January 2008

• Happy New Year!
• M&M Heath Farms Organic potatoes account for only 0.4 percent of retail potato sales, but in 2007 the segment grew by 30 percent. There are more markets available for organic spuds, but it?s been slow building.
• Quality Cooperation A North Dakota potato grower, a plant breeding lab at Michigan State University and a minituber seed grower in Michigan are working together to improve the quality of red potatoes from the Red River Valley.
• The Search for Zebra Chip Zebra chip is the newest disease to affect potato production, and researchers are looking at a range of possible vectors of the disorder.