IPC Marketing Efforts Never Stop
The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) never stops marketing to build awareness for an already iconic brand, the Idaho potato. New programs like French fry-scented perfume and retro black license plates…
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Malheur Experiment Station Field Day July 9
The Malheur Experiment Station Field Day has had a long-time tradition for sharing the work of experiment station faculty with growers and community members. This is an opportunity to view…
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Farmer Sentiment Weakens Due to Cloudy Trade Outlook
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….
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Insecticide Tips & Do’s and Don’ts
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…
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Breeding for Broad Resistance to PVY
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…
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Cost of Summer Cookout Nearly Unchanged from 2024
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…
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Lockwood Launches New Website
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…
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PEI Launches Potato Wart Buy-Back Program
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…
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National Potato Council Thanks Senator Boozman for Specialty Crop Provisions in Senate Reconciliation Package
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…
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World Potato Congress Announces Chad Hutchinson as Incoming Director.
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…
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