Potato Truck & Box Auction
Just in time for harvest, a timed, online potato truck auction will have many twin-screw 5-axle trucks for sale as well as potato boxes. The auction, at the Steffes Group…
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NPPGA Hires New President
The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA), based in Minnesota, has hired Donavon Johnson as its new president. Johnson replaces Chuck Gunnerson, who is retiring. Johnson grew up on a potato…
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Jim Klauzer of Clearwater Supply Wins Industry Achievement Award
The Irrigation Association has honored Jim Klauzer of Clearwater Supply in Ontario, Oregon, as the recipient of the 2018 Industry Achievement Award. Klauzer is currently a sales agronomist with Clearwater…
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Episode 1: What are universities teaching about potatoes today?
We talk to a recent culinary nutrition grad to find out. Sponsored by GroupAg – Post Harvest and Storage Specialists. 208-356-7800 Download by clicking here
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US, Indonesia Sign Market Access Agreement
The United States and Indonesia have reached a market access agreement that will allow U.S. fresh potatoes to be exported to Indonesia. The agreement comes after four years of discussions…
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Insect Monitoring Report
Washington State University Extension is reporting that they found potato psyllids on 10% of the traps deployed for their monitoring network, but they saw some more on cards brought to…
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A Step Ahead of Late Blight
Syngenta invests heavily in researching potato diseases like late blight. With a state-of-the-art facility in Vero Beach, Florida, the company tests fungicide chemistries on fields inoculated with the troublesome disease….
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USDA Proposes Termination of Southeastern States Irish Potato Marketing Order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on a proposal to terminate the marketing order regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in designated counties of Virginia and…
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What to Watch for With 2018 Potato Crop
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Early harvest of the 2018 potato crop is getting underway. Fall potato acreage almost certainly is up from last year,…
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Potato Exports Decline Again in May
The volume of U.S. exports of frozen potato products declined 4% in May 2018 compared to 2017, with value down 2%. The reduction was due to a 26% loss in…
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