Produce packaging and and equipment supplier Volm Companies, Inc. has expanded its operations in Colorado with the acquisition of Atech, Inc. in Monte Vista, Colorado. Volm, headquartered in Wisconsin,…
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We talked to Kasia Duellman to find out how this new tech can benefit growers. The idea is to give an early warning to growers when pathogens are found in…
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In the Inca mythology, the city of Cusco was considered to be the navel of the Inca universe. In the native Quechua language, the word Cusco translates into “belly button…
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Basic American, Inc. and Stutz Packing Company, Inc have been awarded a contract from USDA to supply dehydrated potatoes for distribution to the child nutrition and other related domestic food…
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The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA), based in Minnesota, has hired Donavon Johnson as its new president. Johnson replaces Chuck Gunnerson, who is retiring. Johnson grew up on a potato…
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The United States and Indonesia have reached a market access agreement that will allow U.S. fresh potatoes to be exported to Indonesia. The agreement comes after four years of discussions…
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Washington State University Extension is reporting that they found potato psyllids on 10% of the traps deployed for their monitoring network, but they saw some more on cards brought to…
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Syngenta invests heavily in researching potato diseases like late blight. With a state-of-the-art facility in Vero Beach, Florida, the company tests fungicide chemistries on fields inoculated with the troublesome disease….
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on a proposal to terminate the marketing order regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in designated counties of Virginia and…
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