Idaho Potato Harvest Photo Contest 2024
IPC (Idaho Potato Commission) is having another harvest photo contest with a $500 Visa gift card going to the winner. Two years ago, the inaugural contest was won by Mishell Van…
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Soil Nematode Sampling in Vegetable Crops
Soil nematodes can be detected and identified through soil testing. Periodic soil sampling can be used to monitor soil nematodes over time. Accurate nematode identification is useful when making management…
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Weakening Farm Income Prospects Weigh on Farmer Sentiment
The August Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped 13 points from July to a reading of 100, echoing levels seen from fall 2015 to winter 2016 during the early stages of…
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AgWest Projects Potato Profitability Over Next 12 Months
Large crop in storage keeps prices low despite production declines In the Northwest, excellent spring and early summer growing conditions were followed by heatwaves and heavy smoke in July and…
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NPC Talks Trade, Farm Bill at IGSA Meeting in Sun Valley
Last week, NPC VP of Legislative Affairs Dean Gibson and NPC CEO Kam Quarles were in Sun Valley, Idaho, at the Idaho Grower Shippers Association Annual Meeting. During that meeting,…
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USDA Announces October Meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee (FVIAC) will meet in-person and virtually Oct. 8, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m….
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Agricultural Trade Deficit Projected to Increase in 2025
Current record-high U.S. agricultural trade deficit numbers are projected to dramatically increase to $42.5 billion in fiscal year 2025, reported USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) in late August. The 2025 projection marks…
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H-2A Unionizing and Worker Protection Rule Blocked in 17 States
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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PVY-Resistant Spud Game Changer for Potato Breeders
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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Minimize Bruising at Harvest
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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