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NOTICE OF MEETING TO NOMINATE A DISTRICT 1 GROWER MEMBER OF THE IDAHO POTATO COMMISSION Notice is hereby given that on Friday, March 7, 2025, at 9:30 a.m., nominations for one District No. 1…

Researchers at the University of Illinois are making progress in engineering potatoes to be more resilient to global warming. The international research project, Realizing Increased Photosynthetic Efficiency (RIPE), is looking…

Potato Seed Solutions, the research and development branch of SunRain, is now part of Europlant America. The company will take over SunRain’s tasks of multiplying and distributing potato varieties. SunRain…

In the 2024 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Northern Illinois University beat Fresno State with a score of 28-20. While a one-score game is always intriguing, the Potato Bowl has always…

BW Flexible Systems recently launched the Symach 3500S. This push-type palletizer is designed to deliver high-speed stacking and palletizing performance for bags, bales, crates and cases. Its stacking cage is…

By Dale Lathim In November, I had the great privilege of traveling to Asia and Europe to see potato production and processing in each region. The week prior to that,…

EnduraPro fungicide, a new broad-spectrum fungicide from BASF Agricultural Solutions, is available for purchase for the 2025 crop year. Endura Pro combines boscalid, the active ingredient found in Endura fungicide, with…

By John Klimes, Product Quality Specialist, Agri-Stor Companies In the early days of potato storage, ventilation systems were designed with enough air to allow for light air exchange and application…

Story and photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher The XAG P100 Pro drone sprayer used at Kimm Seed Potatoes has a 30-foot spray width. Photo courtesy Kimm Seed Potatoes If you’re…