According to the latest AgWest report, in 2024, potato acreage and open market prices in the Northwest decreased due to fewer contracted acres and excess potato supply. Potato processors continue…
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Every night can be a sock hop for three lucky winners of full-size Victrola jukeboxes in the 2025 Idaho Potato Lovers Display Contest. From old school vinyl records to the…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to sell dehydrated potatoes pursuant to theAMS Master Solicitation for use in the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food andNutrition…
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has awarded contracts for dehydrated flakes for distribution to the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs for Fiscal Year…
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Registration fee is $35 if received by January 14 ($50 late and on-site registration). (Cash or check only.) Location: Red Lion, Pocatello Date: January 21 Time: 11:30 AM to 5:00…
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Colorado Seed Potato Crop By Andrew Houser, Colorado Potato Certification Service We had a mix of a cool spring, warm July and a very rainy August. Fortunately, the rainfall turned…
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Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:00am EST (USA/Toronto) Presenter: Ivette Acuña B. Agr. Eng. Ph.D.Phytopathologist, Agricultural Research Institute, INIA Chile Summary: The potato is of social, economic, and cultural…
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Farmer sentiment drifted lower in December as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 9 points to a reading of 136. The decline was driven by producers’ weaker perspective…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that specialty crop producers have an additional two days to apply for assistance to help offset higher marketing and production costs. Most notably,…
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Story and photos by Bill Schaefer Could a seed potato researcher from Kenya provide key disease-resistant germplasm for the next generation of Idaho potatoes? And in a quid pro quo…
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