Tag: potatoes

Panic buying caused a 77% surge in meat sales, but there's one vegetable keeping up with that pace.

Quarantined consumers’ demand for potatoes is at an all-time high.

Wed., Feb. 26 at 1:00 pm ET, potato growers from across the United States will host a press conference with agricultural industry partners and members of the U.S. House of Representatives to call on the U.S. Senate to take up legislation to solve the agricultural labor crisis.

As sales of baby Golds, Reds and Medley potatoes continue to climb, MountainKing is embarking on an aggressive program to provide its retail partners with turnkey, display-ready options aimed at driving sales of the smaller, pre-sized variety.

The potato’s connection to the football game wasn’t subtle, and that was the plan.

The college football calendar saves a spud-tacular matchup between New Year’s Day and the January 13 national championship game. Of course, we’re speaking of the annual Famous Idaho Potato Bowl January 3 in Boise’s Albertsons Stadium.

Are you ready to clean up your act? Here are three fruits and vegetables to consider for 2020 food trends.

Black Gold Farms started harvest of the 2019 fresh crop of Texas colored potatoes earlier this week. The first run fields have indicated that the quality will be better than ever.

Vegetable growers are moving away from sweet corn, green beans, peas and potatoes and planting more sweet potatoes and leafy greens.

The current vice president of public policy and communications for the NPC, Kam Quarles, will become the new CEO May 15, and Mike Wenkel, the executive director of the Michigan Potato Industry Commission, will join the same time as COO.