Brookside Agra Adds Humates to Product Line
Brookside Agra is now offering dry and liquid humates. Humates are a naturally occurring material rich in humic and fulvic acids, amino acids and sugars. Humates are said to store…
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A Weather App for Farmers by Farmers
A new smartphone application that promises to make growers’ lives easier. Available on the App Store and Google Play, SetPoint Agriculture is a customizable weather application designed specifically for the agriculture…
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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…
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PAA Calls for Papers, Posters and Awards
Potato 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…
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Perdue Announces USDA’s Farm Bill and Legislative Principles for 2018
U.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….
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Colorado Potato Beetle Management Innovations
By 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…
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China will grow potatoes on the dark side of the moon
By 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,…
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Potato Expo 2018 Innovation Hub
We’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…
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Purple Potatoes May Reduce Risk of Colon Cancer
Purple 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…
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Ag World Golf Classic Donates $73K to Charity
Ag 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…
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