Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor Mark Hammer serves hash browns from the Washington State Potato Commission fry van. At the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference, held Jan. 24-26 in Kennewick,…

Miedema Auctioneering , Inc. is holding two online equipment auctions in Michigan, both closing on May 23. V & W Farms, Inc. in Byron Center, Mich. has a New Holland…

The Downs CropVision, a new optical sorter for unwashed potatoes, is now available in the U.S. Fitted with industrial cameras coupled with an artificial intelligence algorithm, the machine analyzes the whole…

By Dale Lathim Over the past couple of years, I have written multiple times about the hyperinflation that growers have been experiencing and the need for contracts to keep up…

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) received a petition from the Idaho Grower Shippers Association (IGSA) requesting that the IPC amend its administrative rules to remove the variety labeling requirements for…

Redox Bio-Nutrients has incorporated a fleet of ChrysaLabs probes in its soil testing. ChrysaLabs has developed a portable artificial intelligence-based soil health probe that measures 37 soil nutrients and characteristics…

PomaFresh is offering drone inspections to help growers identify potential potato production problems in the field. Utilizing diffraction to examine subsurface cell structures, the technology provides growers with GPS locations…

By Mike Thornton, Professor of Plant Sciences, University of Idaho Potato yield and tuber size distribution are both strongly impacted by environmental conditions and management practices. Size distribution is becoming…

In 2022, U.S. potato exports reached a record $2.1 billion in sales. Compared to 2021, volume sales declined -4.2% but were higher than 2018 and 2020 (fresh weight equivalent). The…