This theme is only displayed as a preview of your app theme. It is not being shown to other visitors. Clear your cookies to show the main site theme.
^
MENU
  • Advertise
  • About Us
  • News
  • On-Demand Radio
  • Events
  • Radio Stations
  • Contact

Articles tagged under: potato

Lamb Weston Reports Quarterly Financials

Published October 2, 2024

The Lamb Weston potato processing company is reporting profits of $127 million. That’s down 46 percent from last year. Lamb Weston reports restaurant traffic and frozen potato demand remains weak and that trend is expected to continue into 2025.
Latest NewsAg Business

USDA Releases ’23 Potato Production Report

Published September 27, 2024

The final production totals for the 2023 potato crop are out. In North Dakota, potato production totaled 26.4 million hundredweight, up 21 percent from 2022. Minnesota production totaled 19 million hundredweight, down one percent from the previous year. USDA reports…
Latest NewsAg Business

New Preemergent Herbicide Option for Potatoes

Published May 21, 2024

The EPA has approved a nationwide label expansion for FMC’s Anthem Flex herbicide for use in potatoes. This option is designed to provide long residual control of more than 30 different broadleaf and grass weed species. Anthem Flex should be…
Latest NewsAg BusinessCrops

Veg or Grain?

Published May 4, 2024

Potatoes will remain classified as a vegetable, not a grain. A change was under consideration as an amendment to the USDA's dietary guidelines. Maine Senator Susan Collins received a call from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack with the news. Collins was…
Latest NewsPolicy

Veg or Grain?

Published March 29, 2024

The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is reportedly considering changes to food groups, including the reclassification of potatoes as a grain. USDA has responded, saying this advisory committee does not have the authority to make that change. Meanwhile, a bipartisan group…
Latest NewsAg BusinessPolicy

Vculek Involved in Potato LEAF Training

Published February 26, 2024

The current class of the Potato Leadership, Education and Advancement Foundation is participating in this week’s Washington, D.C. summit. That’s after a leadership development program this past week in Idaho. There is one participant from this region, Katie Vculek of…
Latest NewsAg Business

Grower-Focused Potato Research

Published February 23, 2024

NDSU/University of Minnesota Potato Extension Agronomist Andy Robinson helped curate the potato agenda at this past week's International Crop Expo in Grand Forks. Research was highlighted "We've been doing a lot of different things, all of them grower-focused grower projects…
Top StoriesLatest NewsCrops

Boomer Generation Views Potatoes Differently Than Younger Consumers

Published January 12, 2024

Changing consumer buying habits is one of the challenges facing the potato industry. "The baby boomers are pretty traditional eaters," said Steve Nicholson, vice president of food and agribusiness research, Rabobank. "As you go down the age range, they have…
Latest NewsAg Business

Potato Wart Worries

Published August 23, 2023

An investigation related to the 2021 detection of potato wart in Prince Edward Island was recently completed.  National Potato Council Chief Executive Officer Kam Quarles says infected fields should be pinpointed now. "The Canadian Food Inspection Agency sampled soils around…
Latest NewsCrops

RaboResearch Forecast: Potato Market Trends

Published May 23, 2023

According to a new report from RaboResearch, U.S. potato prices have surged due to tight supplies. Potato production has declined for four straight years and the 2022 crop was the smallest since 2010. The scarce supply and strong consumer demand…
Latest NewsMarketsAg Business
Page 2 of 71234567

News Categories

  • Top Stories
  • Latest News
  • Markets
  • Ag Business
  • Crops
  • Livestock
  • Policy

Latest RRFN Podcasts

Country Morning
Country Morning Presented by CHS Ag Services
Thursday, Oct 8th, 2026
Agriculture Today
Agriculture Today Presented by CHS Ag Services
Thursday, Oct 8th, 2026
Market Analysis
Thursday, Oct 8th, 2026
Weather
PM Weather
Thursday, Oct 8th, 2026
This Week In Agriculture
Friday, Oct 2nd, 2026
TransFARMation
TransFARMation McKenzie Darling
Saturday, Mar 21st, 2026
Talking Conservation
Talking Conservation-Cover Crops Field Day
Friday, Jul 3rd, 2026
Ag Innovation News Presented by AURI
AURI - Ag Innovation News Podcast - Next Five Years
Wednesday, Aug 12th, 2026

Subscribe to RRFN

Get a weekly digest from RRFN to stay up-to-date on all the latest news in agriculture.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Affiliate Stations
AberdeenKMOM105.5 FMAdaKRJB106.5 FMBagleyKKCQ96.7 FMBemidjiKPMI1300 AMBismarckKLXX1270 AMCasseltonKZTK103.9 FMCavalierKAOC105.1 FMCrookstonKROX1260 AMDevils LakeKZZY103.5 FMFergus FallsKBRF1250 AMFosstonKKCQ1480 AMGlenwoodKMGK107.1 FMGraftonKXPO1340 AMJamestownKSJB600 AMLangdonKNDK1080 AMMahnomenKRJM101.5 FMMayvilleKMAV105.5 FMRoseauKCAJ102.1 FMRugbyKZZJ1450 AMThief River FallsKKAQ1460 AMWadenaKWAD920 AMWarroadKKWQ92.5 FMWorthingtonKWOA730 AM

997 47th Avenue South, Unit 2 • Grand Forks, ND 58201

(701) 795-1315

© 2026 Red River Farm Network
Login

Please Login

Lost Password?
Comment

Leave a comment

Lost Password

Please enter your email and a password retrieval code will be sent.



New Password

Please enter your code and a new password.