Articles tagged under: Susie Thompson

NDSU Breeder Watching Heat, Quality Issues in Potatoes

Published Yesterday

Dry conditions are raising concerns about potato yields and quality in parts of the region. NDSU potato breeder Susie Thompson says wet conditions early in the season were followed by heat and dryness. “There possibly are going to be reduced…
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Thompson: Wet Weather Didn’t Bring Blight

Published August 23, 2025

Despite a wet growing season, there haven't been many reports of disease in potatoes. "So far, we have had no late blight, which is a concern when we have heavy rains or even nights with heavy dew," said NDSU Associate…
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Thompson Named Endowed Professor

Published January 7, 2025

Thanks to the financial support of the North Dakota and Minnesota potato industry, North Dakota State University potato breeder Susie Thompson has been named the inaugural Johansen-Thompson Endowed Professor in Potato Breeding at NDSU. Named faculty endowments are one of…
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Timely Yellow Potato Variety Release

Published February 26, 2024

NDSU potato breeder Susie Thompson has a few new varieties that look promising following the 2023 growing season. A red variety is currently being evaluated by growers. A dual-purpose yellow variety looks promising along with three russets. There has been…
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New Potatoes in the Pipeline

Published August 6, 2023

NDSU Extension Potato Breeder Susie Thompson says the Oakes Irrigation Research Site has a potato breeding project. It includes two yield trials with a red fresh market trial and a dual-purpose Russet trial. "We have a couple more lines we're…
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Potatoes Research Emphasized

Published August 28, 2022

Potato growers had a chance to look at new varieties and research this past week. NDSU Extension potato breeder Susie Thompson highlighted her research at the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association field day. "I talked about some of the Russet's…
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NDSU-Developed Potato Variety Approved for McDonald’s

Published June 17, 2022

A potato variety developed at North Dakota State University is joining the list of potatoes approved to make McDonald’s french fries. NDSU released the Dakota Russet in 2012. Potato breeder Susie Thompson developed the “game changer” potato variety. "The original…
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Nose Knows the Spuds

Published May 18, 2022

You’ve probably heard of dogs trained to detect explosives, but did you know dogs can also detect Potato virus Y? Nose Knows Scouting owner Andrea Parish and her Labrador, Zora, are working with North Dakota State University potato breeder Susie…
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Updated Research Infrastructure Needed for Potato Research

Published February 16, 2022

During the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association Research Reporting Conference, growers considered ways to manage nematodes with cover crops, variety trial results and nitrogen management. NDSU Potato Breeder Susie Thompson said she is looking forward to new potato research labs,…
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Northern Plains Potato Growers Resume In-Person Field Day

Published August 29, 2021

The cool, damp conditions brought in a crowd for breakfast at Hoverson Farms in Larimore, North Dakota for the Northern Plains Potato Growers Field Day on Thursday. "Researchers are talking about their projects. It's really all about research for potato…
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