Szymanski Back at NPC
The National Potato Council (NPC) has announced that Mark Szymanski has rejoined its D.C. team. He will be heading up the organization’s communications and media relations efforts. “We are extremely…
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Lindsay Launches Trio of Irrigation Tools
Lindsay Corporation has several new irrigation products coming out to help growers improve productivity and conserve resources. The Zimmatic 9500 pivot is coming to North America this fall. The high-speed…
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Table Potato Supplies Tighten
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News U.S. table potato shipments from the 2018 crop dropped 1.4 percent below year-earlier movement, to 92.7 million cwt. That reduced…
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Studies Sing Praises of Potatoes
A study out of Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, found that children experienced better memory recall, improved blood sugar levels and increased levels of satiety after eating white potatoes compared to…
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Company Introduces Irrigation Water Optimizer
Precision Laboratories has expanded its offering of irrigation water optimizers with the introduction of Stretta. The product is designed to maintain ideal moisture levels in the plant root zone, leading…
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Report Ranks Potatoes Number One
Potatoes came in as the top produce item and the top vegetable purchased by consumers in Fresh Trends 2019. More than 60 percent of all consumers said they bought potatoes…
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Top 10 Questions When Buying Certified Seed
By Amy Charkowski, Colorado State University; Stewart Gray, Cornell University; Russ Groves, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Alan Westra, Idaho Crop Improvement Association; and Mary Kreitinger, Cornell University Is a North…
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Retail Sales of Potatoes Up in Q1 of MY20
IRI data for the first quarter of the marketing year (July through September 2019) showed success with dollars and volume for total potato sales at retail. Total dollar sales increased…
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AMS Issues Solicitation for Dehydrated Potato Products
The Agricultural Marketing Service has issued Solicitation 2000006485/12-3J14-20-B-0012 for the procurement of Dehydrated Potato Products: View the Solicitation Please note bids are due Thursday, November 07, 2019 by 1:00 p.m. Central Time…
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One Spud and 72 Cubs: The Big Idaho Potato Truck Visits Bear World During Its First Harvest Tour
The Tater Team wrapped up its 2019 Harvest Tour throughout Southeast Idaho with a ‘beary’ special visit to Bear World in Rexburg, ID. The 4-ton spud was invited to drive through the…
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