The Department of Agriculture purchased bulk potatoes for further processing for distribution to Federal food nutrition assistance programs for deliveries starting October 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025. Del Ray…
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By: Alexis M. Taylor, Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs American agriculture remains strong. Total U.S. agricultural exports reached $174.9 billion in 2023. American farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness…
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32 food and agriculture groups released the eighth annual Feeding the Economy report, a historic farm-to-fork economic impact study that helps to estimate the direct and indirect economic contributions of the food…
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has awarded contracts to four different companies to buy bagged, fresh Russet potatoes. The contracts total $1,683,392 and are to be delivered between July 1,…
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In 2021, the World Potato Congress Inc, (WPC), under the support of Directors Romain Cools and André Devaux, began to explore the idea of a day to celebrate and honor the…
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Fox Packaging has announced that their products are now completely PFAS-free. PFAS is the acronym for polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as “forever chemicals.” These substances are used to make packaging…
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Goals of Climate-Smart (C-S) Agriculture Sustainably increase food security and support rural livelihoods.Strengthen resilience of ag and food systems to climate variability.Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon on farmland….
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Patrick Mills has joined the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) as the retail promotion director for the western U.S. and Canada, following the retirement of Kent Beesley. Mills brings more than…
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By James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture The February Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading reached 111, marking a 5-point rise from last month. The…
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U.S. potato growers and allied partners from across the country united as an industry to fulfill NPC’s mission of “Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill.” The 2024 Washington Summit,…
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