North American Frozen Processing Supply Update
By Ben Eborn, Publisher, North American Potato Market News U.S. and Canadian growers produced 519.9 million cwt of potatoes during 2022. That is 12 million cwt, or 2.3 percent, less…
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The Potato Podcast 40: What Does Sustainability Mean to You?
Sponsored by: On this episode of the Potato Podcast, we asked potato growers at 2023 Potato Expo “What does sustainability mean to you, and what are you doing on your…
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Keeping Condensation Out of Storage
By John Klimes, Product Quality Specialist, Agri-Stor During the coldest parts of the year when high temperatures are around 20 degrees, we start to see problems with condensation over tubers…
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June 9th Online/In-Person Potato Equipment Auction is LIVE NOW
Auction is now live! Rivers West Auctions is hosting an auction for London Hills Farm, LLC. After 20 years growing Montana Certified Seed Potatoes, the crew at London Hills Farm wouldlike…
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NPC Rebrands
In only the third time in its 74-year history, the National Potato Council (NPC) has released a new logo to better reflect its public policy focus and roots in Washington D.C. The…
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Putting Down Roots
Story by Denise Keller, Editor Photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher A new marriage, a new baby and a new farm all within a few years. Add in the challenges of…
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How Many Potatoes Will Growers Plant in 2023?
By Ben Eborn, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Growers have several things to consider when making planting decisions on 2023 potato acreage. Some of the factors include contract volumes,…
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2022 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Continues to Showcase America’s Most Popular Potato to Millions of College Football Fans Across the Country
For over a decade, Idaho potatoes have been the naming sponsor of America’s premier cold-weather bowl game, the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (FIPB). More than two million fans watched the…
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The Potato Podcast 39: Farm Stress and What You Can Do About It
Sponsored by: Dave talks with Emily Whittier about farm stress. She provides some data showing that farmers face stress at a higher level and provides some tools to deal with…
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Western Seed Reports
Colorado Seed Potato Crop By Andrew Houser, Colorado Potato Certification Service We had a very dry spring, but the planting of the seed crop went well. All seed production is…
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