potatoes
Potato Power
A recent report highlighting the potato industry’s $100.9 billion economic impact in the U.S. featured eye-catching numbers, and the timing of its r... READ MORE »
Herbicide for use in potatoes, hemp and other crops obtains federal registration
A herbicide for use in onions, potatoes and other crops to help control annual grasses and key broadleaf weeds before emergence has been federally reg... READ MORE »
UF researchers on hunt for new varieties that will thrive in Florida
For more than 50 years, the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences research and Extension teams have grown potatoes in wh... READ MORE »
The PAPAS project
About 20% of what a farmer spends to grow a crop of potatoes is for nematicide applications. In Idaho, the pale cyst nematode (Globodera pallid... READ MORE »
Europatat Congress to examine potato trade, consumption trends
The first Polish edition of the Europatat Congress will focus on the impact of the geopolitical landscape on the potato trade. The event, slated fo... READ MORE »
Spud suds: Australian brewer debuting sparkling ale made with potatoes
An Australian brewing company is kicking off a local potato festival with a special edition potato sparkling ale. Spud Sparkling Ale from Wollongon... READ MORE »
North Dakota cropland values on the rise
Despite high production costs to start 2022, net farm incomes remained high helping facilitate a sharp rise in land prices for 2023, said Bryon Parman... READ MORE »
AgAmerica Pivot program offers new interest-only calculator
The new AgAmerica Pivot program offers farmers an interactive interest-only land loan calculator to determine savings. The AgAmerica Pivot program wil... READ MORE »
PSA opens registration for Summer Symposium
The second Annual Potato Sustainability Alliance (PSA) Summer Symposium will be held in Houston, Texas, at the Sysco Global Support Center June 20-22,... READ MORE »
Bord Bia, Europatat and VLAM continue potato campaign
“Potatoes, prepare to be surprised” campaign will keep promoting potatoes’ versatility among millennials until end of 2025. Following the suc... READ MORE »
