Ben Josephson has returned to Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC as sales director after having stepped away temporarily, said Eric Beck, marketing director with the Idaho Falls, Idaho-based potato grower-shipper.

MountainKing Potatoes is providing its retail partners with “turnkey, display-ready options” aimed at driving sales of its baby golds, baby reds and fingerlings.

The Eagle-based Idaho Potato Commission has intensified its promotional and merchandising efforts, said Ross Johnson, international marketing director.

Green Thumb Farms in Fryeburg, Maine, will open a new packaging line in April, said Mike Hart, director of sales and marketing.

There’s more to the potato business than reds, whites and russets, marketers say. Specialty varieties and organics are important parts of the product mix, they note.

The challenge to creating a compelling package for potatoes is complex, because bags must protect product integrity while attracting a shopper’s attention.

Rough weather during the U.S. potato harvest last fall continues to shake up the markets well into 2020, marketers say.

Companies run by father and son are like pairing meat and potatoes: classic.

Tasteful Selections is giving away an indoor herb growing kit, a gardening tool set and a stainless watering sprayer in February as part of a 10-year anniversary celebration.

Friesland, Wis-based Alsum Farms & Produce hosted 150 runners, walkers and FFA supporters at the third annual Tater Trot 5K Run/Walk, Sept. 4 at Alsum Farms.