harvest
Heavy weeds on tap for Idaho potato growers, says expert
It was a very wet spring around the U.S., including in Idaho. The higher-than-usual precipitation could likely have potato growers in for a weedy summ... READ MORE »
Potatoes left in storage numbers up, but so is disappearance
Overall, potatoes in storage in the 13 major potato-producing U.S. states were up 6% from a year ago as of June 1, 2019. Potatoes in storage account f... READ MORE »
Black Gold Farms’ Texas-grown potatoes to reach retailers soon
Black Gold Farms started harvest of the 2019 fresh crop of Texas colored potatoes the week of May 6-10. “I’m really excited to be digging our f... READ MORE »
Seed Acreage Report: Lamoka, Clearwater continue rising
Reported certified potato seed acreage in the United States fell by 6.7 percent in 2018, with several of the top cultivars seeing a corresponding dip ... READ MORE »
Red River Valley potato crop aided by early snowfall cover
As we near the halfway point of the Red River Valley fresh crop shipping season, marketers are pleased, especially when comparing this year to last ye... READ MORE »
Potato harvest in UK, continental Europe facing sharp decline
Potato growers in Europe did not have a good year, thanks to unusually dry weather. A recent estimate for the UK harvest from the Agriculture and H... READ MORE »
Canada potato crop loses 15,000 acres to bad weather
Potato processors that rely on Canadian-grown spuds are facing a shortage. Poor harvest weather conditions have resulted in 15,000 acres — about ... READ MORE »
Potato production in Minnesota, North Dakota expected to see small drop
Potato production in the upper Midwest looks to be down somewhat in 2018. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics S... READ MORE »
Washington potato crop estimated at 106 million hundredweight
Washington’s 2018 potato crop is expected to yield larger numbers than a year ago, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Northwest Regional Field O... READ MORE »
