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Harvest hits record low, with rations in place CUBA's potato harvest will hit record lows this year, according to a...

Together, potato producers can gather, analyze and react to market data. Only by this process can supply be matched to...

Given the estimated Cuban potato liftings for this year totaling 116,396 tons, the Ministry of Agriculture recognized recently that the...

The United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) has completed their pest risk analysis and concluded, like...

Danny Murphy once paid $10 for a bag of soybean seed, 18 to 30 cents per gallon for diesel, $200...

Since we have already discussed the projections of increased producer costs, the question that remains is, Will these cost increases...

Intralox announced the expansion of its U.S. operations with its move to a new built-to-suit 310,000-sq-ft (28,800-sq-m) facility at Tradepoint...

Farmers can’t fix the situation with fertilizer availability and high input cost, but they can get a better grasp on...

The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada today issued the following statement: “Prince Edward Island (PEI) farmers put...

The smaller inventories of fresh potatoes are finding higher prices this year, according to USDA data.

Maine potato growers have dealt with storage and shipping difficulties having pulled a record harvest from the ground, but the...

A massive Kiwi potato that is in the running to claim a world record has gone viral after the man...

Algeria is facing a multifaceted crisis, one of the most serious since the North African country gained independence in 1962....

Until the 19th century, most potato varieties being grown in North America had been imported from Europe with little attention...

The Government of Canada is committed to restoring market access for PEI fresh potatoes to the United States and supporting PEI farmers impacted by...

 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivered his final State of the State to a joint session of the Arizona Legislature. While recapping...

A P.E.I. company has brokered a deal to send as many as 700 tractor trailer loads of surplus P.E.I processing...

The works, which will contribute to the INIA Potato Genetic Improvement Program, will be carried out by the INIA Remehue...

supermarket chain only imports potatoes from October or November to April or May, "and once we have exhausted the volume of Spanish...

The global potato market is tight on supply, and farm-level spud prices for Idaho farmers are up substantially. But so are farm...

Canada suspended P.E.I. potato exports to the U.S. last fall after fungus was detected in 2 fields Canadian and U.S....

I had one field that had a pH of 8.5 and was high in calcium and magnesium, and even after...

...bottles with weed seeds were then buried in a secret location State University in the fall of 1879.

Take some time to consider how these trends will affect your day-to-day business in the years ahead:

Potatoes are one of the two main staple crops in Flagler County and farmers are busy preparing the ground and...

The LaJoie family has always been farmers—at least for as many generations as anyone cares to mention. But they haven’t...

The recent discovery of potato wart disease on Prince Edward Island in Canada, and the subsequent embargo on export of...

Supply-chain woes and economic inflation are on the minds of many Americans these days, and the effect of those problems...

Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.) potato growers and politicians are lobbying for the export of fresh potatoes to Puerto Rico to...

With Alberta’s irrigation infrastructure undergoing an almost billion-dollar upgrade and Saskatchewan expanding its own system, water is aplenty in the...

Some potato farms in Aroostook County, Maine have histories dating back to the early 1800s. Daniel Corey’s operation is not...

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board, on behalf of its more than 175 members, urges all Canadians in a press...

Along with the paradigm shift in food worldwide, the consumer is also more open to trying different foods, for example,...

Part of the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS), the U.S. Potato Genebank has for more than six decades collected and...

By Michaela Paukner posted on October 28, 2021 Supply chain shortages have some dealers digging out decades-old precision equipment to help their...

The Canadian Potato Council runs a program with groups across the country to test potato varieties locally. Potato growers in...

Today’s high fertilizer prices are hardly a secret. The underlying reasons for the cost of these critical products, however, are...

This article appears in the December 2021 issue of Potato Grower SouthWind Farms has been around for 21 years, but brothers Robert...

A recent announcement from the National Potato Council (NPC) shows that this organization alongside 13 other US potato associations sent...

This article appears in Potato Grower’s 2021 Idaho Annual issue. Conn Crapo is Potato Grower’s 2021 Idaho Seed Grower of the Year...

The Station Food Company purchases produce from local farms that otherwise would be wasted What do you do with more...

US exports of fresh potatoes, including both table-stock and potatoes for processing, were up 16% during the July-September 2021 quarter...

Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently shut down border to P.E.I. fresh potatoes exports Two P.E.I. potato producers say measures taken...

Having the vantage point of 40 plus years to look out over the potato industry, one could expect many changes. Some...

Businesses and residents in Kensington, P.E.I., are already starting to feel the effects of the U.S. border being closed to...

Potato Expo is the largest annual potato industry conference and trade show held in North America January 5-6, 2022Anaheim Convention...

The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA) serves more than 200 grower members and 250 potato associate members throughout northwest Minnesota and...

Market conditions for potatoes in the US were running above year-ago levels in late October and early November, according to...

For decades, the University of Maine has devoted valuable agricultural research to studying how to improve potato crops, a central...

Rural Canada needs more people. Towns need support workers at the seniors’ home, a parts manager for the Case IH...