Industry News

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has issued a solicitation for the procurement of canned vegetables and dehydrated potato product. Bids are due Thursday, November 19, 2020 by 1 PM, Central Time. Questions…

Applications for the USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program 2 (CFAP 2) are due Dec. 11. The program will provide an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face…

During the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) October meeting, three new commissioners representing the grower sector of the industry were sworn in. Ron Ambrose of Four Ace Farms in Wendell; Mark Darrington of…

Drexel Chemical Company, Memphis, Tennessee, has announced the addition of two new sales representatives. Judd Moore as Upper Midwest Sales Representative, will be responsible for sales in Minnesota, North Dakota,…

The University of Idaho Extension Pesticide Safety Education program is offering several 1-hour webinars for pesticide recertification credit via Zoom video conferencing. Each 1-hour webinar costs $10 per applicator and…

The latest briefing from Potatoes USA has brought welcome news. The organization is reporting that record potato sales continued at retail from July through September 2020. Total store potato sales…

If you are looking for a distraction from post-election day news, HZPC has just the thing. Potato Days Live will be held Nov. 4. Because this an international event, there…

The World Potato Congress (WPC) has a webinar set for Nov. 12 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Professor Jacquie van der Waals from the University of Pretoria, South Africa will present Above…

Dennie Arnold of Felt, Idaho, and Arnold Farms passed away on Oct. 19. From the Flamm Funeral Home obituary: As a respected member of the potato farming community, Dennie served…

As farmers continue to struggle with labor shortages, technology steps in with innovative tools to help bridge the gap. BY KAITY LLOYD / PHOTOGRAPHY FROM SYNGENTA The United Nations estimates…