Four Gujarati Growers Are Being Sued by PepsiCo
Four farmers in Gujarati, India are being sued by PepsiCo for growing the variety used in Lays Potato chips. PepsiCo is using Section 64 of the Protection of Plant Varieties and…
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USDA Grants and Resources for Going Organic
USDA Resources for Organic National Institute on Food and Agriculture (NIFA) USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) recently published the following funding opportunities for FY 2019 and FY…
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New WPC Webinar 4/25: Potato Seed Handling
The World Potato Congress (WPC) will have the third installment of their webinar series this Thursday, April 25 at 9 am EST. Dr. Gary Secor will present “Best Management Practices…
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SNAP Goes Online
For the first time, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants will be able to select and pay for their groceries online, during a two-year test (pilot) launched today in New…
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Natural-Born Potato Grower
Story by Allen Thayer Photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher Idaho’s Russell Frisby is a natural-born potato grower. Before launching Flying F Inc. near Caldwell, Idaho, where he grows Russet Burbank…
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The Potato Podcast: Episode 12 – Aphid Monitoring
On this episode, Dave joins Kasia Duellman from the University of Idaho. She talks about how aphid traps can help growers make the best use of their chemicals. Sponsored by:…
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Cover Crop Acreage Surged 50% in a 5-Year Period
The adoption of cover crops as a key soil health practice continues at a rapid rate throughout the U.S., according to data from the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Cover crops were…
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Logan Debuts New Easy-Transporting Piler
The Logan family of potato field handling equipment has a newly designed bin piler with three sizes available and individual boom belts with flexibility for trans-loading and storage loading. The…
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Quarles New CEO of NPC
National Potato Council (NPC) has announced a new executive team. Kam Quarles, the current Vice President of Public Policy and Communications for the NPC, will become the new Chief Executive…
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Growth Essentials Buyers’ Guide
Actagro Proximus www.superchargeyourtubers.com Proximus is a liquid nitrogen management tool approved for all crops in the U.S. and Canada. It has a patent-pending mode of action that works with native microbes…
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