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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 A large bag of potatoes is...

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...

Idaho’s potato industry uses to produce about 90% of the potatoes grown in Idaho

The economy is raising more than just prices as farmers question how to manage fertilizer investments in 2022. For Helena...

It was supposed to be for one year only when the Prince Edward Island provincial government placed a moratorium on...