Farmer sentiment weakened in June following two months of improvement, as tracked by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The barometer dropped 12 points to 146 from the previous month….

SYSTEMIC, TRANSLAMINAR & CONTACT INSECTICIDES Systemic insecticides are absorbed by the roots or leaves and then translocated to other parts of the plant. They move upward from where they were first…

By Alexander Karasev and Nora Olsen, University of Idaho Research at the University of Idaho is helping potato breeders make progress in their efforts to breed potatoes with resistance to…

Families celebrating the Fourth of July holiday continue to find high prices at the grocery store, based on the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation annual marketbasket survey. An Independence Day…

Lockwood Manufacturing has updated its website to include an improved dealer locator, quick links to popular tools and a streamlined design to view equipment available for sale. In addition to…

Prince Edward Island (PEI) this week announced a new buy-back program for fields infected with potato wart. This program targets 37 “index fields” where the disease has been detected by…

The National Potato Council has thanked Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee Chairman John Boozman and his staff for including vital specialty crop investments in the committee’s reconciliation draft released…

With upcoming term retirements of Directors from the World Potato Congress (WPC) Inc Board, the WPC is delighted to welcome newly elected Director Chad Hutchinson, PhD, into its Governance. A…

The Senate Agriculture Committee has unveiled its Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill” proposal, aiming for smaller reductions to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) than what the House approved in…