Attendance at Potato Expo 2026 in Dallas, Texas, topped 2,100, making it a top-three show in the 18-year history. More than 30 countries were represented at this year’s expo. Justin Dagen, representing Minnesota Certified Seed Potato growers, has a long history with the show. “Nearly 20 years ago, we invented the Expo, but before then, the seed industry had a meeting, the chip industry had a meeting, the processors had a meeting,” said Dagen. “There were numerous meetings throughout the United States, and now we brought it together largely under one roof as the Potato Expo, and it’s been very, very successful.” Dagen’s farm in Karlstad, Minnesota has been in the family for nearly 150 years and has grown seed potatoes for more than a century. “We’re a diversified farm, we have long rotations in our seed operation, and we’re in an isolated location, which gives us advantages. We’re able to grow clean seed here, and that’s what we’re thankful for.”
