Industry News
Industry News
April 3, 2019
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…
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Industry News
April 2, 2019
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,…
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Industry News
April 2, 2019
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…
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Industry News
March 28, 2019
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…
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Industry News
March 21, 2019
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…
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Industry News, Podcast
March 19, 2019
On this episode we re-join Dave in Kennewick at the Washington/Oregon Potato Conference. Hear from Redox, Ag World, Colorado Certified Potato Growers and Washington State Potato Commission Sponsored by: …
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Industry News
March 18, 2019
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…
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Industry News
March 18, 2019
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…
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Industry News
March 14, 2019
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…
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Industry News
March 11, 2019
February 2019 was National Potato Month. As part of their February issue of the Economic Landscape, the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), has released a clever infographic highlighting spuds. Interesting facts…
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