U.S. Potato Imports Increase
Potatoes USA announced today that imports of all potatoes and potato products increased 3.8% in volume for fiscal year 2018 (July 2017 – June 2018). This increase in volume was…
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John Deere Has Two New Tillage Models
No matter a producer’s cropping practices or agronomic goals, John Deere continues to expand its offering of productive, versatile tillage solutions to meet their needs, including the new 2660VT Variable-Intensity…
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Inn Foods, McCain Awarded Frozen Potato Contracts
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchased frozen potatoes from Inn Foods, Inc and McCain for the child nutrition and other related domestic food assistance programs for Fiscal Year 2018. The…
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ThorPack LLC Newest Distributor for JMC Packaging
ThorPack LLC is proud to announce that recently JMC Packaging (Johnsen Machine Company) of Burlington Ontario, Canada has chosen ThorPack to be their newest distributor to promote their full line…
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Idaho Potato Commission Redesigns Website to Enhance User Experience
The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is thrilled to announce the launch of its redesigned website with more mobile-friendly formats, scroll features, modified layouts and a load-on-demand feature. With over 2 million views…
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Volm Acquires Colorado Distribution Facility
Produce packaging and and equipment supplier Volm Companies, Inc. has expanded its operations in Colorado with the acquisition of Atech, Inc. in Monte Vista, Colorado. Volm, headquartered in Wisconsin,…
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Potato Expo Needs Your Vote!
The popular Innovation Hub at Potato Expo 2019 is expanding with even more eye-opening presentations and discussions to get you up to speed on the latest trends, research and issues…
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Episode 2: Spore samplers are some of the newest technology in the industry.
We talked to Kasia Duellman to find out how this new tech can benefit growers. The idea is to give an early warning to growers when pathogens are found in…
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How to Become a Certified USDA Vendor
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Commodity Procurement Program will host two live, interactive webinars in August 2018 on how to become approved to sell to the USDA Foods program. Both sessions will…
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BioConsortia Names New Sr. VP of R&D
BioConsortia, Inc., innovator of microbial solutions for natural plant trait enhancement and yield improvement, announced the promotion of Dr. Hong Zhu to Senior Vice President of Research and Development. Dr….
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