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Pieper Farms has spent 75 years forging one of the strongest reputations for high-quality seed in the world.

Corona is forcing the potato trading houses to think about a different set-up of the traditional variety shows this year. A number of companies opt for an event online, others have decided to ...

LeRoy Salazar not only has plenty of experience growing potatoes, he has the rather unique experience — at least among American farmers — of having grown potatoes where they originated: the highlands ...

As produce growers struggle to improve food safety practices and mandatory reporting, one possible link attributed to foodborne illness outbreaks in leafy greens in the past decade is being addressed in a ...

The Bender clan are potato people. From raising tubers especially for potato chips to the everyday table spud, they are experts in growing America’s most popular root vegetable. Given that, it should ...

This latest edition of American Vegetable Grower magazine’s Field Scouting Guide concentrates on palestriped flea beetle (Systena blanda). John C. Palumbo, University of Arizona, shares tips on how to spot and treat for this pest. BASICS ...

During the annual potato variety show at Agrico the topic of discussion was not limited to unique varieties on display. The impact of the excessive heat and drought this season on the ...

Later this week, potato breeding companies in the Netherlands will all present their new varieties and seedlings during the annual Dutch potato variety presentations. This annual event is probably the time of ...

Volm Companies, a key supplier of packaging and packaging equipment for fresh potatoes in North America, has acquired the business of Atech, Incorporated in Monte Vista Colorado. Atech has been a long-time ...

The United States Potato Board (USPB), the nation’s potato marketing organization and the central organizing force in implementing programs that will increase demand for potatoes, named produce industry veteran, Blair Richardson, as ...