Potato News from Northern America

PSA welcomes Iowa State University, Black Gold Farms, Tidal Grow AgriScience, and Potato Services of Michigan as new members in 2025, expanding collaboration to advance sustainability in the potato industry.

Canadian Fertilizer company Nutrien Ltd. has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, detailing company performance and providing an update on its sustainability initiatives.

Moving dry bulk materials in industrial settings comes with unique challenges, especially when handling substances that are abrasive, sticky, or prone to clumping.

The USD 30 million incentive program for large agricultural developments in North Dakota received a unanimous "do-pass" recommendation from the Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee Thursday morning.

The Manitoba potato industry — from seed producers to those who grow the main crops — is scrambling to adjust to news that the companies they supply are slashing orders, leaving them facing potentially huge losses.

HZPC Americas Corp. has announced the addition of a new Business Development Manager, Sean Davenport, to its team's efforts in North America. The team at HZPC Americas is continuing growing!

Las exportaciones del estado de Colorado a México representan un número no menor para la economía agrícola.

Pulsemaster, a global leader in Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology will present its Cutting-Edge PEF-solutions at SNAXPO 2025 from March 30 to April 1 in Orlando, Florida.

Americans know people love potatoes—they’re America’s favorite vegetable. But misinformation can undermine consumer confidence. That’s why Potatoes USA actively works to correct inaccurate, misleading information wherever it appears.

Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), a global leader in baked snack production solutions, has announced the addition of Eyad Alsabbagh as a Process Technologist.

Hard Cut Vodka, a bold new entrant to the premium spirits market, was crafted as an adventure-seeking, 90 Proof, ultra-smooth potato vodka for a vodka world gone 'soft.'

The perfect day to explore Chip and Dip is here, the best satisfying day to explore your favorite dipping with the chips. Even though the occasion comes once in a year, but the day gained popularity in the US from 1950s.

TNA Solutions, a global leader in food processing and packaging solutions, will present its advanced automation technologies at SNAXPO 2025 from March 30 to April 1 in Orlando, Florida

Americans are cutting back on Doritos, Goldfish and Hostess cakes. It’s not for their health, however – it’s a sign that even small indulgences have gotten too expensive for many to afford.

Diploid potatoes are quickly becoming the stud spuds for breeding new commercial potato varieties. Wild diploid potatoes have 2 copies of each chromosome in their DNA, unlike more traditional tetraploid potatoes, like Russet Burbank, which have 4 copies of each chromosome.

Agriculture is growing in Canada’s North with new collaborations and technologies. AAFC scientist Dr. Julia Wheeler led research on season extension for potatoes and green beans in northern communities. The study focused on soil health, pest management, and improving food security.

Naturally Homegrown Foods in Surrey, British Columbia, produces Hardbite — a potato chip brand that’s been surging in popularity.

Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today.