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The virus hunters protecting Idaho’s potato industry
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June 10, 2026
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IDAHO FALLS – For the last 85 years, the Idaho Crop Improvement Association has been the state’s seed certifying agency. Its four offices work with farmers across the state to inspect and test crops for viruses in hopes of protecting the health and quality of yields.
The Idaho Falls office at 1680 Foote Drive recently hosted a group of graduate students from the University of Idaho. It was one stop on the group’s statewide potato industry tour. EastIdahoNews.com paid a visit on Tuesday afternoon to learn about the agency and what it does. Seed certification lab manager Lisa Tran and assistant lab technician Kathryn Ransom showed us how they test potatoes for a common virus called Potato Virus Y. Watch it in the video above.
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