Growing & Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties

Thursday, March 27, 2025
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM virtual webinar

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Recent developments in consumer interest and demand for fresh-market potato varieties with novel size, shape, color, and taste profiles are creating unique market opportunities for specialty crop producers.

Join University of Maine Cooperative Extension Sustainable Agriculture Educator, Brett Johnson for a presentation describing growing and marketing practices in specialty potato production in Maine followed by a report on the results of the 2024 Organic Specialty Potato Variety Trial conducted at Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility in Old Town, ME. Registration is required.

Who should attend: Commercial farmers with an interest in producing specialty potato varieties, commercial farmers currently producing specialty potato varieties, new and beginning farmers exploring market opportunities.

Picking PotatoesThe Presenter: UMaine Extension Farm Business Management Educator, Brett Johnson

Fee:  Free  


Date: Thursday, March 27, 2025

Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Location: Online via Zoom. The Zoom link will be provided the day before the event.