The International Potato Center (CIP) and Germany-based nonprofit organization Crop Trust are releasing CIP-Matilde, a new potato they’re billing as disease resistant. The variety was developed by farmers, breeders and…
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The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) will be starting the new year with a newly redesigned website that includes a more contemporary look, new campaigns and enhanced recipe categorization by diet….
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For the first time ever, a sample of fresh U.S. chipping potatoes arrived in China and was displayed at a tradeshow in Shanghai. This historic event, which is helping to…
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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has suspended shipment of fresh potatoes to the U.S. The suspension comes in response to concerns expressed by the U.S. Animal and Plant Health…
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Vive Crop Protection received a Clean Technology award, a new awards category in the Technology Fast 50 program that recognizes Canada’s top clean innovators providing processes, goods or services that…
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Online bidding starts December 1 for the Potato Expo 2022 silent auction to benefit the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF). Click here to learn more.
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A team of Clemson University researchers is working to show how Intelligent Water and Nutrient Placement (IWNP) can help farmers increase profits while minimizing effects of agricultural practices on the environment. The…
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3Bar Biologics walked away from Western Growers/S2G Ventures’ AgSharks® Competition with a $250,000 equity investment offer to take its microbe technology from development to market. The seed funding was awarded by S2G…
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The Basic American Foods plant in Blackfoot, Idaho, will be shipping 70,000 cases of dehydrated potato flakes from Jan. 15, 2022 through March 31, 2022. The company was awarded a…
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The U.S. border has closed to Prince Edward Island seed potatoes after potato wart was again found in two P.E.I. fields, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed. The CFIA…
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