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The University of Wisconsin is involved in a range of potato related research programmes.

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From research to the fields, it's a partnership built on trust and innovation." – Andy Diercks, Potato Farmer at Coloma Farms and Amanda Gevens, UW–Madison Plant Pathology Specialist

maart 09, 2025

UW–Madison researchers and Wisconsin farmers work together to produce healthy potato harvests

Andy Diercks, a fourth-generation potato farmer from the small village of Coloma in central Wisconsin, is blunt about the difficult realities facing family-owned farms today.

Trends in Registered Seed Acreage for Key Potato Varieties (Crop Year 2024)

februari 16, 2025

National Chip Program Participants See Unique Value in Industry Collaboration

The success of the potato industry is built on growers’ ability to introduce new potato varieties that meet market demands. For example, when snack-size bags of potato chips were popularized, the industry responded by breeding smaller potatoes for smaller chips to fit into the bags.

februari 25, 2024

Potatoes USA - Supported research into Neonic alternatives receives USDA funding

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) recently announced funding for a four-year, Potatoes USA-supported research project to develop and evaluate potential alternatives to neonicotinoids for pest management of potato crops.

The Starks Early Generation Seed Potato Farm west of Rhinelander, Wis., is seen in this undated aerial photo. Courtesy: Wolfgang Hoffmann/UW–Madison CALS.

januari 21, 2023

New public-private partnership to improve seed potato production in Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has a new partner to improve the efficiency of seed potato production at the Starks Early Generation Seed Potato Farm in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.