Industry News

The Big Idaho Potato Truck will soon hit the road for its 2020 tour after traveling 35,350 miles promoting Idaho spuds last year. During its eighth season on the road, the…

Montana Seed Potato Crop By Nina Zidack, Montana Seed Potato Certification   The summer of 2019 proved to be cooler than average. With mild conditions, there was very little stress…

NBC Better published an article titled “5 seemingly unhealthy foods that are actually good for you,” in which Samantha Cassetty, a registered dietitian and contributor to NBC Better, noted potatoes…

By Amanda Ramcharan If a plant decided to go on a diet, what do you think it would choose to be as healthy as possible? It turns out that plants,…

Leaders of the National Potato Council welcomed yesterday’s announcement that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its proposed rule defining the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule with…

If you couldn’t attend the Potato Business Summit in Las Vegas on January 14 and didn’t catch the live feed, here is your chance. You can now watch the videos online…

Western Laboratories has two different two-day soil schools coming up in Parma, Idaho. Session One: February 5-6 Session Two: February 12-13 Attendees will learn how to maximize their production while…

The NPC has released the following statement about the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs:   The National Potato Council (NPC) commends Secretary Sonny Perdue and the Department of…

 At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2020 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Britt Raybould of Rexburg, Idaho, was elected to serve as NPC’s 2020 president and to lead the council’s…

BioSafe Systems has hired Swaraj Lavande into their engineering team. Swaraj is joining BioSafe Systems as the new Controls Engineer. Swaraj received his bachelor’s degree in Instrumentation & Controls Engineering…