Free Soil Health Testing
WSU Extension is offering free soil health testing to a limited number of growers in Eastern Washington. Growers can see how their soils measure up when compared to similar soils…
Read MoreWSU Extension is offering free soil health testing to a limited number of growers in Eastern Washington. Growers can see how their soils measure up when compared to similar soils…
Read MorePotato Association of America (PAA) has issued a first call for papers to be presented at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Potato Association of America, to be held July…
Read MoreU.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018 during a town hall at Reinford Farms in Mifflintown, Pennsylvania….
Read MoreBy Mark Milenski and Manuel Campos, Entomologist, BioSafe Systems The year 1859 may not hold much significance to most people in the potato industry; however, it was during that…
Read MoreBy Tibi Puiu The moon has been neglected for far too long, and China seems keen on moving fast to cover all the lost lunar ground. The nation’s ambitious space program,…
Read MoreWe’re back home from Potato Expo 2018 in Orlando with mild jet lag. The Expo was great this year with so much to see and do, we didn’t get everything…
Read MorePurple potatoes may help ward off colon cancer and inflammatory bowel diseases, according to recent research at Pennsylvania State University. Experiments were conducted on pigs, which have a digestive system…
Read MoreAg World wrapped up 2017 by presenting a $73,492 check to Ronald McDonald House Charities Inland Northwest. Columbia Basin potato producers, processors and industry supporters raised the money at the…
Read Moreby Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News USDA indicates that U.S. growers produced 436.4 million cwt of potatoes in 2017. That is 3.1 million cwt less than they…
Read MoreYou can’t get much for 5 bucks these days. You can still get lunch for that if you get a fast food “deal”. But even a bargain lunch seems expensive when…
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