Potato

Potato Vote Clears Oregon Senate
Potato Vote Clears Oregon Senate
Potato Vote Clears Oregon Senate
The potato is one step closer to becoming the state vegetable of Oregon.  State Senator Bill Hansell posed this question before this week's vote.   "Should the potato the Oregon vegetable be, or not to be, that is the question before us."   Hans...
Voigt: Growers Looking Forward To 2023
Voigt: Growers Looking Forward To 2023
Voigt: Growers Looking Forward To 2023
The past two years have been challenging for potato growers across the Pacific Northwest.  Last year, the growing and planting season was delayed thanks to a late spring snow storm that dumped several inches of snow in several locations.  An...
Analysis Looks At Economic Impact Of The Potato Industry
Analysis Looks At Economic Impact Of The Potato Industry
Analysis Looks At Economic Impact Of The Potato Industry
Nearly $101 billion.  That’s the economic impact the potato industry has on the U.S. economy.   On Tuesday, the National Potato Council released, "Measuring the Economic Significance of the U.S. Potato Industry," a comprehensive analysis on the domestic economic impact of potatoes.  The analysis, auth...
UPL Agronomic Minute: White Mold
UPL Agronomic Minute: White Mold
UPL Agronomic Minute: White Mold
White mold is a common problem for potato growers.  What can be done to fight it?  What options to growers have? We find out by checking in with UPL's Kendall Johnson.         If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.com ...
Potato Conference Starts Tuesday In the Tri-Cities
Potato Conference Starts Tuesday In the Tri-Cities
Potato Conference Starts Tuesday In the Tri-Cities
The 2023 Washington & Oregon Potato Conference gets underway Tuesday at the Three Rivers Convention Center in the Tri-Cities.  Tressa Radach Newton with the Washington state Potato Commission said one of the newest features that they are most excited about, is not a new feature.  She said th...
NW Potato Stocks Hit 157M CWT December 1st
NW Potato Stocks Hit 157M CWT December 1st
NW Potato Stocks Hit 157M CWT December 1st
Potato stocks across the Pacific Northwest total 157 million cwt to start the month.     Potato stocks in Idaho on December 1st totaled 85.0 million cwt.  Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 35.7 million cwt.  Potato stocks in ...

Load More Articles