New Biological Fungicide
AgBiome®, a leader in developing innovative products from the Earth’s microbial communities, has announced the submission of Theia™ fungicide, its next product, to the EPA for review. Pending EPA registration,…
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NPC Virtual Summer Meeting on Facebook Live June 25
As part of the National Potato Council (NPC) 2020 Summer Meeting virtual event on June 25, NPC President Britt Raybould, CEO Kam Quarles, and COO Mike Wenkel will present the…
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NASS Potato Stocks Report Shows Only Slight Decline
The latest potato stock report is out from National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 69.6 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down…
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Crop Residue Decisions Affect Soil Life
By American Society of Agronomy In some ways, farming is like cooking. Cooking would be much easier if we could leave the kitchen after eating and not come back until…
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New Tomra Sorter
Tomra Food has introduced the Tomra 3A sensor-based sorting machine for freshly harvested root crops, offering potato growers excellent sorting capabilities, dependability and affordability. Developed in response to specific customer…
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Webinar June 25: Mechanization Levels for the Global Potato Industry
The World Potato Congress Inc. is presenting another webinar in its continuing webinar series. Set for June 25 at 9:00 a.m. EST, Burkhard Kuhlmann, with GRIMME, will present “Mechanization Levels for…
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How the Humble Potato Fueled the Rise of Liberal Capitalism
By Rebecca Earle, University of Warwick What we eat matters to us – but we’re not sure whether it ought to matter to anyone else. We generally insist that our…
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COVID-19 Guidance for Ag Employers and Workers
The CDC and US Department of Labor have released guidance to protect agricultural workers on farms and other work sites. The guidance is designed to maintain a safe work environment…
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Direct Payment to Farmers Webinar on June 4
Utah State University Extension and Utah USDA Farm Service Agency are providing a seminar on the Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program (CFAP) that provides direct payment to farmers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency began accepting…
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New COVID-19 Requirements for Washington Agriculture
Washington governor Jay Inslee released Proclamation 20-57, “Concerning the Health of Agricultural Workers” which provides required protections which must be in place by June 4. A full detail of requirements…
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