ARCO — University of Idaho Extension educator David Callister’s Monday morning routine from mid-June through mid-September entails visiting four area seed potato fields and transferring bugs from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Idaho is known for its golden potatoes. The state has long embraced the crop with potato-themed food, drinks and candy; a potato ...

Giant replica spud rolls through Grand Junction on 2026 tour to promote Idaho potato farms and health education.

MOSCOW, Idaho — The University of Idaho’s Seed Potato Germplasm Program has started to operate a new cryopreservation unit in which liquid nitrogen vapor freezes seed potato tissue for long-term ...

Cryopreservation that uses liquid nitrogen vapor to freeze plant tissue for long-term storage is planned at the University of Idaho Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory. The lab, which UI opened on its ...

Potatoes don't just magically happen. Good ones, Idaho-grown ones at least, are raised with love, care, and mad skills in science! They are the fourth most important crop in the world and a massive ...

Several studies have shown applying mineral oil is an economically and environmentally sustainable way for seed potato growers to prevent the transmission of potato virus Y (PVY), yet it’s not a ...

The University of Idaho will host the 57th annual Idaho Potato Conference and trade show Jan. 22-23 at the Idaho State University Pond Student Union Building in Pocatello. Attendance of up to 900 is ...

Here we are in West Texas, the land of extremes in geography and temperatures, and we can grow potatoes. Mostly because potatoes aren’t too fussy as to their medium. They grow wherever they are ...