By Kam Quarles, CEO, National Potato Council The recent release of the Trump Administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) Commission report, led by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert…
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This online webinar organized by North America Potato Storage Organization (NAPSO) will bring together experts to share practical insights on harvest and storage safety in the potato industry. Date: Friday, September…
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BioSafe Systems has expanded its product portfolio with the addition of BioPhyter, a biostimulant. BioPhyter utilizes a plant-derived strain of the fungus Beauveria bassiana to colonize the plant systemically, from…
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Reinke Manufacturing, announced the commercial release of E3™, the first precision series of center pivot systems, now available to growers in the United States and Canada. First unveiled in 2024, the…
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Farmer sentiment dipped for the third straight month in August, with the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index falling 10 points to 125. Producers expressed markedly less optimism about the future, as…
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Jared Hansen is GroupAg’s newest customer relationship representative, serving the southern Idaho region. Hansen brings extensive experience in post-harvest storage management, having worked with multiple farms across Idaho and Washington….
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Nearly two decades after pale cyst nematode (PCN) was discovered in eastern Idaho, officials have eliminated it from a once-infested farm field. Having passed the testing requirements of a PCN…
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By Max Feldman, Collins Wakholi and Devin Rippner, USDA-ARS; and Bhoja Basnet, USDA/Cornell University Breeding Insight Artificial intelligence (AI) may offer solutions to some of the diverse challenges faced in…
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Pamela J.S. Hutchinson, Associate Professor and Potato Cropping Systems Weed Scientist, University of Idaho Aberdeen Research and Extension Center. phutch@uidaho.edu Long ago and far away, most potato growers relied on…
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The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has announced Hannah Johnson, a Ph.D. candidate at Washington State University, as the recipient of the organization’s 2025-26 academic scholarship. The…
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