One of the most common varieties of starchy potatoes, Russet (or Idaho) potatoes have an earthy flavor and a high starch ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho has reintroduced vintage license plates featuring its "World Famous Potatoes" slogan, marking a return ...

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

Idaho is known for its golden potatoes. The state has long embraced the crop with potato-themed food, drinks and candy; a potato hotel and museum; and a potato-esque mascot — called Spuddy Buddy ...

Like 94% of potatoes grown in Idaho, it’s a Russet. Yet it would never be mistaken for the big, white-fleshed number commonly called “Idaho,” aka Russet Burbank.

How Idaho potatoes handled the swing was variety-dependent. Early cold can prompt the plant to drop an existing set of sizable tubers or to delay setting, which reduces tuber count, Darrington said.

CORRECTION: Most potato chips are made from potato varieties not commonly grown in Idaho. An earlier headline erred on this point. Corrected Oct 20, 2020. Related Stories from Idaho Statesman.

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 ...