Industry News

The marketing efforts of the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) are always impressive. September 6, Spuddy Buddy and the Big Idaho Potato Tour arrived in Idaho Falls, Idaho for a sold-out minor…

Pacific Northwest Pest Alert is reporting that this week they had traps deployed in 62 of the 79 fields (78.4%) monitored this year, and they found a total of 32…

Many say potatoes put Idaho on the map. We at the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) don’t disagree, but like to say potatoes and their dedicated growers put Idaho on the…

The National Potato Council (NPC) is accepting applications for the 2020 Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI). The program will take place in Michigan and Washington D.C., Feb. 19-27, 2020. Each…

BASF has received U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for its Revysol fungicides, which includes Provysol for potatoes. Provysol is labeled to control early blight, brown spot and black dot…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Dorian that USDA has programs that provide assistance in the wake of…

Two key National Potato Council (NPC) employees are taking on new roles. The NPC has promoted Hollee Alexander to vice president of industry relations and events and Hillary Hutchins to…

Thanks to Sandesh Dangi of Phil Wharton’s lab (Univ. of Idaho) for determining that the fields with late blight in Minidoka County are the US-23 genotype. Most isolates of the…

Top Ten Production Tips with Nora Olsen On this episode, Dave joins Nora Olsen from the University of Idaho to discuss best practices to ensure a happy harvest. Plus a…