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National Potato Council (NPC) has announced a new executive team. Kam Quarles, the current Vice President of Public Policy and Communications for the NPC, will become the new Chief Executive…

Actagro Proximus www.superchargeyourtubers.com Proximus is a liquid nitrogen management tool approved for all crops in the U.S. and Canada. It has a patent-pending mode of action that works with native microbes…

The value of store retail potato sales was $11.6 billion in 2018, a 2.1 percent increase over 2017. The increase was paced by refrigerated sales, up 5.3 percent, and frozen,…

The Big Idaho Potato Truck kicked off its 2019 tour at the end of February after logging more than 40,000 miles in 2018. Last year, the truck participated in 68…

The USDA has updated the Commodity Specification for Frozen Vegetables. The update includes minor formatting adjustments, incorporates Amendments 1 and 2, clarifies existing labeling and packaging requirements, and specifies material…

This last weekend was St. Patrick’s Day. Many places have events, many places have parades. But only Hot Springs, Arkansas has the world smallest St. Patrick’s Day parade.   This…

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) invites you to a live, interactive webinar on lessons learned in becoming an approved USDA Foods vendor. Each year, AMS purchases over 300 different food…

By John Tullis, Business Development Manager, The Northwest Seaport Alliance   Once a potato is harvested, where does it go? If its destination lies overseas, it will almost certainly pass…

President Donald J. Trump has proclaimed today as National Ag Day. This year marks the third year that the administration has publicly recognized National Ag Day as a salute to…