Lamb Weston Donates 70K Pounds Of Potatoes
By Glenn Vaagen The farming community showed off its heart, as Lamb Weston donated over 70,000 pounds of potatoes to 2nd Harvest, a non-profit group that fight hunger in Eastern Washington and…
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Potato LEAF Elects Leaders, Raises Funds
The Potato Leadership, Education and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has elected Wendy Alsum-Dykstra and Brett Jensen to three-year terms on the board, replacing Dan Moss and Dick Pavelski. Alsum-Dykstra is…
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Proposed White House Budget Would Increase USDA Funding by 14%
President Biden issued his proposed 2024 budget that would include a 14.3% increase in discretionary funding for USDA to $30.1 billion in FY24. Highlights of the proposed budget include: An…
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Disease Management: A Moving Target
Story and photos by John O’Connell, University of Idaho Once the scourge of the seed potato industry, potato leafroll virus is now all but forgotten. However, University of Idaho plant…
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Carbon Robotics Honored Among Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies
Carbon Robotics, manufacturer of the robotic LaserWeeder, has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023. Carbon Robotics is being recognized for the…
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WPC Webinar March 21: Late Blight Resistant Biotech Potatoes in Africa
World Potato Congress (WPC) has a new webinar on March 21 at 8 a.m. MT, titled Deployment of Late Blight Resistant Biotech Potatoes in Africa. Popular potato varieties in Africa…
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RJ Andrus of Idaho Elected National Potato Council President
The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2023 roster of Executive Committee members this week at the organization’s annual Washington Summit. During the Annual Meeting of the Voting Delegates, RJ…
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Bayer Announces EPA Approval of Luna Pro
New Bayer potato fungicide offers growers control of early blight, white mold and other key potato diseases. Bayer has announced Luna® Pro fungicide has received EPA registration. Luna Pro is a…
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Farmers: Share Your Thoughts on Cover Crops in the National Cover Crop Survey
Farmers are invited to share their thoughts on cover crops in an online survey at bit.ly/CoverCrop23. Why do you plant cover crops…or why don’t you? What do you want to know?…
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The Potato Podcast 41: Can Biologicals Work in Large-Scale Agriculture?
Sponsored by: On today’s episode Dave speaks with Victoria Marsh. Together they discuss biologicals. What they are, and if they can work in large-scale applications.
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