There are three main potato varieties: starchy, waxy and versatile all-purpose. Understanding these different types of ...

After harvesting, it's important to remember the next step: curing. "Curing toughens up a potato’s skin and extends its ...

STURGEON BAY, Wis. —- Stored inside a nondescript building and greenhouse in Door County is the equivalent of much of the world’s potato blueprints. Wisconsin is home to many things, but it ...

New potato cultivars could better withstand diseases, heat, drought, or salt. Yields could increase. Boutique varieties could have more interesting tastes, shapes, or colors.

Potatoes, an essential food in human nutrition, have two new varieties. They are 'Entzia' and 'Miren,' characterized by their great nutritional value and suitability for industrial processing.

POTATO, po-tah-to, etc.The spud is the very emblem of doing it your own way, and lately chefs have been experimenting with potatoes of every personality: long and knobby as a witch’s finger or ...

Sweet potatoes and yams are surprisingly well suited to the Northwest if properly grown. The best varieties sell out early, so if you're planning to grow them, you need to order ASAP.