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“Uglies” – potato chips from waste potatoes

Pennsylvania-based potato chip maker Dieffenbach's Potato Chips, has launched a new variety of chip: Uglies. The company introduced the new chips at the 101st Pennsylvania...

U.S. Researchers program drone to hunt PVY in potatoes

U.S. researchers say they’ve pinpointed individual spud plants infected with potato virus Y with 90 per cent accuracy, using hyperspectral cameras mounted on drones. Donna...

Spud-based research taking root at University of Lethbridge

Potatoes inspire millions of dollars of investment in research and infrastructure in southern Alberta. Lab-based research gets underway Jan. 16 at the University of Lethbridge...

Oz farmer serves up potato ice cream

Forget mashed, baked or fried — potato ice cream is just one of the recipes whipped up from the country kitchen of Australian spud...

U.S. Potato Growers Select 2017 National Potato Council Leadership

At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2017 annual meeting Jan. 6-7 in San Francisco, Dwayne Weyers of Aspen Produce, LLC, in Center, Colorado, was...

Idaho potato outlook somewhat brighter in 2017

For Idaho growers looking for a bright spot in 2017, potatoes might be that crop — if potatoes are already part of the rotation. Though Idaho...

“Uglies” – potato chips from waste potatoes

Pennsylvania-based potato chip maker Dieffenbach's Potato Chips, has launched a new variety of chip: Uglies. The company introduced the new chips at the 101st Pennsylvania...

U.S. Researchers program drone to hunt PVY in potatoes

U.S. researchers say they’ve pinpointed individual spud plants infected with potato virus Y with 90 per cent accuracy, using hyperspectral cameras mounted on drones. Donna...

Spud-based research taking root at University of Lethbridge

Potatoes inspire millions of dollars of investment in research and infrastructure in southern Alberta. Lab-based research gets underway Jan. 16 at the University of Lethbridge...

Oz farmer serves up potato ice cream

Forget mashed, baked or fried — potato ice cream is just one of the recipes whipped up from the country kitchen of Australian spud...

U.S. Potato Growers Select 2017 National Potato Council Leadership

At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2017 annual meeting Jan. 6-7 in San Francisco, Dwayne Weyers of Aspen Produce, LLC, in Center, Colorado, was...

Idaho potato outlook somewhat brighter in 2017

For Idaho growers looking for a bright spot in 2017, potatoes might be that crop — if potatoes are already part of the rotation. Though Idaho...