Rrvpotatoes.org
Title
Northern Plains Potato Growers Association
Description
The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA) was first organized in 1946 by a handful of concerned potato growers who felt the Valley's potato industry needed to be more united. This group actually donated their own funds for the first year to kick things off. It didn't take long before the Association was officially formed and boasted 600 grower-members from both sides of the Red River.
The priorities set by the first Board of Directors - research and promotion - has never changed, however the means of accomplishing these priorities have varied over the years. Much of the first 15 years was devoted to organizing, developing funding mechanisms, and dealing with legislative work, marketing control, traffic and regulation study, potato research and promotion, and public relations.
In 1956, the Association purchased land five miles south of Grand Forks, ND, to establish the nation's first and only grower owned potato research farm. Since then, the Red River Valley Potato Research Farm as well as other research areas, have provided ample space for potato research on soil types representative of the Red River Valley. The land is made available to researchers from the University of Minnesota, North Dakota State University, and USDA for various types of research and experiments with variety development, disease control, insect control, processing quality, and storage concerns.
Languages
English
Contact
- North Plains Potato Growers Assn
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- East Grand Forks MN
- United States 56721
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- +1.2187733633
