It is again time to honor a well-deserving member of the potato growing community by nominating them for the Potato Man or Woman of the Year or Potato Man or Woman for All Seasons.

Growers have fewer potatoes to sell compared with a year ago but they are getting more money for what they do have.

Arvin, Calif.-based Tasteful Selections is bringing consumers the “Comfort in a Small Bite” marketing campaign.

A perfect storm of heavy rains followed by freezing cold weather will cut yields for the Red River Valley fresh potato crop in North Dakota and Minnesota nearly by half.

The Idaho Potato Commission, Eagle, has three new commissioners.

Potatoes may be a dinner-table staple, but they don’t have to be boring, marketers of Idaho potatoes say.

It sounds like the start of a joke: A bear walks up to a 4-ton Idaho potato ….

(UPDATED, Oct. 24)  Weather in Idaho and the Red River Valley in North Dakota and Minnesota will affect how many table stock potatoes those regions have this season. 

With frost damage in Idaho and flooding hampering potato harvest in North Dakota and the Red River Valley, the potato market could take buyers on a wild ride.

Restaurants, institutions and other foodservice outlets continue to provide strong support for the Idaho potato industry, suppliers say.