University of Maine Cooperative Extension is hosting a virtual presentation covering growing and marketing practices for specialty potato varieties in Maine from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, March 20.
Consumer interest and demand for fresh-market potato varieties with unique size, shape, color and taste profiles has been on the rise. The trend presents new market opportunities for specialty crop producers. Brett Johnson, UMaine Extension sustainable agriculture and farm business management educator, will give an overview of practices involved in growing and marketing specialty potato products in Maine followed by results of the 2-year organic specialty potato variety trials conducted at the university’s Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research facility in Old Town. The presentation is geared toward commercial farmers currently producing or with an interest in producing specialty potato varieties as well as new and beginning farmers exploring market opportunities.
Register on the event webpage (https://extension.umaine.edu/waldo/programs/growing-marketing-specialty-potato-varieties/). For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact Billiejo Pendleton at 207-342-5971 or [email protected].
