NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima toured a Cypriot potato field and a production facility Tuesday during a visit to the Mediterranean island nation. The visit ...

The potato breeder with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service in Aberdeen is using genetics from a wild spud relative to develop crosses that won’t turn green when exposed to light. Richard Novy, ...

Plants that grow well together can help each other thrive. The symbiotic relationship that occurs when companion-planting vegetables and herbs near potatoes is a win-win for all. No matter your ...

GRAND FORKS — The Northland Potato Growers Association Field Day has likely been going on for upwards of three-quarters of a century, Andrew Robinson speculates. “The organization is over 75 years old ...

If you are a potato plant then a sweltering summer can be too much of a good thing. New studies show a clear correlation between increasing temperature and decreasing yield. It might be true that ...

The annual Miller Research Potato Pest Management Field Day is slated from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 20 at the company’s main office, 422 E. 200 N., Rupert, Idaho. Presentations will focus on chemical ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — From Christmas trees to potatoes to organic inspections, there will be a lot of opportunities this summer season to learn about agriculture and natural resources topics from ...

A field trial of a genetically modified (GM) variety of potato resistant to "late blight" - a major threat to the crop - has begun in eastern England. The global annual cost of crops lost to the ...

With more than half of North Dakota’s potatoes still in the field, the outlook for harvesting a good quality crop after the latest round of rain and snowfall is poor. “It’s pretty bleak,” said Ted ...