Calloway Northwest has been farming potatoes in the northern Columbia Basin of Washington since 1951. Now, the growers are retiring and selling off their remaining equipment. Bidding for the…
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The latest potato stock report is out from National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 69.6 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down…
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By American Society of Agronomy In some ways, farming is like cooking. Cooking would be much easier if we could leave the kitchen after eating and not come back until…
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Tomra Food has introduced the Tomra 3A sensor-based sorting machine for freshly harvested root crops, offering potato growers excellent sorting capabilities, dependability and affordability. Developed in response to specific customer…
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By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Huffaker’s Highlights: The COVID-19 pandemic has created huge dislocations for the potato industry. The long-term impact is unknowable and will…
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Retail potato sales soar, increasing 10.4 percent in dollar sales and 9.3 percent in volume sales between July 1, 2019 and May 19, 2020, according to IRI. All potato categories…
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The World Potato Congress Inc. is presenting another webinar in its continuing webinar series. Set for June 25 at 9:00 a.m. EST, Burkhard Kuhlmann, with GRIMME, will present “Mechanization Levels for…
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By Rebecca Earle, University of Warwick What we eat matters to us – but we’re not sure whether it ought to matter to anyone else. We generally insist that our…
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The CDC and US Department of Labor have released guidance to protect agricultural workers on farms and other work sites. The guidance is designed to maintain a safe work environment…
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Utah State University Extension and Utah USDA Farm Service Agency are providing a seminar on the Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program (CFAP) that provides direct payment to farmers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency began accepting…
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