News on The Potato Supply Chain from Northern America

Congress is pushing the Agriculture Department to exempt groups such as Potatoes USA from the Freedom of Information Act

May 11, 2016

Congress is pushing the USDA to exempt groups such as Potatoes USA from the Freedom of Information Act

Congress is pushing the Agriculture Department to exempt groups such as Potatoes USA (formerly known as the United States Potato Board) from public scrutiny of their internal operations (Freedom of Information Act).

May 05, 2016

Potato plants trigger aboveground defenses in response to tuber attacks

Potato plants boost the chemical defenses in their leaves when Guatemalan tuber moth larvae feed on their tubers, report researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI).

May 02, 2016

Potato Breeding at Cornell University: an update

Potatoes have been bred at Cornell for at least 50 years and 70% of the university’s breeding efforts are focused on developing new chip varieties. Walter De Jong reports.

April 25, 2016

Growing Insecticide Resistance of Potato Psyllids investigated at AgriLife Research

Entomologist Ada Szczepaniec at Texas A&M AgriLife Research is addressing the concern of growing resistance of potato psyllids to the neonicotinoid classification of insecticides.

April 24, 2016

Manitoba potato acres projected to fall

Potato acres are expected to fall in Manitoba this spring, as french fry companies cut back on process potato contracts.

April 24, 2016

Fifty Years of Yukon Gold Potatoes

York has been working for three years to publicize the 50th anniversary of the invention of the Yukon Gold, a potato bred by Gary Johnston - researcher at the University of Guelph in 1966.

April 21, 2016

PEI Potato Industry congratulates Jennifer Harris on winning Mary Fitzgerald Industry Award

The Canadian Marketing Produce Association (CPMA) recently recognized Jennifer Harris, Marketing Director of Mid-Isle Farms in Albany, PEI, with the prestigious Mary Fitzgerald Award at their 91st Annual Convention and Trade Show in Calgary, Alberta.

Fingerling Potato Segment continues to grow in the United States

April 20, 2016

US Fingerling Potato Segment continues to grow

Colorado based Strohauer Farms are trying out a couple more fingerling varieties this season - adding to an already impressive line-up of specialty potatoes - as they continue to see growth in the fingerling potato segment.

Soil Conservation a priority a Prince Edward Island Potato Farms

April 20, 2016

Soil Conservation a priority at Prince Edward Island Potato Farms

This week (April 17th to 23rd) is National Soil Conservation Week in Canada, and as potato farmers across Prince Edward Island are gearing up for spring planting, they are making soil conservation a priority on their farms.

April 16, 2016

Potato farmers Prince Edward Island getting ready to begin planting

Potato farmers on Prince Edward Island are getting ready to begin their planting season, thanks to this year's mild weather.

Black Gold Farms is expanding its succesful locally grown program

April 13, 2016

Black Gold Farms is expanding its successful locally grown program

Black Gold Farms understands the importance of marketing and merchandising to driving volume & profit growth for their retail customers, and nowhere is this more evident than with Black Gold Farms locally-grown initiatives.

April 12, 2016

Marquart Bros New York Chips fried in avocado oil a 'runaway success' at Wegmans

Earlier this year, Marquart farms launched New York Chips, a new Potato Chip line made from 100% New York Potatoes and cooked in avocado oil

April 11, 2016

Potatoes USA Elects Leadership Positions

The Potatoes USA grower membership elected new leadership during its Annual Meeting held in Colorado Springs, Colo., March 14-17

April 10, 2016

España: 10 cifras sobre el cultivo de la papa en Andalucía

La papa (o patata) tiene una gran importancia en la comunidad autónoma de Andalucía. Esta nota incluye 10 datos importantes sobre el cultivo.

April 07, 2016

The Little Potato Company plans a new US Head Office and Plant in Wisconsin

The Little Potato Company announces its plan to set up a new $20 million US Head Office and processing facility in DeForest near Madison, Wisconsin.

April 01, 2016

Descubren un marcador molecular del calcio en la papa

Investigadores estadounidenses de la USDA-ARS y la Universidad de Winsconsin-Madison encontraron una papa silvestre con siete veces más calcio que las papas que acostumbramos a ver en los supermercados.

March 22, 2016

Simplot's Innate Potato (First Generation) Receives Canadian Government Clearance

Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have completed their respective food and feed safety assessments of the J.R. Simplot Company’s first generation of Innate® potatoes.

March 21, 2016

Canadá venderá papas genéticamente modificadas resistentes al pardeamiento

La agencia de salud pública de Canadá, Health Canada, y la Agencia Canadiense de Inspección de Alimentos (CFIA) han aprobado una papa genéticamente modificada (GM) para su comercialización, afirmó este lunes la empresa estadounidense Simplot al anunciar que sus papas GM resistentes al pardeamiento podrían estar en los supermercados canadienses para el Día de Acción de Gracias.