Potato Expo Room Block Now Open
The Orlando World Center Marriott offers an expansive conference space to host all of the meetings and events being held at Potato Expo 2025. At the Orlando World Center, you’ll find 10…
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Potatoes USA Elects Shelley R. Olsen as Board Chair, Announces New Executive Committee for 2024-2025
Potatoes USA, the national marketing, research, and promotion board for the potato industry, elected Shelley R. Olsen as Chair of the Board at its annual meeting. Potatoes USA also announced…
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JH Biotech Forms Nonprofit Focused on Prevention Agriculture
JH Biotech, Inc. has launched the International Prevention Agriculture Institute (IPAI). The nonprofit organization aims to raise global awareness of land degradation, advocate for sustainable agricultural development, and ensure long-term…
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Farmer Sentiment Improves Despite Financial Performance Concerns
All three broad-based measures of farmer sentiment improved in July as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index rose 8 points to 113, the Index of Current Conditions increased by 10 points to…
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USDA Invests Up to $400 Million to Address Drought, Conserve Water through Production of Water-Saving Commodities
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $400 million with at least 18 irrigation districts to help farmers continue commodity production while also conserving…
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USDA Seeks Input on $50-Million Food Aid Pilot
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is seeking stakeholder input regarding implementation of a $50-million pilot project to include non-traditional, shelf-stable U.S.-grown commodities in the U.S. government’s international…
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Teleos Ag Stewardship Trainings
Teleos Ag Solutions will be hosting two fumigation stewardship training events in August. The first will be in Moses Lake on August 13 at the Big Bend Community College. The second…
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WSU Potato Alert – Heat Stress
WSU POTATO ALERTS HEAT STRESS WHAT IS HEAT STRESS? Potatoes can suffer from heat stress when temperatures rise. Heat stress severity depends on (1) how hot it gets, (2) the…
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USDA Grants $50 Million Potato Surplus Commodity Purchase
A $50 million surplus commodity purchase for potatoes was announced by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This announcement came in response to a request made by the National Potato…
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Potato Growers Receive Sustainability Score of “Medium”
The Potato Sustainability Alliance released its 2023 North American Potato Sustainability Assessment Report summarizing the adoption of beneficial management strategies, practices and technologies. The report is based on 420 participating…
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