On June 27, the White House announced that USDA had begun the issuance of $1.3 billion in Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) payments to growers. The action follows an…
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U.S. retail sales of potatoes maintained strong volume over the nine-month period from July 2024 to March 2025. Despite a small (-0.5%) drop in dollar sales to $14.72 billion, total…
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Celebrate their 50th anniversary! Miller Research will be holding its annual potato pest management field day on Wednesday, August 20 and this year we will be celebrating our 50th anniversary. The…
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The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) never stops marketing to build awareness for an already iconic brand, the Idaho potato. New programs like French fry-scented perfume and retro black license plates…
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Farmer sentiment weakened in June following two months of improvement, as tracked by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The barometer dropped 12 points to 146 from the previous month….
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SYSTEMIC, TRANSLAMINAR & CONTACT INSECTICIDES Systemic insecticides are absorbed by the roots or leaves and then translocated to other parts of the plant. They move upward from where they were first…
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By Alexander Karasev and Nora Olsen, University of Idaho Research at the University of Idaho is helping potato breeders make progress in their efforts to breed potatoes with resistance to…
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Families celebrating the Fourth of July holiday continue to find high prices at the grocery store, based on the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation annual marketbasket survey. An Independence Day…
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Lockwood Manufacturing has updated its website to include an improved dealer locator, quick links to popular tools and a streamlined design to view equipment available for sale. In addition to…
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Prince Edward Island (PEI) this week announced a new buy-back program for fields infected with potato wart. This program targets 37 “index fields” where the disease has been detected by…
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