Cooperative Extension awarded $553,486 to develop hardy potato varieties

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Potato Integrated Pest Management program $553,486 to conduct research on potato breeding in Maine.  The award will be used to develop new varieties of stress-tolerant, disease- and insect-resistant potatoes that display hardy qualities and are visually read more Cooperative Extension awarded $553,486 to develop hardy potato varieties