News on Potato Cultivation from Idaho

Potatoes, fresh from the field, bump onto a belt before being transferred to a storage shed outside of Boardman, Oregon.

October 31, 2023

Too much potatoes for French Fries in Pacific Northwest

About 5,000 loaded-down semi-trucks of really nice Northwest french-fry-making potatoes are set to plop into cattle troughs or be destroyed. Dale Lathim is the President of the Potato Marketing Association of North America

October 11, 2023

Sprouting control agent 1,4-DMN Poised to Achieve CODEX MRL

Great news for potato producers: 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene (1,4- DMN), a naturally-occurring bio-control that enhances dormancy

Idaho potato packing operation receives $19.6M in federal funding to increase production

June 25, 2023

Idaho potato packer Mart Group will use USD 19.6M in federal funding to construct a frozen potato processing facility

The Mart Group, an Idaho potato packing operation has been awarded a USD 19.6 million USDA funding to construct a frozen potato processing facility. The investment is part of a USD 320 million effort to create better markets for agricultural producers and food businesses.

October 04, 2022

Wilcox Fresh expands its supply of Famous Idaho Potatoes by acquiring heirloom fingerling grower and shipper, Southwind Farms.

Floyd Wilcox & Sons Inc. dba Wilcox Fresh is excited to announce the acquisition of Southwind Farms located in Heyburn, ID. Wilcox Fresh was established in Rexburg, ID in 1948 by Floyd Wilcox shortly after his sons returned home from WW2.

October 03, 2022

Eagle Eye says Idaho potato crop showing high quality but smaller sizing

Eagle Eye Produce had been harvesting new crop potatoes for several weeks before beginning harvest for its storage supplies the week after Labor Day. While it is still too early to know the overall projection for the crop.

Soiltech Wireless Completes USD 2.5M Funding Round to Increase Product Velocity and Advance Stability

July 23, 2022

Soiltech Wireless - provider of an affordable soil moisture sensor - completes USD 2.5M Funding Round

Soiltech Wireless, a leader in remote crop monitoring and traceability from farm to transport and storage, has completed its seed funding round of USD 2.5 million. Homegrown Capital was the leader in this round along with Great North Ventures

June 29, 2022

Later start on smaller crop of Idaho potatoes this summer

Supplies of Idaho potatoes continue to be extremely tight and will likely gap before fresh crop potatoes come on later this summer.

January 15, 2022

Snake River Manufacturing Announces Facility Renovations and Investments in Southern Idaho

Snake River Manufacturing, the parent company of Double L and SRM-Kodiak, continues to invest in Southern Idaho. Currently, Snake River Manufacturing is renovating the entire Kodiak corporate and manufacturing office in Burley, Idaho.

October 20, 2021

Double L Global promotes Byron Duffin to President

Double L Global (Manufacturing) promotes Byron Duffin to Brand President. Prior to Double L, Duffin was with Spudnik for 18 months. Byron’s involvement has helped to rebuild and strengthen the Double L Brand and company.

September 01, 2021

Idaho potato growers brace for poor crop amid drought, heat

The hot, dry and smoky growing season has left some Idaho potato farmers bracing for a poor crop. For Randy Hardy of Oakley, harvest will likely be the worst of his career.

April 10, 2021

Idaho Potato Commission President and CEO, Frank Muir Retires After 18 Years of Service

Eighteen years ago, the Idaho® potato industry was in crisis. Consumers were shunning potatoes due to the rising popularity of low-carb diets, the new consumer focus on buying local (locavore movement) was beginning to expand across the country and the Idaho® potato farm gate revenue was declining.

April 06, 2021

HZPC: 'Ready to grow in North America'

Potatoes in the United States and Canada are a commodity. When selecting varieties, the color of the skin tends to be the primary consideration. As the new managing director of HZPC Americas Corp, Jeff Scramlin sees opportunities to increase market share by highlighting the distinguishing characteristics.

March 26, 2021

Potato machinery manufacturer Double L acquired by Idaho Investors, creating opportunities for growth

Double L, a prominent manufacturer of farm equipment in the Intermountain West, announced today it has reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by a group of Idaho investors, creating opportunities for growth.

January 10, 2021

Idaho Potato Conference goes virtual this year

Given the unusual times of a global pandemic, the Idaho Potato Conference shifted from the annual in-person conference held in Pocatello to three days of virtual presentations.

Sensor can help save 500 million gallons of water and 250,000 gallons of gasoline across 10,000 acres of farmland

December 30, 2020

Soiltech has expanded the functionality of its soil moisture sensor with temperature, humidity, location and impacts

Enabled by AT&T’s nationwide, highly secure LTE-M cellular network, the Soiltech Sensor precisely records and transmits data for soil moisture, temperature, humidity, location and impacts that may create bruising while crops are being grown, transported, and stored.

September 04, 2020

As Idaho's potato harvest gets underway, a look back at how it got started

Farmers all across Idaho will be in their fields from now through most of October collecting the state's signature crop.

September 04, 2020

Ample supplies of medium and small size potatoes on the market in Idaho

The Idaho potato harvest has started. For Eagle Eye Produce, the harvest kicked off in central Idaho during the first week of August with their russet potatoes.

April 28, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic could force down Idaho potato acres

Total acres of Idaho’s iconic potato crop could decrease significantly this year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Although there was a rush on potatoes at grocery stores early on.