Potato News

A Jersey potato grower has said the dry weather conditions were good for the start of the planting season.

One of the Potato Council’s biggest annual awareness campaigns of the year kicks off next month in the shape of ‘Chip Week’.

El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), en colaboración con tres universidades más, ha lanzado recientemente un sitio web para difundir información relacionada con el virus Y (PVY) de la papa. Este sitio s...

The USDA, in cooperation with three major universities, recently launched a web site to disseminate information related to Potato Virus Y. This information will prove useful to all groups of people who need information about PVY, from potato growers, to scientists, to people working within the potato industry, to consumers of potatoes and potato products.

Tijdens een expeditie in Equador wist de Wagenings promovendus Alvaro Altaminaro 174 landrassen van de aardappel te verzamelen.

The Victorian Farmers Federation is worried about the long-term future of the giant McCain Foods' processing plant in Ballarat.

A Minnesota seed potato grower and immediate past president of the National Potato Council was recognized Saturday for his strong leadership during 2011

Potato prices have sharply declined as farmers are dumping potatoes onto the market due to lack of return compared to the total input cost, said one farmer on Saturday.

Seed potato exports from Britain are expected to break more records following a highly-successful season last year.

Con el fin de informar a los transportistas que comercializan productos agrícolas en el sur del país, el Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG, dispuso la instalación de dos letreros estratégicamente ubicados en las dos macroferias de Talca.

AUSVEG has launched a three-year initiative which aims to enhance communication within Australia’s potato industry and promote clearer information exchange.

Technology was evident in virtually every booth at the Potato Expo 2012, and the U.S. Potato Board’s booth was no exception.