During the winter months the shed doors are firmly closed and all is quiet. However, when you take a look inside you’ll find Dutch seed potato farmers are picking the fruit of […]
The Seed Potato Story: What goes on behind closed doors
New video series released on bacterial diseases of potato
Potato production in Michigan is ranked seventh (~$200 million) in the U.S. Approximately 70 percent of the potatoes produced in Michigan goes towards chipping. Potato production systems are impacted annually by many […]
McDonald’s fries around the world
However you feel about McDonald’s, it is inescapable. The franchise has outposts in over 100 countries throughout the world, with a total number of locations topping 36,000 (as of January 2018). Wherever […]
Heritage and specialty potato varieties take Ireland by storm
Maria Flynn at Ballymakenny Farm in Ireland is one remarkable lady – and so are the marvelous heritage and specialty potato varieties that she grows at the Ballymakenny, which are marketed to […]
World Planting Day, March 21: An Ode to the Potato
With this collage of 50 photos, depicting potato planting in different countries by different people from many cultures, we wish to pay a humble tribute to the great Potato that all of […]
Videos: The joy of watching mighty potato machines in action…
As an ex potato farmer myself, I very well know that apart from the joy of working with the crop itself, the machines used to work potato fields are high up on […]
New season of potato breeding work started in China
A new round of potato breeding work just started as spring has arrived in Xiji County – northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region – where the potato is a specialty industry. Three […]
Photo gallery: The warm heartbeat of a family run potato farm on Prince Edward Island
Morgan Smallman owns and operates a family farming operation that specializes in the production of potatoes on Prince Edward Island in Canada. The Smallman operation is typical of the traditional family farm […]
Video: Idaho potato operation restructured harvest and storage system
Wada Farms out of Michaud, Idaho restructured their harvest and storage system in 2016 with major changes. The operation went from two 10-row systems to one 16-row system for harvesting. They updated […]
Photo report: Interpom | Primeurs show – Three days themed around the potato chain
From last Sunday, 25 November, until Tuesday, 27 November, the 19th edition of the Interpom | Primeurs was held at the Xpo in Kortrijk, Belgium. There were 328 exhibitors from 15 different […]
Potatoes down under? Yes!
Look nowhere else than New Zealand to find them spuds down under! The potato industry in NZ is valued at $982 million per annum, says Gemma Carroll, Communications and Engagement Officer at […]
Photo and Video Gallery: As Irish as they come – beautifully coloured heritage potato varieties grown in Ireland
Maria Flynn at Ballymakenny Farm in Ireland is one remarkable lady – and so are the marvelous heritage and specialty potato varieties that she grows at the Farm and are marketed to […]
Photo and Video Gallery: Mechanical potato vine removal in Saudi Arabia
REMA Environmental Machinery BV in the Netherlands is a company that’s been developing and producing a series of mechanical haulm removal machines (EnviMaxX) for several years. Piet Regnerus, President and owner of […]
