Potatoes USA has issued a report explaining the madness that was 2020 marketing year. There was a 5% decline in the utilization of potatoes grown in the U.S. from July…

Northwest Region Potato Stocks on December 1, 2020 Totaled 174 million Hundredweight Potato stocks in Idaho on December 1, 2020 totaled 97.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to…

The agriculture industry has a long history of giving generously and fostering brighter futures in its local communities. BY LYNN GROOMS / PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF WALTHER FARMS While tragic in…

National Potato Council CEO Kam Quarles today issued the following statement congratulating Secretary Tom Vilsack on his nomination by President-elect Biden to return to his role as Secretary of the…

Potatoes USA has sent the first shipment of U.S. seed potatoes to Cuba. The mixed load of 10 different varieties will be utilized in trials conducted by the Ministry of…

The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will kick off on Saturday, Dec. 22 at 1:30 pm (MST) at Boise State University’s Albertsons Stadium and will air on ESPN. The bowl game is…

Potato Expo organizers have made the call to hold Potato Expo 2021 exclusively online Jan. 5-7. The decision came as the result of ongoing developments with COVID-19, discussions with supporting…

Transferring farm ownership from one generation to the next can be a challenging but rewarding process. BY JEFF JONES / PHOTOGRAPHY BY TODD STONE Keeping a farm in the family…