Idaho Potato Commission

Next month the Idaho Potato Commission will host a meeting to take nominations for Idaho delegates to serve on the Potatoes USA Board.  This year Idaho has two open positions to fill with three eligible for renomination.  Each potato organization growing more than five acres of potatoes is eligible to participate in nominating and voting for these positions.    The meeti...

They say there’s no school like the old school, and that will be very true at Idaho DMV offices starting next month.  During the most recent legislative session, Idaho Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 204 creating a new license plate design honoring the state’s potato industry.  Jamey Higham, Executive ...

For a variety of reasons, the potato industry struggled last year, with demand for the spud down.  Consumers habits have changed after the pandemic, and the U.S. is not exporting as many potato products as growers and industry leader would like to see.  On top ...

The eyes of the skiing world are focused on the Gem state this week.  For the first time in the organization’s history, the World Cup Finals are taking place at Sun Valley.  This is just one of a few times the grand finale of the international ski season has taken place in the U.S.  And the Idaho Potato Commi...

The University of Idaho is gearing up for the 57th annual Idaho Potato Conference, which will take place January 22nd –23rd in the Pond Student Union Building on the Idaho State University campus in Pocatello.  U of I associate professor of plant pathology James Woodhall noted that much of this year’s workshops and presentations will focus on plant disease and pressures.   “Quite a bit... Read Mor

Immerse yourself in Idaho's potato heritage with a visit to the potato museum and giant potato truck.

Idaho potato growers are hopeful 2023 will be much improved over last year for a variety of reasons.  Jamey Higham, Executive Director of the Idaho Potato Commission said producers faced a number of difficult challenges last year.  One of the more interesting one occurred late in the year, when rumors started the Idaho potato growers ran out of spuds.  Higham said despi...

A new assistant professor at the University of Idaho is trying to tackle a big problem before the potato industry; reducing post-harvest losses.  Gustavo Teixeria said as the global population continues to increase, and resources become more limited, it’s vital that post-harvest losses are minimized or removed.   "The o...

University of Idaho researchers are introducing genes from a specific plant into potatoes, in an effort to develop spuds that are resistant to harmful nematodes.  The litchi tomato, has a natural resistance to several species of nematodes, which are also known as round worms.  Nematod...

Harvest is underway for the 2022 Idaho potato crop, and while official numbers won’t be known for a while, the crop is looking very good, that according to Idaho Potato Commission President & CEO Jamey Higham.  He noted while the weather may have been all over the map, even delaying some plantings, 2022 was a good growing year.   “The one m...