Idaho Potato Grower Reports Good Quality, Lower Yield
Idaho Falls area potato grower Brian Reed told a local CBS affiliate that his russet crop will be “very marketable,” with good size and quality. Yields in the area are…
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New Self-Serve Equipment Selling: RitchieList.com
Selling equipment on your own just got easier with RitchieList.com, the latest solution from Ritchie Bros. This easy-to-use equipment listing service gives users the control they want and the tools they…
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National Potato Council Announces New Event: The NPC Washington Summit
Event combines the organization’s Annual Meeting and Potato D.C. Fly-In U.S. potato growers and industry partners from around the country are invited to the nation’s capital for the new NPC…
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IPC Names New President and CEO
Produce industry veteran Jamey Higham will become the next president and CEO of the Idaho Potato Commission, effective in early 2022. Born and raised in Idaho potato country, Higham says…
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Research Confirms a New Forage Crop for Eastern Wyoming
Research shows sunn hemp can successfully grow and produce nutritious forage in NHP If you’ve ever moved from one location in the US to another, you may know that different…
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Ports To Run 24/7 In Effort to Ease Congestion
The port of Los Angeles will soon be operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week in an effort to ease shipping delays. The port of Long Beach made…
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Progress Report Released for FY20 USDA ARS-State Partnership Potato Research Program
In each of the last 30-plus years, Congress has appropriated funds to USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) to help solve specific production and disease problems of the U.S. potato industry….
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Skin in the Game
By Dale Lathim Sometimes things are so obvious that we have a tendency to overlook them. One example of this was brought up by one of my favorite growers at…
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NPC Hires Program Coordinator
The National Potato Council (NPC) recently welcomed Ethan Keller to serve as the organization’s program coordinator. The 2021 Ohio State University graduate will support the execution and implementation of NPC…
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WPC Webinar On Irrigating Potatoes Coming Nov. 11
World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) has scheduled a webinar on November 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. ET with Netafim’s Yechiam Gets. The webinar is titled “Basics of Irrigation for Processing Potatoes…
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