Articles tagged under: potato
Potato Production Decline Expected in 2018
Published October 12, 2018
North American potato production is expected to decline 8.1 million hundredweight short of the 2017 crop, a 1.5 percent decline according to the North American Potato Market News. The projection is based on growers being able to harvest remaining potatoes…Income Up for Lamb Weston
Published October 4, 2018
Potato processor Lamb Weston reports first quarter income from operations at nearly $153 million, up 11 percent from last year. Net sales were up 12 percent from a year ago. Lamb West President and CEO Tom Werner sees solid demand…Associated Potato Growers Transition to New Leadership
Published August 1, 2018
Associated Potato Growers Incorporated General Manager Paul Dolan is retiring. He will leave the cooperative at the end of 2018. Red River Farm Network’s Carah Hart reports on Dolan’s career working with the Red River Valley potato industry.Carrington, ND Native to Join Associated Potato Growers Staff
Published July 10, 2018
On August 1, Bryan Miller will join the staff of Associated Potato Growers Incorporated. Miller will succeed Paul Dolan as the chief executive officer. Associated Potato Growers is the largest fresh potato packer in the Red River Valley with facilities…Global Potato Award Presented to Secor
Published June 19, 2018
North Dakota State University Plant Pathologist Gary Secor is one of three scientists worldwide to receive the 2018 Industry Award from the World Potato Congress. Secor has been part of the NDSU faculty since 1978, focusing on potato disease management,…Johnson to Lead Northern Plains Potato Growers
Published June 6, 2018
The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association has a new president. Donavon Johnson started in the position Monday. Johnson says the NPPGA is working to determine their focus moving forward. A change in leadership includes some differences and new approaches. "The North…Farm Bill Cuts to Specialty Crop Research Program
Published April 20, 2018
Most of the programs related to specialty crops don’t have funding increases in the proposed House farm bill. Rather that status quo, National Potato Council Senior Director of Public Policy Kam Quarles says there are cuts in the specialty crop…