Industry News

The World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) has set another webinar for December 15, 2020 at 09:00 a.m. ET: “Developing the Pipeline from Genomics to New Products” with Dr. Mark Taylor, co-leader of…

The National Potato Council (NPC) released a new website at nationalpotatocouncil.org to better support its mission of “Standing Up for Potatoes on Capitol Hill” and to highlight industry members and their priorities. “This new…

As of November 8, $9.5 billion of the $14 billion allocated for CFAP 2.0 has been awarded. With the December 11 deadline approaching and funds running low, potato growers are…

The Big Idaho Potato Harvest Meeting took place online November 12. Speakers were Kam Quarles, Chief Executive Officer of National Potato Council, Blair Richardson, President & CEO of Potatoes USA…

Hannah Borg, 22, of Wakefield, Nebraska, is the 2020 Syngenta #RootedinAg Contest grand prizewinner. Borg is the seventh #RootedinAg Contest winner. She was chosen from a hearty pool of applicants and two other…

The Big Idaho Potato Harvest meeting is going online this year. The meeting will take place November 12, on Zoom. Here is the agenda: 10:00 am: National updates by Potatoes…

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,…