Category: New Varieties
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.
Michigan State potato breeding program gets boost from USDA
Michigan State University received $700,000 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture to invest in its potato breeding and genetics program.
UMaine potato breeding program gets $550K from NIFA
The $553,486 was awarded to the University’s Cooperative Extension IPM Program for the purpose of conducting further research on potato breeding.
Fries made with new University of Maine potato varieties have less acrylamide
The University of Maine potato breeding program’s AF4296‐3 and Easton varieties had less acrylamide when fried, although they don’t turn golden but white.
