THE ORGANIZATION COLLECTS AND DISSEMINATES SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION RELATING TO ALL PHASES OF THE POTATO INDUSTRY, INCLUDING TEACHING, RESEARCHING, OUTREACH, BREEDING, CERTIFICATION, PRODUCTION, PEST CONTAINMENT, TRANSPORTATION, PROCESSING, MARKETING, AND UTILIZATION. IT ISSUES PUBLICATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF POTATO RESEARCH, A QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER SENT TO MEMBERS, AND SEVERAL OTHERS SUCH AS POTATO PRODUCTION GUIDES, DESCRIPTIONS OF POTATO VARIETIES, AND A MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY.