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Maine’s 2013 Young Farmer of the Year
Sara Corey, 23, of Monticello, was selected by the Maine Potato Board as the 2013 Young Farmer of the Year.Corey is the first woman to receive the rec... READ MORE »
NPC prepares food safety document
The National Potato Council (NPC) has released a document, Commodity-Specific Food Safety Guidelines for the Production, Harvest, Storage, and Packing... READ MORE »
Grants released for potato research
Among the Specialty Crop Block Grants recently released by the USDA were these related to potato research in the following states: Colorado: 1) Partn... READ MORE »
Russet Burbank continues to lead
The Russet Burbank continues to be the most popular variety planted in the United States according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Ser... READ MORE »
U.S. potato exports set new record
The U.S. Potato Board reports that total U.S. potato and product exports for FY 13, (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013) increased 4 percent in value... READ MORE »
Registration opens for Potato Expo 2014
Registration for POTATO EXPO 2014, the largest conference and tradeshow for the potato industry is now open. Now in its sixth year, POTATO EXPO 2014 ... READ MORE »
FSN launches new website
Fresh Solutions Network has launched a new website, freshsolutionsnet.com. The website is a business-to-business resource committed to developing pot... READ MORE »
Spear awarded $10,000 NPC scholarship
Rhett Spear, a horticulture Ph.D. student at Washington State University, has been awarded the National Potato Council's 2013-2014 academic scholarsh... READ MORE »
Olsen new PAA president
Nora Olsen is The Potato Association of America president for 2013-2014. Olsen is a professor and Extension potato specialist at the University of Id... READ MORE »
Cañon Potato closing
Cañon Potato has announced that it is closing and plans to sell its assets to MountainKing Potatoes. Cañon, based in Center, Colo., has... READ MORE »
