potatoes
Potato LEAF Leadership Institute applications due Friday
Applications for the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation’s (Potato LEAF) 2025 Leadership Institute are due Friday. The 10-da... READ MORE »
Growers beginning to wrap up harvest in favorable conditions
With harvest conditions favorable across the country, some U.S. potato growers have finished digging this year’s crop, with most others expected to ... READ MORE »
Webinar to provide tips for first 45 days of potato storage
A webinar scheduled for next month is aimed at helping potato farmers and industry professionals maximize the longevity of potato crops during the cri... READ MORE »
New plant in Idaho to produce frozen, fully baked potatoes
A new, $65 million manufacturing facility in Idaho will produce and package frozen, fully baked potatoes. Mart Frozen Foods, a subsidiary of The Ma... READ MORE »
Michigan harvest slowed by warm temperatures, but reports are positive
Above-average temperatures have slowed Michigan’s potato harvest, according to the latest North American Potato Market News report, though reports i... READ MORE »
Registration open for Washington/Oregon Potato Conference
Registration is now open for the 2025 Washington/Oregon Potato Conference. The show will be held at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick... READ MORE »
Potato Days UK draws 100 exhibitors, 2,000 participants
Potato Days UK, held in early September in Lincolnshire, featured live harvesting demonstrations, crop trial plots and almost 100 exhibitors. The e... READ MORE »
Produce company acquires Mountain King Potatoes
North American produce company EarthFresh Farms has acquired Mountain King Potatoes, giving EarthFresh nine packing facilities. Established in 1963... READ MORE »
Plant production specialist named WPC international advisor
Tomasz Bienkowski, a plant production specialist, has been named an international advisor by the World Potato Congress. Bienkowski specializes in t... READ MORE »
Japanese market a focus of Idaho Falls meetings
The annual bilateral meetings between representatives from USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and their Japanese counterparts rec... READ MORE »
