WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Potato Council (NPC) and Potatoes USA are accepting applications for the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) class of 2017. The annual eight-day program, to be held Feb….
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Washington, D.C. – The National Potato Council (NPC) led a delegation of 12 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff on a tour of Minnesota potato fields. The annual field event…
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FORTUNE COVE – Prince Edward Island might be small, but it can offer up a mixed bag of weather at different places in the province at the same time. Just…
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ST. LOUIS (KTVI) – If you could only have one vegetable for the rest of your life, you’d have to consider the potato.Monica Stoutenborough of PuraVegan Cafe & Yoga visits…
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A half-dozen fresh potato packing facilities have been testing software and a smartphone app commissioned by the National Potato Council to help them comply with new federal…
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Cattle may get a tasty treat soon – feed from sweet potato vines. New research from the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences are researching the industrial…
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The potato crop is off to a great start in the Pacific Northwest of the U.S. It is on track to be an excellent season with strong yields and good-looking…
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Posted on: July 29, 2016 by Amy Carroll Last week we reported on a sharp increase in the prevalence of Lso-positive psyllids relative to the previous weeks this season. Out…
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By Kay Ledbetter Participants at the 25th annual Texas Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program field day learned that the harvest is underway, that psyllids are threatening unharvested fields and…
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Washington, D.C.–The National Potato Council has joined more than 100 prominent national grower organizations, state grower associations, and agribusiness members as part of the U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba, whose…
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