Articles by brian@columbiamediagroup.com

The Washington Farm Bureau is helping to distribute 500,000 washable cloth face masks to farm employees across the state to help protect against the spread of COVID 19. They have…

Joint industry effort led to increased payments after government-mandated shutdowns WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Potato Council released the following statement Thursday after an announcement by USDA that it is issuing…

Photos courtesy Washington State Potato Commission   To make the best of a bad situation, the Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) set out on the “Road to a Million Pounds.”…

The World Potato Congress is inviting the industry to save the date for the 11th World Potato Congress to take place in Dublin, Ireland, May 31 – June 3, 2021….

The National Potato Council, and several other potato organizations, filed comments on the US Dept. of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), arguing the department improperly assessed the price impact on…

A new book titled “Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato” made its debut on Amazon as an e-book and in print in late June. In the 308-page book,…

  Calloway Northwest has been farming potatoes in the northern Columbia Basin of Washington since 1951. Now, the growers are retiring and selling off their remaining equipment. Bidding for the…

Retail potato sales soar, increasing 10.4 percent in dollar sales and 9.3 percent in volume sales between July 1, 2019 and May 19, 2020, according to IRI. All potato categories…