The National Potato Council (NPC) announces that Adrienne Gorny, a fourth-year doctoral student in Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology at Cornell University, is the recipient of the 2017-2018 NPC Academic…
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The potato industry showed just how well potatoes can power performance at the PMA Foodservice Race for Talent 5K in Monterrey, CA. The Idaho Potato Commission team led by Don…
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According to the National Potato Council, the Mexican ban on U.S. potatoes is flawed. Here is their response to the ban: The recent ruling by a district court judge in…
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Wednesday, July 12 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. marks the date and times for the annual Malheur Experiment Station Field Day and Summer Farm Festival. This event features local…
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The University of Idaho will be hosting a Field Day at the Parma Research and Extension Center on June 21, 2017. Pesticide credits and Certified Crop Advisor credits will be offered…
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In December Colorado Potato Administrative Committee announced their 2017 Colorado Potatoes Video Contest in an effort to get kids thinking about why fruits and vegetables, including potatoes are important. Two…
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Story and photos by Denise Keller, Potato Country Editor Farming with the motto “committed to excellence” requires discipline and innovation. Rising to the challenge, CSS Farms has used the motto…
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Potatoes USA nominations are now open for new Board Members for the 2018-2021 term. Fifty-eight members will be elected or re-elected to fill open seats and the seats of outgoing Board…
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LATE BLIGHT: Dr. Dennis Johnson’s late blight hotline was updated on May 11, 2017. Here is what he reported: Currently, the probability of late blight occurring sometime this growing season…
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Spudnik Equipment delivered an AirSep Harvester to Montana seed grower Buyan Ranch last fall. Buyan was nothing short of impressed. With the AirSep, potatoes are not being bounced on hard…
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