PNW Fumigation Training August 8 & 9
Two Fumigation Stewardship Training meetings will be held in Washington. 1) August 8, 2023 in Moses Lake at the Big Bend Community College2) August 9, 2023 in Kennewick at the…
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Harvest Time: Stay Safer, Get Better Spuds
Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has published training videos for drivers and workers with a safer harvest and better end product as the goal. Training videos can be found on the…
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MSU Researchers Receive NSF Grant to Address ‘Grand Challenge’ of Plant Biology
Michigan State University molecular plant scientist Dan Chitwood has received a $640,000 grant, part of a larger $1.5 million collaborative award from the National Science Foundation, to learn how to predict…
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Japanese Beetles Could Spread Throughout Washington State in 20 Years
Without intervention, the colorful but devastating Japanese beetle could make its way across the evergreen state within two decades, according to a study of their potential dispersion. The iridescent, green-and-copper…
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Delray Holm & Sons Awarded USDA Contract for Bulk Potatoes
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchased bulk potatoes for further processing products for distribution to the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs for Fiscal…
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Interior-Environment Budget Bill Advances with Deep Cuts, Ag-Friendly Committee Report
The GOP-controlled U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved a budget bill on July 17 that would reduce the Environmental Protection Agency’s funding to its lowest level since 1991. In a party-line…
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Ag Committee Leaders Remain Positive on Farm Bill Completion
House and Senate Agriculture Committee leaders commented last week on both chambers’ commitments to completing the Farm Bill in 2023. In a statement to reporters, Senate Ag Committee Ranking Member…
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Aug. 8 Meeting to Nominate Idaho Growers
The Idaho Potato Commission is holding a special nomination meeting for the grower seat in District 2A. Since the March 2023 nomination meeting, two of the three original nominees withdrew…
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Basic American Wins Dehy Contract Valued Over $2.3M
The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has awarded a solicitation to Basic American, Inc in Walnut Creek, Calif. for the procurement of dehydrated potato products. The contract totals $2,311,525. Stutz Packing…
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Importance of Scouting for Late Blight
by Kasia Duellman, Jeff Miller, Nora Olsen, Mike Thornton, Phill Wharton and James Woodhall It has been several years since we have had an outbreak of late blight in Idaho. …
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