By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Huffaker’s Highlights: The COVID-19 pandemic has created huge dislocations for the potato industry. The long-term impact is unknowable and will…
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Retail potato sales soar, increasing 10.4 percent in dollar sales and 9.3 percent in volume sales between July 1, 2019 and May 19, 2020, according to IRI. All potato categories…
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The World Potato Congress Inc. is presenting another webinar in its continuing webinar series. Set for June 25 at 9:00 a.m. EST, Burkhard Kuhlmann, with GRIMME, will present “Mechanization Levels for…
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By Rebecca Earle, University of Warwick What we eat matters to us – but we’re not sure whether it ought to matter to anyone else. We generally insist that our…
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The CDC and US Department of Labor have released guidance to protect agricultural workers on farms and other work sites. The guidance is designed to maintain a safe work environment…
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Utah State University Extension and Utah USDA Farm Service Agency are providing a seminar on the Coronavirus Farm Assistance Program (CFAP) that provides direct payment to farmers. USDA’s Farm Service Agency began accepting…
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Washington governor Jay Inslee released Proclamation 20-57, “Concerning the Health of Agricultural Workers” which provides required protections which must be in place by June 4. A full detail of requirements…
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Specialty crops producers can now apply for USDA’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which provides direct payments to offset impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. The application and a payment calculator…
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Another Ag Talk Tuesday will take place June 2, 2020 at 11 a.m. MDT. The scheduled agenda is: -In-season nutrient management with soil and petiole sampling -Weed and chemical load…
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Potatoes USA announces nominations are now open for new board members for the 2021-2024 term. The board is seeking nominees to fill a total of 60 open seats for producers…
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