Industry News
Industry News
June 12, 2019
Two Top Potato Export Markets At Stake The National Potato Council joined with over 950 farm groups and agricultural organizations in a letter urging Congress to immediately ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada…
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Industry News, Podcast
June 12, 2019
John Keeling has been at the National Potato Council for 17-1/2 years. Listen to his parting comments. Sponsored by: Listen on: [maxbutton id=”1″] [maxbutton id=”1″ text=”GOOGLE…
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Industry News
June 12, 2019
By Kim Breshears, Marketing Programs Director, Potatoes USA Understanding consumers is important to learning what their motivations are and how to stimulate potato consumption. To understand changes in consumers’…
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Industry News
June 12, 2019
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has a new website that makes it easier to view, access, and download its data on the transportation of agricultural products by rail, truck,…
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Industry News
May 30, 2019
President Donald Trump welcomed representatives from a number of agricultural organizations to the White House Thursday to talk about the $16 billion in trade assistance announced by the administration. “I have directed…
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Growers, Industry News
May 28, 2019
Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor James Baker tries to strike a balance between perfection and profitability. The Moses Lake, Washington, potato grower is making changes to his…
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Diseases and Pests, Industry News
May 28, 2019
According to the WSU Potato Pest Alerts: The cool, rainy weather this week increases the probability that we will see late blight in the Columbia Basin. Late blight has not…
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Industry News
May 28, 2019
Black Gold Farms has hired Kerwin Bradley as its chief production officer. His role will be to implement best practices, lead variety selection and development, drive the adaption of new…
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Industry News
May 28, 2019
UI’s Ag Talk Tuesdays has a newsletter to help keep you informed of anything you may have missed. They recently renamed the newsletter “The Ag Talk Report”. To…
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Industry News
May 24, 2019
Spud School is coming to Tri-Cities, Washington in 2020. The dates are set for January 30-31 at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Washington. Designed for large potato farm…
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