Washington Potato

The heat of the summer, at least the most extreme temperatures, may be weeks behind us, but its impact on the Washington potato crop remains up in the air. Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington State Potato Commission said while he expects the heat will negatively impact yields, other impacts remain unknown ...

Crews in central Washington were called to structure fire at the Washington Potato building in the small down of Warden Thursday night. "The fire started around 5:30 p.m. at Washington Potato, it started in the dehydrator and then extended to the structure, said Kyle Foreman is with the Grant County Sheriffs office ...

Chris Voigt Executive Director for the Washington Potato Commission says February’s snow and March’s cold temperatures have been a double edged sword for the local potato community.  First he said on the positive side, the snow improved the snowpacks, which is great news for irrigators come this spring and summer.  And he noted i...

Ask Chris Voigt and he’ll tell you 2018 turned out to be a nearly perfect year for Washington potato growers.  He said it started in the spring with great soil moisture levels and not a lot of problems with freezing once the spuds were in the ground.  When it ...

On Monday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Washington Potato Company and Pasco Processing LLC.  DOJ alleges that the companies violated the Immigration and Nationality Act by discriminating against immigrants during the employment eligibility verification process because of their citizenship status.  ...