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Yield, resistance key considerations in quest for new varieties
Plant breeders deal with many developing varieties. Michigan State University (MSU) is testing almost 200 advanced breeding lines in its potato breedi... READ MORE »
Achieving a resistance milestone
Nearly two decades after a quarantine pest of potatoes known as pale cyst nematode (PCN) was first discovered in Eastern Idaho, officials have confirm... READ MORE »
PAA names 2025 graduate student award winners
The Potato Association of America held its annual meeting July 27-31 this year in Madison, WI. In 2000, an endowment was established to honor the late... READ MORE »
Chefs sample U of I’s potato expertise in reverse trade mission
Thirty-one chefs from throughout the world recently toured a new laboratory at University of Idaho (U of I)’s Parma Research and Extension Center, w... READ MORE »
NDSU seeking samples of diseased tubers for survey
North Dakota State University wants your diseased potato plants. The university’s department of plant pathology is conducting a survey of pink ro... READ MORE »
Cornell celebrating 160 years of potato breeding collaboration, success
Cornell University’s potato breeding program, celebrating 160 years, has developed more than 50 potato varieties, including the most widely grown ch... READ MORE »
UF new host for plant breeding accelerator program
The University of Florida (UF) is the new home for a plant breeding improvement program that could benefit potatoes among other crops. Breeding Ins... READ MORE »
RFPs sought for research, Extension activities at land-grand institutions
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is calling for requests for proposals (RFPs) for fiscal year 2026 Capacity Programs, which ... READ MORE »
Late blight-resistant varieties near release in Kenya
New potato varieties bred to be resistant to late blight are close to approval and release in Kenya. The 3R-gene potatoes have been developed with ... READ MORE »
North Dakota ag research organization seeks public input
The North Dakota State Board of Agricultural Research and Education (SBARE) is seeking public input on agricultural research and North Dakota State Un... READ MORE »
