In a significant legal development, a federal judge in Georgia ruled this week that a Labor Department regulation allowing H-2A farmworkers to engage in advocacy and self-organization is unconstitutional. The…
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Despite possessing a suite of intriguing traits, Payette Russet and Castle Russet have been mostly overlooked by the potato industry since the Tri-State Potato Research and Breeding Program (PVMI) released…
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The pictures of tubers with shatter bruises and blackspot bruises (below) were taken by Rabecka Hendricks, University of Idaho Potatoes are easily battered and bruised during harvest operations and storage…
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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has awarded contracts for dehydrated flakes for distribution to the National School Lunch Program and other Federal Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs for Fiscal Year…
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Following this summer’s World Potato Congress (WPC) in Australia, the WPC has announced the locations of the next two events. World Potato Congress 2026 will take place in Gdansk, Poland….
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Seed potato grower Richard Skogman, of Skogman Seed Farm, died unexpectedly on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. He was 62. Skogman Seed Farm is located in Dickinson County in the Upper…
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U.S. retail sales of potatoes increased by both volume and dollar sales in July 2023–June 2024. Volume sales increased by 1.3%, and dollar sales for the year increased by 4.6%…
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This week EPA released its final version of the Herbicide Strategy to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical Habitats from the Use of Conventional Agricultural…
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The Orlando World Center Marriott offers an expansive conference space to host all of the meetings and events being held at Potato Expo 2025. At the Orlando World Center, you’ll find 10…
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Potatoes USA, the national marketing, research, and promotion board for the potato industry, elected Shelley R. Olsen as Chair of the Board at its annual meeting. Potatoes USA also announced…
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