New Varieties
Mars Needs Tubers
Though we have seen a great deal of science come down the pike in the potato world over the decades and we have seen a lot of science fiction movies c... more »
RPE introduces new lines of potatoes
RPE has added six new potato varieties to two of its produce lines.Four new varieties, Honeysuckle Gold Vales Sovereign, Masquerade, Autumn Trail Gold... more »
Let the marketplace decide
The historic success of farmers in the United States in providing consumers with safe, abundant and affordable food results from the interaction of ha... more »
Opportunity Knocks
I had an opportunity and I took it," Kurt Holland said about his decision to join a new generation of potato growers and shippers in Colorado's San Lu... more »
Sustainable Packaging Evolution
When it comes to potatoes and sustainability, it's in the bag for Wada Farms. The potatoes are in the bag and the bag's material includes up to 25%... more »
Taking Stock: Long Time Coming
Let's start off with a note of thanks to Congress for recent passage of the farm bill. It took two years of stops and starts before the House and Sena... more »
PVMI seeks proposals for new variety
The (PVMI) has issued a request for proposals for POR02PG26-5, a mid-season specialty potato with yellow skin and red eyes with yellow flesh.PVMI is ... more »
2014 New Varieties
Jeanne Debons, executive director of the Potato Variety Management Institute, Don Flannery, executive director of the Maine Potato Board, and Ken... watch »
The Innate Strategy
Whether you call it biotechnology or GMO there's no arguing the fact that Simplot has made a major investment in the future of variety development wit... more »
Investing in the Future
An investment in the future of the potato industry is how John Keeling likens the National Potato Council's (NPC) academic scholarship. Both the NPC a... more »
