New Varieties
MPIC partners with MSU Extension for variety trial
In 2016, the Michigan Potato Industry Commission, Michigan State University potato specialist Chris Long and Michigan State University Extension Presq... more »
Going Dutch
Derk Gesink, 42, is a rarity in the potato industry. For the past 20 years, he’s worked as both a breeder and grower of potatoes. Today, Gesink is o... more »
Michigan Upper Peninsula variety trial results released
Michigan State University (MSU) Extension conducts multi-location field trials every year to evaluate new potato varieties. The Upper Peninsula locati... more »
Alsum introduces gourmet potato pouch packs
Alsum Farms & Produce will introduce a 3 lb. Gourmet Potato Pouch Pack at the PMA Fresh Summit on Oct. 15-16 in Orlando. The pouch packs can be se... more »
Variety management guidelines start from farms
Extension specialist Samuel Essah conducts several research studies every year with the objective of developing variety management guidelines for t... more »
Universities support US Potato Genebank research
Land-grant universities are collaborating to support the United States Potato Genebank in its endeavors to conduct potato research, support creation... more »
Florida potato growers explore sweet potatoes
Back in the 1920s, Danny Johns’ great grandfather was the first farmer in the Hastings area to use a tractor instead of a mule. Now, in a region kno... more »
Jining Green Living launches new sweet potato varieties
Shandong Jining Green Living International Trade has launched the harvest of two new sweet potato varieties: the red skinned White Flesh sweet potato ... more »
Psyllids, new varieties hot topics at Texas A&M field day
The hot potato news in the High Plains is harvest is underway, psyllids are threatening unharvested fields and new varieties are showing lots of promi... more »
Calyxt to develop improved potato
Calyxt, an agbiotech company focused on developing crops with healthier characteristics, is planning to launch a second wave of products in 2019, incl... more »
