The University of Idaho Extension has scheduled their next AG Talk.  The informal sessions are for growers, fieldmen, agronomists, and industry reps, who are all invited to discuss current issues in…

Just in time for harvest, a timed, online potato truck auction will have many twin-screw 5-axle trucks for sale as well as potato boxes. The auction, at the Steffes Group…

The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA), based in Minnesota, has hired Donavon Johnson as its new president. Johnson replaces Chuck Gunnerson, who is retiring. Johnson grew up on a potato…

The Irrigation Association has honored Jim Klauzer of Clearwater Supply in Ontario, Oregon, as the recipient of the 2018 Industry Achievement Award. Klauzer is currently a sales agronomist with Clearwater…

The United States and Indonesia have reached a market access agreement that will allow U.S. fresh potatoes to be exported to Indonesia. The agreement comes after four years of discussions…

Syngenta invests heavily in researching potato diseases like late blight. With a state-of-the-art facility in Vero Beach, Florida, the company tests fungicide chemistries on fields inoculated with the troublesome disease….

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking comments on a proposal to terminate the marketing order regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in designated counties of Virginia and…