USDA Buying Fresh Russets and Round Whites
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to sell fresh potatoes pursuant to the AMSMaster Solicitation for use in the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and…
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Farm Bureau Warns Increased Tariffs Threaten the Economic Sustainability of Farmers
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on President Trump’s announcement that the United States will impose reciprocal tariffs on trading partners. “Trade is critical to the success of…
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Farmer Sentiment Slips Due to Rising Policy Uncertainty
By Michael Langemeier and James Mintert, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Farmer sentiment declined in March as concerns over agricultural trade and farm policy weighed on producers’ outlook for the…
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Ag Groups Concerned by Unintended Consequences of Strategy on Chinese Shipbuilding
National Potato Council (NPC) has joined more than 300 ag and trade organizations urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to avoid negative impacts on U.S. farmers and…
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Idaho® Potatoes Hit the Slopes at the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals
The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is joining the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals from March 22nd–27th in Sun Valley, Idaho. Watch the IPC’s social channels for exclusive behind-the-scenes moments…
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AMS Awards Potato Contracts
The Agricultural Marketing Service has awarded contracts for solicitation 2000010654, 12-3J14-25-B-0234 for the procurement of bulk potatoes for further processing. Deliveries will start starting October 1, 2025 and run through…
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Potato Cultivar Susceptibility to PVY, PMTV, Powdery Scab, and TRV
A link at the bottom of this post provides a disease report with information on different cultivar susceptibility to PVY (and the various strains), PMTV (potato mop top virus), powdery…
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NPC Requests Trump Administration to Reconsider Potato Wart Threat
During the National Potato Council (NPC) Washington Summit, the organization’s Board of Directors passed the following resolution to guide the council’s advocacy efforts: WHEREAS, the U.S. potato industry generates over…
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Statements on Proposed Tariffs from NPC, Ag Retailers and Fertilizer Institute
According to the National Potato Council (NPC), the U.S. potato industry exports twenty percent of all domestically-grown potatoes each year in either fresh or processed form and those exports are…
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Farm Bureau Urges Quick Resolution to Tariffs
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump’s decision to impose increased tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. “Farmers support the goals of ensuring…
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