Articles by Dave Alexander

The USDA announced May 4 a $50 million surplus potato purchase to support the industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. The potato purchase, the largest of all the specialty crop purchases,…

Due to COVID-19, the Ag World Golf Classic slated for June has been rescheduled to August. Golfers are invited to hit the links on Aug. 11 at Canyon Lakes Golf…

Yara North America, a market leader in crop nutrition, has joined the Potato Sustainability Alliance.  As a member of the Alliance, Yara will work with processors, packers, buyers, grower organizations,…

Keith McGovern, president of R.D. Offutt Farms, has joined the board of the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (LEAF), a new organization launched in January. The organization is designed…

USDA is exercising enforcement discretion for a temporary period to provide labeling flexibilities to the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) requirements and allow the re-distribution of food products intended for foodservice to…

John Deere, in collaboration with the UAW, the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, announced today it is producing protective face shields at John Deere Seeding…

Several potato organizations have signed onto a letter urging the USDA to develop a $5 billion Produce Market Stabilization Fund to help U.S. produce growers and shippers and licensed PACA…