July/August 2020
Optimal storage practices start in the field and can hinge on a variety of factors and conditions, both with the tubers and inside their storage environment.
As we’ve seen this year with volati... more »
Column: Detailing state of the potato industry amid COVID
As organizations adapt to the current COVID-19 realities, on June 25 the National Potato Council tried something new by holding our first-ever virtual summer meeting. Although we were disappointed we ... more »
Now three months into the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the situation remains fluid and unsettled for the potato industry and that likely will continue for quite some time.
When massive f... more »
Queen Anne is a visually brilliant potato with smooth, bright-yellow skin. This attractive mid-season potato produces high marketable yields while showing excellent resistance to common scab, bruisin... more »
Being a farmer is not only risky due to unpredictable forces like nature and weather, agricultural work also is dangerous.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, agriculture ranks sevent... more »
It’s not every day you get to meet a world-renowned potato expert in person, especially under current conditions. But the rules around social distancing have relaxed somewhat in Belgium, which allow... more »
Spudman recently polled readers on the subject potato rotations through an online survey. Here are the results of that survey:
RELATED: More survey results from Inside the Industry
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A pandemic doesn’t come with many positives, but it hasn’t been bad for the potato chip industry.
Unlike Western U.S. producers of russet and table-stock potatoes, who ended up with a surplus w... more »
Growing a healthy potato crop and proper loading into storages present only the initial steps to ensure a steady, uninterrupted supply of potatoes throughout the year.
Depending on the varietal ch... more »
Jolyn Rasmussen leads J.R. Simplot’s Raw Development and Sustainability team, which has a mission of “Bringing Earth’s Resources to Life.” The group includes agronomists, variety development a... more »
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