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Over her years working in the P.E.I. potato industry, Mary Kay Sonier has become everyone’s go-to person.

In 2020, Washington potato growers faced a staggering surplus of potatoes. In 2021, they’re banking on a revival of the...

Northwest potato stocks totaled 43.7 million cwt on June 1, down 7.2% from 47.1 million cwt a year ago, the...

This year is looking good for the region’s potato growers, but the recent scorching temperatures are “bad for man, crop...

Potato growers are being asked to reveal what they liked about AHDB Potatoes – ahead of it being wound down....

The USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released its bi-annual vegetable situation and outlook report in April.

Leaders of the Idaho and US potato industries suspect that the group that represents Mexico’s potato industry could be attempting...

As a historic drought ravages farms and ranches throughout the Klamath Basin on the California-Oregon border there are visible signs...

Potato producers in the country anticipate unfair competition with their counterparts in the United States, once they conclude the legal...

Farmers are struggling to obtain essential items that they once took for granted

The Canadian government is providing up to $21.4 million to cover about 2,000 youth jobs in agriculture, the federal government...

Scientists hope to use a type of virus called a bacteriophage to infect bacteria that causes blackleg in potato plants,...

Jerry Bushman began his career in the potato industry in September 1961, working for his father, John, and his uncle,...

Harvest season is well underway for some crops, but there is growing concern not all those crops will make it to market. The problem...

One veteran potato farmer welcomes Wednesday's potato boost, but questions whether the new land can get up to speed by...

Yi Wang, Assistant Professor & Extension Potato and Vegetable Production Specialist, University of Wisconsin Madison-Over the last six months, I...

Trials are planned for 2022 in three locations as part of a Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant. For potato growers...

Seed potatoes from the United States have not been part of the Cuban cultural story for decades

Prince Edward Island Potato Board is excited to share with potato farmers and industry partners the launch of a new...

Today, April 28, 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled by a unanimous vote of five to zero in favor of...

Four potato growers from Prince Edward Island were honoured in March for their contributions to the industry over the years...

Just saying North American potato production has benefited from the efforts of Nora Olsen would be an understatement.

Newfoundland and Labrador has put out a request for proposals for large-scale potato production on freshly cleared Crown land

Rising commodity prices offer the potential for higher revenues and greater profits. It may also bring increasing costs if prices...

Growing potatoes in the North may not be an endless series of bad news

P.E.I. will 'be back to a more normal year in terms of numbers,' of temporary foreign workers

Supplies of potatoes are good but demand is starting to see some shifts

Potato Producers of Mexico (CONPAPA) has asked the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador

agriculture associations have raised the alarm over what they claim is a rapidly deteriorating trade relationship with Mexico

The Canadian government is launching a new climate plan for the country’s agriculture sector, the government says in a news...

The Side Delights Network of family-owned farms is vigilantly integrating the next generation into the potato business.

The majority of Maine seed potatoes wind up in the processing sector and grown at Porter Seed Farm.

all potato categories at retail - Potatoes USA & Kantar Insights Consulting conduct study

reports NAPMN: costs for agricultural inputs and crop protection agents are on the rise

Surrounded by hundreds of acres of farm land in the community of Aberdeen

P.E.I. potato growers estimates cost of wireworm damage to crops at $5 million a year

The pandemic and dry weather have pushed Canadian potato stocks down

Canadian growers are experimenting with ways to reduce tillage on their farms

US phosphate industry has been materially injured by imports of phosphate fertilizers from Morocco and Russia

new potato varieties, developed in part at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Aberdeen

production of potatoes to be harvested, by months, began in the province of Mayabeque on February 22

working with his two sons to transfer the family’s potato farm

have been named among Canada's top 50 agricultural leaders

National Potato Council elected LaJoie, potato farmer, president of the Washington, D.C.-based interest group

publish a 36-page document called The Real Dirt on Farming in the Classroom

Potato Technology Centre, (PTC) Shamgarh, in the district in collaboration with Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) in Shimla and International...

Recently released H-2A program data reveals some interesting impacts of the global COVID-19 pandemic

Without adequate H-2A agriculture employees at planting and beyond, some U.S. farmers face a crippling financial blow in 2021.

As we mark the 50th anniversary since the foundation of CIP and the CGIAR, you can be proud of our collective achievement. Our work...

In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and growing populations, breeding at One CGIAR has a chance to lead the way towards food...