2024 Potato Planting Considerations
By Ben Eborn, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Factors affecting 2024 potato acreage are mixed. Growers have many things to consider when making planting decisions for this year’s potato…
Read MoreBy Ben Eborn, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Factors affecting 2024 potato acreage are mixed. Growers have many things to consider when making planting decisions for this year’s potato…
Read MoreCold storage for colonies could help mitigate climate change effects By Sara Zaske, WSU News & Media Relations The famous work ethic of honey bees might spell disaster for these busy…
Read MoreNOTICE OF MEETING TO NOMINATE A DISTRICT 1 GROWER MEMBER OF THE IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that on Friday, March 29, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., nominations for one District No. 1…
Read MoreThe Department of Agriculture purchased bulk potatoes for further processing for distribution to Federal food nutrition assistance programs for deliveries starting October 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Del Ray…
Read MoreBy: Alexis M. Taylor, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs American agriculture remains strong. Total U.S. agricultural exports reached $174.9 billion in 2023. American farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness…
Read More32 food and agriculture groups released the eighth annual Feeding the Economy report, a historic farm-to-fork economic impact study that helps to estimate the direct and indirect economic contributions of the food…
Read MoreThe Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has awarded contracts to four different companies to buy bagged, fresh Russet potatoes. The contracts total $1,683,392 and are to be delivered between July 1,…
Read MoreIn 2021, the World Potato Congress Inc, (WPC), under the support of Directors Romain Cools and André Devaux, began to explore the idea of a day to celebrate and honor the…
Read MoreFox Packaging has announced that their products are now completely PFAS-free. PFAS is the acronym for polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as “forever chemicals.” These substances are used to make packaging…
Read MoreThe University of Idaho Extension (U of I) will continue Ag Talk Tuesday this spring and summer. Ag Talk Tuesdays are virtual sessions about agriculture, held via Zoom, with U of I…
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