Potato WebTour

North American Potato Market News Web Site – produced in Idaho Falls http://www.napmn.com/

· Syngenta, a world-leading agribusiness, sponsors the following two web sites. The company is a leader in crop protection and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2002 were approximately US $6.2 billion. Syngenta employs some 20,000 people in over 90 countries. The company is committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. http://www.potatosolutions.com/ and Global Potato News. http://www.potatonews.com/ With a background as a potato grower, as well as content provider and webmaster of several global potato web sites, Lukie Pieterse is responsible for the management and development of site content and new features to come. He owns a consulting company, Global Potato Focus Inc (Prince Edward Island, Canada).

National Potato Council—non-profit trade association http://www.npcspud.com/
Consumer site of above with education lessons & recipes http://www.potatohelp.com/
Oregon State University—Potato Information Exchange http://www.css.orst.edu/potatoes/
Idaho Potato Commission--Bobby approved, with consumer activities http://www.idahopotatoes.org/

· Article: “Economic Importance of Irrigation Management in Potato Production Systems of Idaho” by B.A. King and J.C. Stark http://www.uidaho.edu/aberdeen/econ_import.htm

· Potato Disease articles—papers are a couple of years old http://www.uidaho.edu/ag/plantdisease/potato.htm

Idaho Potato Exposition – Blackfoot Idaho:--Same information, but the first one is less cluttered.

· http://www.ida.net/users/potatoexpo/

· http://www.potatoexpo.com/

Magazines:

Seed Potatoes

Information about certified Idaho seed: http://www.idahocrop.com/potato.html
National standards required to export seed from the United States: http://www.seedhealth.org/

Local Producers:

· Listing of Gem Valley Certified Seed Potato Growers: http://www.graceidaho.com/html/seedpotato.html

· Gibbs Farms LLC: http://www.gibbsfarms.com/main.html

· R. Lloyd Brothers: www.idahoseedpotatoes.com/