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Early success for Late Blight Resistance trial in Potatoes

A genetically improved potato designed to have resistance to a devastating global plant disease has successfully come through the first year of field trials. The...

Irish potato farmers fear ‘one of the worst harvests in memory’ after wet spell

Potato farmers in Northern Ireland are facing their worst harvest in living memory as more than half of this year's crop is still in...

2017 Alberta Potato Conference & Trade Show

Register today for the 51st annual Alberta Potato Conference & Trade Show. This year's show provides an opportunity to come together with other growers and...

Examining potatoes’ past could improve spuds of the future

The old adage of looking to the past to understand the future certainly applies to improving potatoes. Examining the ancestors of the modern, North American...

New Zealand potato prices almost double in a decade

The price of potatoes in New Zealand has almost doubled in the last 10 years, according to Statistics New Zealand. In 2006, potatoes cost $1.10...

North Dakota potato warehouses destroyed in fire

Edinburg, N.D. lost nearly seven decades of history when four potato warehouses burned to the ground last week. Edinburg is about 75 miles northwest...

Early success for Late Blight Resistance trial in Potatoes

A genetically improved potato designed to have resistance to a devastating global plant disease has successfully come through the first year of field trials. The...

Irish potato farmers fear ‘one of the worst harvests in memory’ after wet spell

Potato farmers in Northern Ireland are facing their worst harvest in living memory as more than half of this year's crop is still in...

2017 Alberta Potato Conference & Trade Show

Register today for the 51st annual Alberta Potato Conference & Trade Show. This year's show provides an opportunity to come together with other growers and...

Examining potatoes’ past could improve spuds of the future

The old adage of looking to the past to understand the future certainly applies to improving potatoes. Examining the ancestors of the modern, North American...

New Zealand potato prices almost double in a decade

The price of potatoes in New Zealand has almost doubled in the last 10 years, according to Statistics New Zealand. In 2006, potatoes cost $1.10...

North Dakota potato warehouses destroyed in fire

Edinburg, N.D. lost nearly seven decades of history when four potato warehouses burned to the ground last week. Edinburg is about 75 miles northwest...