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Colorado Seed Potato Crop By Andrew Houser, Colorado Potato Certification Service We had a mix of a cool spring, warm July and a very rainy August. Fortunately, the rainfall turned…

Date:  Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 8:00am EST (USA/Toronto) Presenter: Ivette Acuña B. Agr. Eng. Ph.D.Phytopathologist, Agricultural Research Institute, INIA Chile Summary:  The potato is of social, economic, and cultural…

Farmer sentiment drifted lower in December as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 9 points to a reading of 136. The decline was driven by producers’ weaker perspective…

Story and photos by Bill Schaefer Could a seed potato researcher from Kenya provide key disease-resistant germplasm for the next generation of Idaho potatoes? And in a quid pro quo…

The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has raised more than $3.2 million from stakeholders to create an endowment named after U of I nematologist Saad Hafez,…

SOURCE: NATIONAL ONION ASSOCIATION The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is taking another step to reduce potential impacts to farmers from implementing endangered species protections while continuing to protect endangered species by publishing…

Annual event calls on lessons learned during the Battle of Gettysburg The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) is excited to announce that applications are now being accepted…