Sustainability
SpudWeek webinars now available for free viewing
Three informative potato-focused webinars are now available to be watched for free through Spudman's website. The three webinars, which comprised S... more »
Sustainability alliance, weight loss in storage among SpudWeek webinar series topics
SpudWeek — a free three-day webinar series on potato-related topics — is coming the last week of June. Launched in 2021, SpudWeek is compri... more »
Potato Sustainability Alliance to host summer symposium in Boise
The Potato Sustainability Alliance (PSA) is hosting a multi-day symposium this summer in Boise, Idaho. It is the first-such symposium for the PSA, ... more »
Idaho company finds new use for potato starch: eco-friendly plastic
Excess starch from processing potatoes can lead to headaches for anyone making potato-based products in large quantities. Fortunately, there are numer... more »
EPA with new workplan to streamline pesticide registration, endangered species protection
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its first-ever comprehensive workplan to address the decades-old challenge of protecting endan... more »
Spudman’s 2022 potato industry Dream Team
Calling all stars! It’s time to be recognized for your all-star contributions to the potato industry. Now in its third year, Spudman magazine’s... more »
Midwestern BioAg partnering with Indigo Agriculture on carbon credit program
Midwestern BioAg is collaborating with Indigo Agriculture to help farmers access and maximize success in the rapidly growing market for agricultural c... more »
Cover crops and potatoes: How effective are they?
There is nothing new about regenerative agriculture; in fact, it’s as old as farming itself. In recent years, however, it has been pushed into the s... more »
Syngenta adds sustainability-measuring function to its CropWise app
Syngenta has added a Sustainable Outcomes in Agriculture (SOA) standard through its Cropwise Sustainability app, an innovative tool that puts sustaina... more »
Carbon storage study by Soil Health Institute gets funding from Wells Fargo
The Soil Health Institute (SHI) is getting funding from Wells Fargo to assist in identifying microbial indicators of optimal carbon cycling and storag... more »
