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Potatoes USA nominations are now open for new Board Members for the 2018-2021 term. Fifty-eight members will be elected or re-elected to fill open seats and the seats of outgoing Board…

The Trump administration has officially begun the renegotiation process today with a letter from U.S. Trade Rep. Robert Lighthizer. “With this letter, we intend to notify not just Congress, but…

Potato Progress Research & Extension for the Potato Industry of Idaho, Oregon, & Washington Andrew Jensen, Editor. ajensen@potatoes.com; 509-760-4859 www.nwpotatoresearch.com Were you selected to be audited on the Potato Sustainability…

LATE BLIGHT:  Dr. Dennis Johnson’s late blight hotline was updated on May 11, 2017. Here is what he reported: Currently, the probability of late blight occurring sometime this growing season…

Years before that french fry landed on your plate, the plant that would eventually give rise to the spud your fry was cut from was sealed away deep in a…

Brad Young is a name familiar to many growers in the west as a soil-fumigation and nematode management specialist. Young is the driving force behind NematodePro.com, a new soil-fumigation and…

The North Carolina Potato Festival is scheduled for the weekend of May 19-21 in Elizabeth City, NC. Potato Fest is a family event that celebrates one of northeast North Carolina’s largest crops…

BLACKFOOT, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK/KXPI) – The Idaho Potato Museum is gearing up for visitors now that the weather is warming up. “This year is going to be an outstanding year,” Executive…