“Idaho has the strictest potato marketing order across the country”
The Great Depression was becoming history, and the United States was poised to enter World War II when Idaho’s potato ...
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Potato prices for Idaho farmers are up, but so are input costs
The global potato market is tight on supply, and farm-level spud prices for Idaho farmers are up substantially. But so are farm ...
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Planting potatoes comes
with obstacles for farmers
Potatoes are one of the two main staple crops in Flagler County and farmers are busy preparing the ground and ...
Seed potatoes harvested
from wide bed cultivation
1st learning year
He wanted to get the most out of the crop with drip irrigation- 15 potato tubers per plant
Mack Farms grew its first potato crop in 1989
Mack Farms is a member of Fresh Solutions Network, which has helped not only to expand the reach of their ...
Sharing potatoes in good times and even in bad
Two potato producers in neighbouring provinces experienced very different years in 2021 but shared a similar desire to help others ...
New potato partnership O’Shea Farms bids to ‘eliminate’ reliance on imported chips
O’Shea Farms from Piltown, Co Kilkenny have joined forces with Meadowfresh Foods in Tallow, Co Waterford to market and supply ...
Planting the seed for growth: Corey Farms’ move to seed potatoes has paid off
Some potato farms in Aroostook County, Maine have histories dating back to the early 1800s. Daniel Corey’s operation is not ...
Testing potato varieties for growers from coast to coast
The Canadian Potato Council runs a program with groups across the country to test potato varieties locally. Potato growers in ...
Our Market charges a fair margin for potato growers
Our Market is a consumer-driven market concept that has come over from France. In the Netherlands, the initiative will soon start ...
SouthWind Farms was born on 4 acres in Idaho
This article appears in the December 2021 issue of Potato Grower SouthWind Farms has been around for 21 years, but brothers Robert ...
Conn Crapo – Idaho seed grower 2021
This article appears in Potato Grower’s 2021 Idaho Annual issue. Conn Crapo is Potato Grower’s 2021 Idaho Seed Grower of the Year ...
Potatoes wart risk nullified by washing and sprout inhibitor, say farmers.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency recently shut down border to P.E.I. fresh potatoes exports Two P.E.I. potato producers say measures taken ...
Changing dynamics of the Canadian potato industry over the 40 years
Having the vantage point of 40 plus years to look out over the potato industry, one could expect many changes. Some ...
CBC News: Kensington residents already feeling effects of potato trade suspension
Businesses and residents in Kensington, P.E.I., are already starting to feel the effects of the U.S. border being closed to ...
Seed growers celebrate 50 years of high standards
The ground-breaking organisation first set up by Scottish seed potato growers will celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend.
First estimate after a difficult potato harvest 2021: significantly higher price needed
After one of the wettest summers in recent decades, potato crop conditions at the end of the harvest period were ...
What are the most prevalent potato diseases in Rwanda?
Scientists have said that there is a need for effective ways to cope with a deadly disease dubbed “Potato Bacterial Wilt (PBW) ...
Potato growers in Prince Edward Island are applauding long overdue changes to irrigation regulations.
It was supposed to be for one year only when the Prince Edward Island provincial government placed a moratorium on ...
Wet weather, rising fertiliser prices put squeeze on Tasmanian potato growers
Growers want processors to offer higher prices to compensate for increased fertiliser costs.
2 farms work together with one goal in mind
Three keys to making the plan work
Farmers taking matters about the future into own hands
The thinktank Frej hosted an event on the 27th of September where farmers, politicians, organizations and students joined to share ...
San Luis Valley potatoes: closer to markets and hard on pests
A combination of adequate water supplies, the long, sunny, summer growing season, and winters too cold for most insect pests ...
Irish govt wants to help potato growers get their produce into chip shops
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in Ireland, Senator Pippa Hackett, has welcomed ...
New services from the leading Dutch #HZPC company in the production of seed potatoes
As reported on the official website of the HZPC company: "The future begins with the earthTogether with our clients, we ...
