield loss by reducing tuber size. While researchers con... more »