New Varieties
Cultivar Corner: Alpine Russet
Parentage: A8343-12 x A85103-3 Developers: Tri-State Variety Development Program Plant Variety Protection: Applied for, administered by PVMI. ... more »
States receive specialty crop block grants for potato research
Colorado:Partner with Colorado Potato Administrative Committee to develop and promote a branded potato that is unique to Colorado to help increase sal... more »
Selling Direct
Maine potato grower sells direct to consumers from roadside standDan Stewart got an early start in farming in Aroostook County, Maine, growing round w... more »
Making Gold
As soon as Eric Halverson was old enough to reach up and take hold of a steering wheel, he began contributing as a working member of his family's Blac... more »
Cultivar Corner: Lamoka
Lamoka Parentage: NY120 x NY115 Developers: Cornell University Plant Variety Protection: Applied for Morphological Characteristics Plant: Lar... more »
Precision Agriculture
Farmers' views on precision agriculture can basically be fit into three lines of thought.Some view precision farming as the solution to everything and... more »
Dakota Trailblazer
Dakota Trailblazer (AOND95249-1Russ)Parentage: A98163-3LS x A8914-4Developers: The North Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station and North Dakota State... more »
Preparing for Harvest
Preparation for vine kill begins nowPotato plant canopies have begun to spread, the plants are looking healthy and now's the time to begin making plan... more »
Looking to the Future
USPB chairwoman seeks grower input on new long-range planAs 2010-11 chair of the U.S. Potato Board, Cheryl Koompin envisions her goals for the coming ... more »
