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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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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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, 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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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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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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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 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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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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The National Potato Council (NPC) today announced the release of “Measuring the Economic Significance of the U.S. Potato Industry,” a comprehensive analysis on the domestic economic impact of potatoes. The…
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