Category: Storage

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 23, 2025

NAPSO Potato Storage Symposium set for July 28

Less than a week remains before the North America Potato Storage Organization (NAPSO) Potato Storage Symposium. Learn more about the event.

Spudman | July/August 2025

Getting ahead of storage issues

Evaluation of wound healing starts in the field

Spudman | July/August 2024

Searching for sprouting solutions

Industry seeks storage alternatives as CIPC scrutiny increases

Spudman | January 2023

Tracing the potato’s path

Soiltech sensor gets planted, harvested and stored just like a potato

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 15, 2022

Free webinar available on how to manage weight loss in storage

Three informative potato-focused webinars are now available to be watched for free through Spudman’s website.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jun 02, 2022

Sustainability alliance, weight loss in storage among SpudWeek webinar series topics

Launched in 2021, SpudWeek is comprised of three interactive one-hour webinars, each with a different focus.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jan 13, 2022

New dual-mode, postharvest fungicide from Syngenta now available

Potato growers facing postharvest diseases now have a new option for protection during storage: Archive fungicide from Syngenta.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jan 11, 2022

Decco launches new postharvest potato treatment

Decco DMN Aerosol reduces sprouting and disease issues while also enhancing flesh strength, color and reducing bruising or soft spots.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Dec 20, 2021

Right conveyor belt can be key in potato storing process

Using the wrong component parts can lead to challenges with conveyor systems that can negatively impact the potato storing process.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Dec 20, 2021

A look at financing options for potato storage structures

Single purpose storage financing is a unique product that offers specific advantages to a potato grower or a food processor.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Sep 23, 2021

Exeter reaches deal to distribute Key’s Oculus digital potato sorter

Under the terms of the agreement, Exeter is appointed the exclusive agent to sell and service Key’s Oculus digital sorters for fresh market potatoes in North America.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Sep 16, 2021

USDA-NIFA grants $600K to OSU for organic potato storage initiative

USDA-NIFA has announced an investment of over $30 million for 33 grants that support farmers and ranchers who grow and market high-quality organic food, fiber and other organic products.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 26, 2021

Spudman presenting SpudWeek webinar series Aug. 10-12

Spudman is hosting a three-part webinar series the second week of August — named SpudWeek — that will dive into topics affecting potato growers.

INDUSTRY NEWS | Jul 22, 2021

1,4GROUP looking at expanding to Louisiana

1,4GROUP, a producer of potato sprout-inhibiting products, is looking at expanding to Louisiana in the way of a new $35 million chemical processing plant.

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