Production
Research has big economic impact on Michigan’s potato industry
Potatoes appear to be an easy, inexpensive, reliable, nutritious, abundant, and durable staple of most any diet around the world. Dave Douches knows t... more »
FDA seeking comments on raw manure as fertilizer
The FDA wants input from stakeholders as it develops the framework for a risk assessment on the use of raw manure and other biological soil amendments... more »
On Guard in the PNW
Introduction by Bill SchaeferThere are a lot of tools available to protect your crop — fungicides, herbicides and insecticides, to name three. A... more »
Tiede Takes the Helm for 2016
At the National Potato Council's (NPC) annual meeting, held January 14-15 in Las Vegas Nevada, Jim Tiede of American Falls, Idaho, was elected to serv... more »
March eSpudman Industry Innovation: Crystal Green
Molly Biedenfeld, Crystal Green vice president, nutrient market development and Sales, discusses Crystal Green, a time release granular fertlizer... watch »
2016 Potato D.C. Fly-In Report
John Keeling, executive vice president and CEO of the National Potato Council, discusses the main issues the potato industry during the 2016 Pota... watch »
Protecting your crop from disease during planting
Healthy potatoes yield healthy profits.And just like anything else, the end game is directly impacted by the actions you do — or do not — ... more »
Fungicide Review: Keeping Diseases at Bay
There's some new fungicides being introduced into the market this year, and growers also saw the resurrection of an old fungicide standard in the figh... more »
Building on a Legacy
News about the Grand Coulee Dam in eastern Washington, which was central to formation of the Columbia Basin Project, traveled across the country follo... more »
eSpudman: USPB Food Truck introduction
With the bang of a gong Blair Richardson, U.S. Potato Board (USPB) president and CEO, introduces Betty, the USPB's entry into the food truck busi... watch »
