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IPC launches recipe contest
February is American Heart Month and to celebrate the Idaho Potato Commission has introduced the Heart Smart Recipe contest with a $2,500 grand prize... READ MORE »
APRE debuts digital newsletter
The Alliance for Potato Research & Education (APRE) will launch its monthly digital newsletter Spud Nutrition eNews on Feb. 11. The monthly newsl... READ MORE »
USPB to hold online seed auction
The United States Potato Board (USPB) will conduct an online USPB chip committee seed auction. Seed lots and varieties developed and produced throug... READ MORE »
OPC presents awards
The Oregon Potato Commission (OPC) presented the 2012 Oregon Potatoes, Goodness Unearthed Gold Medal Awards during the 2013 Washington-Oregon Potato ... READ MORE »
Washington growers agree to contracts with Lamb-Weston and Simplot
Washington state potato growers voted to accept contracts from processors Lamb-Weston and the J.R. Simplot Co. for the 2013 season. Dale Lathim, exec... READ MORE »
NPC elects officers
2013 National Potato Council Executive Committee:
Nels Iverson, Steve Crane, Randy Hardy, Randy Mullen, Dan Lake, Jim Tiede and Dwayne Weyers,... READ MORE »
NPC industry awards
The National Potato Council honored a number of individuals during the 2013 Potato Expo in Las Vegas.
Jim Carlson of Culver, Ore., was presente... READ MORE »
SPUDS fly first class
In an effort to improve Wi-Fi connections and eliminate weak signals in-flight, Boeing Co. engineers are using sacks of potatoes as surrogate passeng... READ MORE »
Vilsack makes NPPB appointments
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed 30 members to the National Potato Promotion Board (dba the United States Potato Board). Each member will se... READ MORE »
NASS releases 2012 crop production report
Numbers don't lie and the numbers show increases in acreage planted, acreage harvested, yields per acre and production for potatoes in 2012 compared ... READ MORE »
