Wickline Joins Alsum Farms & Produce as Sales & Business Development Manager

Alsum Farms & Produce Inc., a leading fresh market grower, packer and shipper of Wisconsin grown potatoes, onions, and provider of fresh, quality produce, announces the recent addition of David Wickline as Sales & Business Development Manager.

The Big Idaho Potato Truck Celebrates 10 Years Traveling America’s Highways and Byways

February 28, 2022 Idaho Potato Commission

Ten years ago the Big Idaho Potato Truck hit the road for a year-long tour to celebrate the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) 75th anniversary. Fast forward a decade and three giant taters later to a national phenomenon that folks still clamor to photograph and share on social media. The Big Idaho Potato Truck was the inspiration for the New Year’s Eve Potato Drop and Big Idaho Potato Hotel, which have both been recognized by media around the globe.  

As Shoppers Plan Easter and Mother’s Day Menus, Side Delights Suggests Secondary Displays to Promote Potato Pairings

February 17, 2022 Fresh Solutions Network

In advance of Easter and Mother’s Day, Side Delights® is providing potato pairings and secondary display suggestions to help increase spring holiday grocery sales.

USDA Terminates Washington State Potato Marketing Order

February 17, 2022 USDA AMS

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is terminating the marketing order regulating the handling of potatoes grown in Washington state. The marketing order was established in 1949 but its handling regulations have been suspended since 2014 and are currently not active.

Statement From PEI Potato Board, Stories From the Field, Regarding PEI Potato Crop Destruction

The closure of the U.S. border to PEI tablestock potatoes and restriction of movement of all seed potato by the Canadian Minister of Agriculture has left PEI growers with more than 300 million pounds of potatoes with nowhere to go, and farmers with no other options.