During the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) October meeting three new Commissioners were sworn in. Grower, Julie VanOrden of Garth VanOrden Farms in Pingree; processor Paul Sato from McCain Foods, USA,…
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The Agricultural Marketing Service has issued Solicitation 2000006485/12-3J14-20-B-0012 for the procurement of Dehydrated Potato Products: View the Solicitation Please note bids are due Thursday, November 07, 2019 by 1:00 p.m. Central Time…
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The Tater Team wrapped up its 2019 Harvest Tour throughout Southeast Idaho with a ‘beary’ special visit to Bear World in Rexburg, ID. The 4-ton spud was invited to drive through the…
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The World Potato Congress (WPC) is extremely pleased to have Dr. Zidack present a webinar via Zoom. The webinar host will be WPC Director, Dr. Nora Olsen (norao@uidaho.edu). PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION:…
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Potato growers have a new way to combat pythium and phytophthora with Xyler FC. The US Environmental Protection Agency recently registered Xyler FC fungicide (metalaxyl) and it becomes the fifth…
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The Idaho Association of Plant Protection (IAPP) has a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 6, at Canyon Crest in Twin Falls starting at 1 PM going through 5 PM. The…
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Fillers and Binders? No! Potatoes! On this episode, Dave Alexander talks to Mark Celmer, CEO of Botaniline, a company that is removing fillers, binders and chemical additives in processed meat…
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World Potato Congress President, Romain Cools, is pleased to announce Greg Donald has joined its board of directors. Greg Donald has been the General Manager of the PEI Potato Board…
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Vive Crop Protection is pleased to announce that Mark Varner of Davison MI has joined the team as Key Account Manager. Varner will be working with distributor head office and…
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Story and photos by Denise Keller, Editor Support from the Columbia Basin potato industry helped secure funding for a project studying soil health, now underway at Oregon State…
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