Idaho
Wilcox Fresh adds Justin Reynolds as CEO
Floyd Wilcox & Sons Inc., also known as Wilcox Fresh, has hired Justin Reynolds as its new CEO. Reynolds has 15 years' of experience in Idaho a... READ MORE »
Making progress on pale cyst nematode infestation in Idaho
For the past decade, pale cyst nematode (PCN) has been an unwelcome topic for potato growers. While the destructive parasites aren’t eradicated i... READ MORE »
Idaho bill would create negotiating period for potato growers, frozen processors
A bill introduced in the Idaho House of Representatives would create an annual negotiating period between a state potato grower association and frozen... READ MORE »
APHIS announces additions, removals from PCN infested area
On Nov. 5, 2018, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) added a 147-acre field to the pale cyst nematode (PCN) infested area in Bingha... READ MORE »
Big Idaho Potato Truck logged 40,000 miles, attended 68 events in 2018
When the Big Idaho Potato dropped at midnight in front of the Idaho State Capitol Building on New Year’s Eve, the Big Idaho Potato Truck, which was ... READ MORE »
Stoddard Farms more than just free fries, clever T-shirts
Drive to Stoddard Farms on any summer or autumn day and you’ll find a packed parking lot and throngs of people holding fresh, hot french fries. T... READ MORE »
Idaho Potato Drop to celebrate fifth anniversary New Year’s Eve
Times Square, you have a growing Idahoan rival. OK, the New Year’s Eve Idaho Potato Drop in Boise likely will never overtake New York City’s ba... READ MORE »
2018 Seed Potato Crop Report: Western United States
Growing a successful seed potato crop means navigating two major variables: weather and disease/pest pressure. For the most part, growers were able to... READ MORE »
El Niño present in Pacific, could mean drier 2019 for Pacific Northwest
El Niño weather patterns are appearing over the Pacific Ocean. That could mean a drier-than-average winter wet season for the Pacific Northwest. U... READ MORE »
