Idaho Association of Plant Protection Meeting Nov. 3-4
The 2021 annual meeting of the Idaho Association of Plant Protection will be held in Burley, ID, at the Best Western Inn & Convention Center on November 3rd and 4th….
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Corteva Agriscience Among First to Leverage Agile Mobile Robots to Walk Row Crops
Corteva Agriscience is working to take agricultural robotics to new heights using a Spot robot from Boston Dynamics. The company is among the first in agriculture to use this agile…
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NPC Issues Support for Continued Availability of Chlorothalonil
The National Potato Council (NPC) and state potato organizations issued comments on EPA’s docket EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0840-0035 regarding the pending re-registration of chlorothalonil to help ensure the future availability of chlorothalonil for potato production in the United States. In the letter, the groups write they support EPA’s efforts to harmonize…
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PNVA Annual Conference Opens Registration
The Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association (PNVA) Annual Conference and Trade Show will be back to an in-person event on November 17-18, 2021. Per Washington State Mandate – Masks will be required for…
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WPC Call for Abstracts
The call for abstract submissions for World Potato Congress (WPC) 2022 is now open and authors are encouraged to submit their abstract online for consideration. Deadline for Oral Submissions: November…
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Applications Now Open to Compete for $250,000 in AgSharks Pitch Competition
Fourth-annual AgSharks Competition will provide agtech startups exclusive access to produce leaders and funding to advance innovative solutions for the agriculture sector Western Growers (WG) and S2G Ventures are now…
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Trevino Nominated As Chief Agricultural Negotiator At USTR
President Biden has nominated Elaine Trevino to be the Chief Agricultural Negotiator at the Office of the Unites States Trade Representative (USTR). Trevino is currently the President of the Almond…
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Vilsack to NPC: Mexico Fresh Access a USDA Priority
In response to National Potato Council’s (NPC) June 28 letter enlisting the Biden Administration’s support for full U.S. fresh potato access to Mexico, USDA Secretary Vilsack this week wrote to the industry…
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USDA Changes the Handling Regulations for Irish Potatoes Grown in Idaho and Oregon
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing a final rule changing the handling regulations under the federal marketing order for Irish potatoes grown in certain counties of Idaho and…
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Operating Equipment for Harvest and Loading Into Storage
By Nora Olsen and Mike Thornton, University of Idaho The bulk of harvest is just ahead of us, and here are a few reminders on operating equipment for handling the…
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