New Varieties
Total acres, top varieties decline
The top varieties of seed potatoes by acreage saw some big gains and some big losses in 2007. More than 300 varieties of seed potatoes were certified,... more »
Try some common scents
Organic produce and food sales have increased dramatically in the last several years. This demand for organic fruits and vegetables also includes the ... more »
Ohio grower helps forge new path for state’s produce farmers
During the 1920s and 1930s, potato chip companies relied on Ohio potato growers to supply them with chipping potatoes. Dan Dee Pretzel and Potato Chip... more »
Idaho Grower Tackles Challenges Associated with Growing Seed Potatoes
With a few years of active duty in the U.S. Army under his belt, Norm Johnson returned to school to earn a master's degree in hospital administration.... more »
Continuing Education
There was nothing like the feeling of getting my first published issue of Spudman in the mail. It was amazing. But what's even better than holding the... more »
Industry looks at packaging innovations
Connecting with consumers means marketing potatoes in a way that will stimulate new purchases. Industry leaders agree that adopting this simple strate... more »
Michigan Family Grows Minitubers Without Soil
In 1997, Don Sklarczyk embarked on an adventure that would forever change the way he did business: He switched to hydroponically growing minitubers fo... more »
Seed Spud Growers Hanging on in Central Oregon
Not far from where the epic western Bend of the River" was filmed in 1952 lies a semi-arid region in central Oregon where a sizeable portion of the st... more »
Kim Wahlen Works Hard In Industry He Grew Up In
Kim Wahlen is a third-generation potato grower, farming about 6,000 acres near his hometown of Aberdeen, Idaho. His grandfather, Peter Frederick Wahle... more »
Bill DeVos: Growers Should Focus on Consumers
There are three items prominently displayed in my office. One is a painting by Colorado artist Tom Lockhart, Greenwings over a Wintry Marsh," which I ... more »
