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Potatoes USA looking for board nominations for 2020-23 term
Potatoes USA has opened the board nomination process for the 2020-23 term. The board is seeking nominees to fill a total of 73 open seats for producer... READ MORE »
Why potatoes remain America’s favorite vegetable
Understanding the consumer is important to learning what their motivations are and how to stimulate potato consumption. To understand changes in co... READ MORE »
Athletic performance benefits of potatoes, international trade focus of Potatoes USA meeting
More than 100 Potatoes USA board members gathered in Denver for the national promotional organization’s annual meeting on March 12-14. Subcommitt... READ MORE »
Phil Hickman becomes Potatoes USA’s first board chairman from Virginia
Potatoes USA — the marketing and promotions board for the U.S. potato industry — elected a new board chairman and executive committee during its 4... READ MORE »
Column: What are you eating?
As a potato industry member, I am sure your answer to the question posed by this column’s headline is “potatoes.” But what if you are a competit... READ MORE »
National Potato Promotion Board gets 23 new members
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue appointed 31 members to the National Potato Promotion Board on March 7. Each representative will serve a three-y... READ MORE »
Potatoes USA receives $3.67 million USDA’s Agricultural Trade Promotion Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said Jan. 31 the USDA has awarded $200 million to 57 organizations through the Agricultural ... READ MORE »
Potato Industry: Tariffs, transportation, soil health top list of issues
Tariffs were a major story for the global economy in 2018 and the potato industry did not escape their effects. China and Mexico — two of the la... READ MORE »
Big Idaho Potato Harvest Meeting set for Nov. 14
The 2018 Big Idaho Potato Harvest Meeting, which features some of the most influential people in the industry, is right around the corner. The even... READ MORE »
School districts to receive free salad bars through Potatoes USA campaign
Beginning Jan. 29, Potatoes USA is donating salad bars to one school district every week as part of its “21 Weeks of Giving” campaign. Representat... READ MORE »
