cultivars
USDA seeks grant applications for Potato Breeding Research program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture is seeking grant applications for its Potato Breeding Research program... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Castle Russet has excellent processing qualities
Castle Russet (POR06V12-3) Parentage: PA00V6-4 x PA01N22-1 Developer: Tri-States Potato Research & Breeding Program (www.pvmi.org) Plant Va... READ MORE »
Cultivar Corner: Mackinaw shows resistance to PVY, late blight
Mackinaw (MSX540-4) Parentage: Saginaw Chipper x Lamoka Developers: Michigan State University and MSU AgBioResearch Plant Variety Protection: ... READ MORE »
Hybrid potato-breeding company created by KWS, J.R. Simplot
International potato companies J.R. Simplot and KWS SAAT have joined forces to form a new company, Aardevo, with the goal to create new potato varieti... READ MORE »
Growers meet for 10th Annual Crop Transition Conference
The 10th annual Crop Transition Conference was held June 21 in Bloomington, Minnesota. The conference which is organized by the United Potato Growe... READ MORE »
Yellow potatoes continue to gain market share
Yellow potatoes continue to gain market share and the gain is mostly at the expense of russets and whites, two potato types shippers in the Red River ... READ MORE »
Maine approves Simplot genetically engineered potatoes
The Maine Board of Pesticides Control unanimously approved the registration of three new types of genetically engineered potatoes from J.R. Simplot Co... READ MORE »
Omnibus bill increases potato breeding funds
Before leaving Washington, D.C., for a one week recess, the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed a $1 trillion omnibus spending bill that f... READ MORE »
NIFA awards $1.85M for potato breeding research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has made $1.85 million in funding available for region... READ MORE »
The Third Pillar
For a guy who claims he didn’t know anything about growing potatoes 31 years ago, Milt Carter proved to be a quick learner. It was in 1985 in Wat... READ MORE »
