Jamey Higham

Three new Commissioners have been appointed to the Idaho Potato Commission; Scott Mickelsen, Doug Ruff, and Brad Russell. The three were officially sworn in on October 22nd.

The Idaho Potato Commission has a new Foodservice Promotion Director – West. Michael Ybarra was named to the roll, following the retirement of longtime produce industry leader Armand Lobato.

Jamey Higham, Executive Director of the Idaho Potato Commission said the U.S. economy is incredibly challenging right now.

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...

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...

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...

The Idaho potato crop is expected to be a bit smaller this year, with acres down roughly 8% year-over-year.  Jamey Higham, CEO of the Idaho Potato Commission said one of the chief reasons for the drop is a dramatic increase in input costs. “...

When the Idaho Potato Commission found out they would need a new leader, they turned to one of their own. Jamey Higham, a 5th generation grower from the Shelly area became the new President and CEO of the commission on January 1st. He noted he has been an admirer of the commission for a long time ...