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Implementing Regenerative agriculture
How McCain continues working with growers to build smart, sustainable practices (Sponsored) Continuously facing increasing challenges in the agricult... more »
Potatoes reign supreme for seventh straight year
Potatoes still reign as America’s favorite vegetable for the seventh year in a row, according to the 2023 Consumer Attitudes & Usage study condu... more »
Pathways to storage sustainability
The Potato Sustainability Alliance (PSA) works to improve on-farm sustainability by addressing issues such as soil preparation, planting, irrigation a... more »
Fighting for a level playing field
U.S. potatoes are the standard upon which all other foreign-grown potatoes are measured. When allowed to compete fairly, America’s potato growers ca... more »
PEI fall cover crop research yields promising results
For generations, Prince Edward Island (PEI) has been known for potatoes. Canada’s smallest province continues to grow the largest acreage of potatoe... more »
New Netherlands regulation raising global concerns
A new environmental directive in the Netherlands has some Dutch potato farmers worried about potential effects on harvest timing and crop quality. ... more »
Potato storage 101: Fundamentals at work
The main rule of potato storage is a simple maxim: You get out what you put in. In other words, disease management is best addressed in the field, not... more »
Pest detectives: MSU researchers hot on trail of potato early die culprits
Growing up on her family’s farm in Rancagua, Chile, Marisol Quintanilla became an astute observer of nature. She took note of the plants, insects an... more »
Reduced Irrigation Yet More Yield and Better-quality Potatoes
(Sponsored) My favorite part of my job is learning from producers who speak personally about real challenges and real opportunities in their own field... more »
Growing a sustainable future
How McCain works with growers, creating positive change through Regenerative agriculture (Sponsored) Potato growers face many challenges each year... more »
