Salazar Seed Potatoes

Salazar Farms produces Colorado Certified Seed Potatoes at the Colorado Field Generation 1 through 4 levels. The farm produces seed both for other seed growers and for commercial potato growers. A number of varieties are grown on the farm; among these are Russet, yellow skin-yellow flesh, red skin-white flesh, red skin-yellow flesh, and also some specialty varieties.


The high altitude of the San Luis Valley along with the isolation of Salazar Farms from other potato growing areas of Colorado provide an ideal environment for raising disease-free seed. An integrated pest management program which includes detailed insect, weed, and disease monitoring is conducted with the assistance of Agro Engineering plant protection specialists. The soils on the farm are tested yearly for presence of nematodes and Scab along with other tests required by states or countries where the seed is destined to go. The use of trap crops and rotation of fields between alfalfa, small grains, potatoes and green manure or disease suppressing crops provide sustainability to the seed operations.

The main varieties grown on the farm at the current time are as follows:

*For growing tips on many varieties, visit the Colorado Certified Potato Growers Association website at www.coloradopotato.org.