News on The Potato Supply Chain from the United States

March 14, 2018

Teen scientist wins USD 250,000 with late blight prediction model

Benjamin 'Benjy' Firester, 18, of New York City, won the top award in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018 with a mathematical model that uses disease data to predict how weather patterns could spread late blight spores.

Idaho Potato Crop of 2017 valued at $1.2 billion, a 22.7% increase!

March 06, 2018

USDA estimates the 2017 Idaho Potato Crop Value at $1.2 billion, up 22.7 percent

The USDA reported the preliminary estimated value for the Idaho® Potato crop of 2017 at USD 1.2 billion, a 22.7% leap from the previous year.

February 27, 2018

CSS Farms select RPE as marketing partner for its subsidiary Agri-Pack

CSS Farms, a producer of specialty potatoes and potatoes for the production of potato chips, has selected RPE as exclusive marketing partmner for its Washington subsidiary Agri-Pack.

February 26, 2018

Chuck Gunnerson announces retirement as President of the NPPGA

Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA) president Chuck Gunnerson, announced his upcoming retirement at the February 20th, NPPGA Annual Meeting in East Grand Forks, MN.

February 21, 2018

Potatoes gain credibility for performance in PyeongChang Olympic athlete’s village kitchen

Potatoes as a performance food are gaining notoriety during the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, with the newly released Olympian Menu and announcement that performance nutrition is now a critical part of athletes’ strategy to win

February 15, 2018

Hapka Farm receives prestigious National Potato Council Award

The National Potato Council, at their 2018 annual meeting, held January 12 in Orlando, Florida, presented the 2017 Environmental Stewardship Award to HFC, INC of Halma, Minnesota.

February 12, 2018

Disminuye la producción de papa en Canadá y EUA

El Departamento de Agricultura y Estadísticas de los Estados Unidos (USDA) estima que los productores de papa de América del Norte produjeron 506 millones de quintales (1 quintal: 0,056 toneladas) en otoño de 2017. Esa cantidad corresponde a una disminución del 1% con respecto a 2016

February 01, 2018

Genome of the Colorado Potato Beetle studied as a model species for agricultural pest

The Colorado potato beetle is notorious for its role in starting the pesticide industry - and for its ability to resist the insecticides developed to stop it. Now scientists have sequenced the beetle’s genome, probing its genes for clues to its surprising adaptability.

January 13, 2018

When pests graze certain potatoes, yields double

When some Colombian potato varieties are lightly grazed by a pest, the plants respond by growing larger tubers, at times doubling their yields. Researchers see an opportunity and want to know more...

January 10, 2018

North America's biggest Potato Industry event is happening this week in Orlando

This week more than 2,000 growers, suppliers, and experts will converge at the largest conference and trade show for the potato industry held in North America, Potato Expo 2018.

January 10, 2018

Tasteful Selections highlights bite-sized potatoes in yearlong Fresh Campaign

Tasteful Selections™, a specialty potato brand from RPE Inc., proudly announces the launch of its yearlong Always Fresh campaign, with insights and inspiration revolving around healthy, nutritious recipes and kitchen tips for more confident meal preparation.

December 21, 2017

Experimental potato delivers bounty of vitamin A and E

An experimental 'golden' potato has the potential to provide as much as 42 percent of a child’s recommended daily intake of vitamin A and 34 percent of a child’s recommended intake of vitamin E, according to a study co-led at The Ohio State University.

December 11, 2017

Certis USA Licenses New Virus Technology for Control of Fall Armyworm

Certis USA has entered into an agreement with Corpoica, the Colombian Corporation for Agriculture Research, to license Corpoica’s Spodoptera frugiperda nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfMNPV) strain NPV003 and formulation technology for a biopesticide against the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda).

December 04, 2017

Maine Potato Board happy about spud quality, new variety

After one of the most unique potato harvests in recent memory, Don Flannery, executive director of the Maine Potato Board, said Wednesday that he felt good about all the industry accomplished this year and was optimistic about year ahead.

November 30, 2017

Potatoes USA Organises First Ever School Foodservice Potato Recipe Testing Roadshow

Earlier this month representatives from Potatoes USA met with the School District of LaCrosse, Wisconsin to test school foodservice recipes with the K-12 experts themselves.

UMaine receive grant for potato breeding and to improve quality and pest resistance

November 27, 2017

UMaine receives grant for potato breeding with focus on quality improvement and pest resistance

The USDA-NIFA has awarded a grant totaling $388,000 to the University of Maine to study potato breeding and improve quality and pest resistance in the eastern United States.

United States Fall Potato Production down 2 percent

November 20, 2017

USDA: United States Fall Potato Production 2017 down 2 percent

The first official USDA data for harvest 2017 show the United States production of fall potatoes is down 2 percent from last year, forecast at 399 million cwt.