U.S. Senators Jim Risch and Maria Cantwell recently communicated with President Biden, urging him to negotiate with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for the entry of U.S. fresh potatoes into Japan.
Across Europe, the situation is similar, with potato planting still delayed in many early locations, and the weather outlook for the next week to ten days does not offer much optimism for additional improvement.
Ireland’s agricultural sector faces significant challenges as extreme weather conditions continue to delay potato planting, a critical component of the national economy.
In a surprising turn of events, the export of potato varieties for processing from India has skyrocketed in January 2024, surging approximately sevenfold.
As the new director of the University of Idaho’s Seed Potato Germplasm Program, Kayla Spawton oversees a modern, new facility and holds a position that is essential to one of the state’s largest and most celebrated industries.
Bill Gates owns a farm in Washington state that produces potatoes for McDonald’s French fries, a fact confirmed by Snopes and acknowledged on McDonald’s website.
The Irish potato industry looks set to enter a new era of blight management as it approaches the 2024 growing season.
Potato farming represents a cornerstone of global agriculture, with the humble tuber serving as a staple food source for hundreds of millions of people around the world.
