SunRain Varieties Open House
Just outside of Idaho Falls on a beautiful plot of land the SunRain Varieties greenhouses sit. Today we got a tour inside to see their facilities. Utilizing several different greenhouses…
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U.S. Potatoes Can Now Be Exported to Indonesia
On June 5, 2018, the United States and Indonesia reached a market access agreement that will allow U.S. fresh potatoes to be exported to Indonesia under a defined set of…
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Growing Spuds with 50x More Yield, 85% Less Water
The British company Airponix, claims its new technology that grows potatoes in water will produce up to 50 times more yield than soil-grown potatoes, while at the same time using…
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Mexico Tariff Retaliation Includes Frozen Fries
On June 5, the government of Mexico published a list of retaliatory tariffs in response to the Section 232 tariffs being imposed by the U.S. on steel and aluminum imports…
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The Maine Potato Episode
The anniversary of D-Day gets us thinking about WWII and the tremendous sacrifices made by those serving in the military then and today. Today also reminds of us of the…
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Online Grocery Continues to Grow
In Kantar Consulting’s latest report, you’ll learn about the perfect storm that will move online grocery forward in the U.S. market. The report includes how shoppers’ willingness to make trade-offs…
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Harvest Essentials
Greentronics RiteTrace www.greentronics.com The enhanced RiteTrace identifies and tracks each load from point of harvest to place of storage. Recent enhancements have been added for growers who use crop carts…
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Matthews Land and Cattle LLC: Finding What Works
Story by Denise Keller, Editor Photos by Dave Alexander, Publisher During the last five years, Blake Matthews has made a 180-degree change on his Oakley, Idaho farm. By taking…
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A Legacy of Potato Protection
ADVERTISEMENT For years, Syngenta has been at the forefront of innovating new products for potato protection on a global level. Some technologies have been used reliably for almost three or…
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Bill Increases Potato Research Funding
The 2018 omnibus spending bill passed in late March includes $2.5 million dollars for National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Potato Research Special Grants that support competitive potato breeding…
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