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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WSU Extension Hosts In-Person Produce Safety Training
Washington State University Extension offers the Produce Safety Alliance Grower’s Training courses at four different locations in Washington this spring. The courses are aimed at fruit and vegetable growers and…
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2023 Potato Industry Leadership Institute Participants
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) is hosting the 2023 class of the Potato Industry Leadership Institute later this month. The 10-day program will begin on Feb….
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WPC Webinar: Potato Tuber Blemish Diseases
The World Potato Congress Inc. is presenting a webinar with Dr. Alison Lees, Potato Pathologist with The James Hutton Institute, Dundee, UK on February 28, 2023 at 9.00am Eastern Standard Time (EST). Webinar Title: Potato…
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Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Issues Recommendations for 2023 Farm Bill
The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, nursery plants and other products, has…
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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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Potato Retail Sales Increase 17.2% in Q4 2022
Potato retail sales increased in dollar sales by 17.2% but decreased in volume sales by -1.3% from October – December 2022 compared to the same timeframe a year ago. Despite…
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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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AgWest’s 12-Month Profitability Outlook for Potatoes Suggests Slightly Profitable Returns
Uncontracted growers benefited from high open market prices as processors actively bought open market potatoes. The USDA forecasts production expenses will rise across nearly all categories creating headwinds for potato…
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The University of Idaho Warning Growers About Ring Rot
The University of Idaho is warning potato growers across the Pacific Northwest to be on the lookout for ring rot. UI Extension Seed Potato Specialist Kasia Duellman said the tuber-born bacterial…
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