Category: New Varieties

USDA-NIFA awards $2.6 million in grants to four potato breeding programs

The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced Nov. 3 four grants totaling $2,665,520 to four potato breeding programs.

Late blight-resistant potato variety announced by International Potato Center, Crop Trust

On Oct. 14, Crop Trust and the International Potato Center (CIP) announced the release of a new disease-resistant potato called CIP-Matilde.

Scientists working on frost-resistant potatoes in Peru

An international team of scientists created a new potato variety that resists frost, making the crop even more resilient. That’s a good thing, because potatoes have evolved into the world’s third-most consumed food.

Cultivar Corner: Natascha is an early, high-yielding yellow potato with great taste

Cultivar Corner: Yukon Gem is a better-yielding, disease-resistant Yukon Gold type

Cultivar Corner: Rocky Mountain Russets are attractive tubers with high yield potential

USDA deregulates Simplot’s Snowden Z6 genetically engineered potato variety

Petoskey is a chipper with common scab resistance, good long-term storage potential

Rainier Russet has attractive culinary, nutritional qualities (with video)

Breaking down 2020 seed potato acres

Cultivar Corner: Erika’s traits include common scab, black dot resistance and cooking profile

Cultivar Corner: Galena Russet is a high-yielding, french fry processing variety

LeRoy Salazar has decades of experience, including growing where potatoes originated

HZPC to host Potato Days Live virtual event

HZPC’s Potato Days is going virtual in 2020 as Potato Days Live. The networking and information event is set for Wednesday, Nov. 4. 

Cultivar Corner: Queen Anne is a ‘visually brilliant’ yellow potato

RPE to release premium red potato variety, Golden Red, this fall

After years of trials, RPE’s new premium red potato variety — the Golden Red — will become available to consumers this fall.