Industry News

The Potatoes USA, 2018 Annual Meeting came to a close last week with the election of a new Board Chairman and Executive Committee. Dan Moss of Declo, Idaho was elected…

The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI), J.R. Simplot Company, and Tennessee State University have collaborated on a new publication that provides readers with access to a unique collection of hundreds…

Dave Bell auctions is hosting an auction for Gumz Farms LLC. They are selling excess assets from the acquisition of P&R Packing. Available items include an Idaho Steel Stacker, Idaho Steel…

Dow AgroSciences has hired Jorge Villasenor as the Telone specialist for the Columbia Basin area of Washington. He replaces Ryan Roslak, who retired after 33 years with Dow AgroSciences. Villasenor…

Story and photos by Allen Thayer   Nearly 150 people attended the sold-out Spud School 2018, a two-day workshop for growers, field consultants and fertilizer suppliers, held Jan. 15-16 in…

The Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association is offering up to $5,000 in scholarships for the 2018/19 school year.  The PNVA will give preference in the following order 1) Members of the PNVA…

In January, Potatoes USA launched a partnership with ACTIVE.com to expand its digital footprint for performance-specific messaging. ACTIVE is the leader in online event registrations, ranging from 5k running races and marathons to…

Help for Employers, Worker, Handlers and more. The 2015 revised Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is complex, so this guide breaks it up into bite-sized chunks and sorts information by…