A link at the bottom of this post provides a disease report with information on different cultivar susceptibility to PVY (and the various strains), PMTV (potato mop top virus), powdery…
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The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is starting the new year with two new commissioners. Brian Lundquist of Idahoan Foods and Klaren Koompin, a grower in American Falls, Idaho, will each…
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During the National Potato Council (NPC) Washington Summit, the organization’s Board of Directors passed the following resolution to guide the council’s advocacy efforts: WHEREAS, the U.S. potato industry generates over…
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According to the National Potato Council (NPC), the U.S. potato industry exports twenty percent of all domestically-grown potatoes each year in either fresh or processed form and those exports are…
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump’s decision to impose increased tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. “Farmers support the goals of ensuring…
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U.S. farmer sentiment continued its upward trend in February, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 11 points from the previous month to a reading of 152. The boost was…
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The Dyrt, a camping app with all of the public and private campgrounds, RV parks, and free camping locations in the United States, has found that farm camping is increasingly…
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Council installs 2025 Executive Committee during NPC Washington Summit The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2025 roster of Executive Committee leaders this week at the organization’s annual Washington Summit….
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Sponsored by: Craig McCloskey with Bluefield Seeding Solutions Brent Rosman with Syngenta Emily Merk with NAPSO Not pictured: Shane Wright with Northwest Norkotah and Bryan Henning with Ag World…
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NOTICE OF MEETING TO NOMINATE A DISTRICT 1 GROWER MEMBER OF THE IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., nominations for one District No. 1…
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