USDA
Meetings to focus on full access to Japanese market for US fresh potatoes
Ongoing efforts to open the Japanese market to all U.S. fresh potatoes continue Sept. 25-29 with representatives from USDA Animal and Plant Health Ins... READ MORE »
Potato industry members among those appointed to ag advisory committees
Members of a pair of potato industry organizations are part of the 130 representatives appointed by the USDA and U.S. Trade Representative’s Office ... READ MORE »
Potato-focused projects part of nearly $73 million in USDA funding
Twenty projects benefiting the U.S. potato industry are part of $72.9 million in USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant Program investments. The potato-fo... READ MORE »

Potatoes among specialty crops included in USDA insurance expansion
Potatoes are among the specialty crops included in an expansion of the USDA’s insurance coverage options. The agency’s Risk Management Agency i... READ MORE »
Deadline to apply for Angolan trade mission is Friday
The deadline to apply for the USDA’s first-ever agribusiness trade mission to Angola is Friday. The trip will take place Nov. 28-Dec. 1. U.S. exp... READ MORE »
USDA investing $33M to support research projects at 1890 land-grant universities
The USDA is investing more than $33 million to support research, Extension and education projects across the nation’s 19 historically Black colleges... READ MORE »

Pest detectives: MSU researchers hot on trail of potato early die culprits
Growing up on her family’s farm in Rancagua, Chile, Marisol Quintanilla became an astute observer of nature. She took note of the plants, insects an... READ MORE »

NPC’s Agency Farm Tour provides up-close view of potato production
The National Potato Council and the Washington State Potato Commission partnered to play host to the NPC’s annual Agency Farm Tour in Washington’s... READ MORE »
USDA annual survey seeks info from potato processors
Potato producers and agribusinesses are encouraged to respond to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service annual potato processing survey... READ MORE »

Mexican ag officials visit Colorado for potato site audit
Colorado’s San Luis Valley played host to a potato site audit for five senior plant health officials from the National Service for Agrifood Health, ... READ MORE »