NematodePro.com Crop Consulting Company Opens
Brad Young is a name familiar to many growers in the west as a soil-fumigation and nematode management specialist. Young is the driving force behind NematodePro.com, a new soil-fumigation and…
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Two New Herbicides
UPI, a global leader in the production of high quality crop protection products, has launched two new herbicides in the U.S. MOCCASIN is the first post-patent herbicide containing the active…
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Potato Planting Outlook for the West
It’s been a long, cold and snowy winter for many areas in the west. The Snake River next to our corporate office outside Roberts, Idaho is higher than it’s been…
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New SureFire Marksman Irrigation Injection Systems
At the Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas earlier this month, SureFire Ag introduced the 2017 Marksman Flow Controlled Irrigation Injection Systems. Marksman provides producers and retailers a line-up of…
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New Nutrition Facts Label for Potatoes
Potatoes USA has developed an updated new Nutrition Facts Label for fresh potatoes to meet updated FDA guidance. A new label was released in the fall to meet the U.S….
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New Report Available on $26B Potato Chip Market
Research and Markets has announced a new report on the potato chip market: “Potato Chips Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2017 – 2022” . The global…
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Spudmobile stops in La Crosse
By Sam Shilts Wisconsin is known as the dairy state, but you may not know that we also rank 3rd in the nation in potato production.The “Spudmobile” mobile classroom made a…
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Vintage Focus: November 2000
In November 2000, the first crew arrives at the International Space Station and Hillary Clinton is elected to the US Senate. Clinton became the first US First Lady to win public office while still…
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Potatoes are a superfood
By Kanchan Koya What if I told you that your kid, and even you, could theoretically live on potatoes and be just fine?* But aren’t potatoes empty calories? Carb heavy? Boring? Devoid of…
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BioSafe Systems Offers Bio-Insecticide
BioSafe Systems’ BioCeres WP is an insect-pathogenic bio-insecticide using the new Beauveria bassiana fungus. The product is used for the biological control of numerous pests including whiteflies, aphids and thrips. It adheres to…
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