Potato Country Turns 40
Potato Country is celebrating 40 years in circulation after publishing its first issue in 1984. As we begin our 40th year, we take a look back at other memorable moments…
Read MorePotato Country is celebrating 40 years in circulation after publishing its first issue in 1984. As we begin our 40th year, we take a look back at other memorable moments…
Read MoreThe latest report from the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer indicates that U.S. farmers’ inflation expectations have subsided while overall producer sentiment changed little. The December barometer recorded a reading of…
Read MoreBy Dale Lathim Over the years, I have been asked many times why pre-season contracts are so important to the frozen potato products industry. The answer comes down to just…
Read MoreThe Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is starting the new year with a new member and new leaders. Mike Telford with Sun Valley Seed has been selected to serve a three-year…
Read MoreBy Helen Smith, Colorado Potato Administrative Committee Jeff McCullough is committed to being an advocate. As a fourth-generation farmer, potato grower and San Luis Valley, Colorado native, he is a…
Read MoreThe holidays just got a lot more festive for 14 charities, thanks to $500,000 in donations from the Brandt Group of Companies’ Thanks A Billion Holiday Fund. “We are very…
Read MoreThe World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) has announced that the resolution on the International Day of the Potato has been adopted by consensus of the United Nations General Assembly. It has been a…
Read MoreThe potato industry has a term for the unpleasant surprise of cutting into a seemingly good spud to find a dark bruise inside. Known as “cutting black,” the tuber quality issue…
Read MoreBy Dale Lathim, Potato Growers of Washington I know it has been covered ad nauseum that we went from the shortest raw product supply situation in history to the longest…
Read MoreJen Doxey has joined Fox Packaging as the company’s new director of sales. She is responsible for overseeing the sales operations of Fox Packaging and Fox Solutions and collaborating with…
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