Dow Hires Telone Specialist
Dow AgroSciences has hired Jorge Villasenor as the Telone specialist for the Columbia Basin area of Washington. He replaces Ryan Roslak, who retired after 33 years with Dow AgroSciences. Villasenor…
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Drone Package Flies Into Market
Aero Hawk is flying into the precision ag market with its new combination of drone, camera and software designed for the ag industry. The drone and four-lens camera combination weighs…
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Spud School Teaches Plant Nutrition
Story and photos by Allen Thayer Nearly 150 people attended the sold-out Spud School 2018, a two-day workshop for growers, field consultants and fertilizer suppliers, held Jan. 15-16 in…
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PNVA Offers Scholarships
The Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association is offering up to $5,000 in scholarships for the 2018/19 school year. The PNVA will give preference in the following order 1) Members of the PNVA…
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AMVAC Markets New Nematicide
AMVAC Chemical Corporation now has an exclusive distribution agreement with Rotam North America to market and sell ReTurn XL insecticide/nematicide, which recently received federal registration. With the active ingredient oxymyl,…
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Potatoes USA Partners with ACTIVE.com
In January, Potatoes USA launched a partnership with ACTIVE.com to expand its digital footprint for performance-specific messaging. ACTIVE is the leader in online event registrations, ranging from 5k running races and marathons to…
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Ag Worker Protection Standard Guide – Does it apply to you?
Help for Employers, Worker, Handlers and more. The 2015 revised Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) is complex, so this guide breaks it up into bite-sized chunks and sorts information by…
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Maintaining a Balanced Potato Market in 2018
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Grower returns on russet table potatoes are exceeding production costs for the first time since the 2013 crop. Returns on…
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Brookside Agra Adds Humates to Product Line
Brookside Agra is now offering dry and liquid humates. Humates are a naturally occurring material rich in humic and fulvic acids, amino acids and sugars. Humates are said to store…
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A Weather App for Farmers by Farmers
A new smartphone application that promises to make growers’ lives easier. Available on the App Store and Google Play, SetPoint Agriculture is a customizable weather application designed specifically for the agriculture…
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