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Trends in Registered Seed Acreage for Key Potato Varieties (Crop Year 2024)
February 16, 2025
National Chip Program Participants See Unique Value in Industry Collaboration
The success of the potato industry is built on growers’ ability to introduce new potato varieties that meet market demands. For example, when snack-size bags of potato chips were popularized, the industry responded by breeding smaller potatoes for smaller chips to fit into the bags.
G.Rey Reinhardt, new AgriBusiness President of J.R. Simplot
November 09, 2024
J.R. Simplot Company Names G.Rey Reinhardt as AgriBusiness President
The J.R. Simplot Company has named G.Rey Reinhardt as President of its AgriBusiness Group. Reinhardt will take over for Doug Stone who announced his retirement earlier this year.
November 04, 2024
The Value of the Potatoes Sold in the Pacific North-west in 2023 was USD 2.63 Billion
The Value of All Potatoes Sold in 2023 in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington was USD 2.63 Billion
PepsiCo Foods North America announces key hires to boost agricultural best practices and sustainability
October 18, 2024
PepsiCo announces key hires to boost agricultural best practices and sustainability in North America
PepsiCo is strengthening its commitment to agricultural innovation and sustainability by announcing two pivotal job openings at its Plano headquarters. The company is seeking a Potato Storage Research & Best Practices Manager and a Senior Manager – Best Practices & Sustainability to drive forward its initiatives in crop quality and environmental stewardship.
Brian Mahany, Lead Farmer and Innovator at Mahany Farms
September 16, 2024
Mahany Farms Researches New Chipping Potato Varieties and Supports New Generations of Farmers
Farm life always agreed with Brian Mahany from his early days working the fields on Sundays with his family. While he may have thought about other career choices in agriculture, he said he always came back to the farm.
Potato Grading Consistent Product Quality at Wada Farms
June 16, 2024
Wada Farms surpasses its ROI in the very first year using optical grading technology for its potatoes
Kip Yeates, Vice President of Fresh Operations at potato company Wada Farms, highlights the success of their partnership with Ellips in enhancing potato grading efficiency and quality consistency, exceeding initial expectations and paving the way for future advancements in AI-driven grading technology.
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April 18, 2024
Smaller-scale grower Pioneer Potatoes achieves big results with grading technology
Pioneer Potatoes understands the fundamentals of effectiveness and efficiency in grading and provisioning potatoes.
MSU professors Jiming Jiang and David Douches
February 27, 2024
Michigan State University researchers further unravel the mechanism of cold induced sweetening in potatoes
Michigan State University professors Jiming Jiang and David Douches has discovered a key mechanism behind the darkening and potential health concerns associated with cold-stored potatoes. 
Michigan Potato for news
February 23, 2024
Chipping Potato Capital of the US: Potatoes contribute USD 2.5 Billion to Michigan’s Economy
Michigan-grown spuds deliver a pile of economic activity, generating more than USD 2.5 billion to the state’s GDP and supporting around 21,700 Michigan jobs, according to a report released today by the Michigan Potato Industry Commission.
Folson Farms potato grading large capacities
February 16, 2024
Potato Packer Folson Farms in North-Dakota guarantees potato quality
Folson Farms works to produce quality potatoes in the rich soils of the Red River Valley.
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
McCrum potato filed
July 06, 2023
McCrum: The success and legacy behind a thriving potato processing operation in Maine
There aren't many farms in Maine that can boast they've been owned by the same family for more than 130 years. One of those is the McCrums.
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