The Washington State House Appropriations Committee took testimony on March 30, on SB 5172, the ag overtime bill.  A lobbyist with the Washington Potato & Onion Association, Diana Carlen, urged the committee…

Deadline for Nominations: June 1, 2021 The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB), a 15-member volunteer advisory board appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, considers public comments and makes recommendations on the National…

Potatoes USA elected new leadership during the annual meeting on March 11, 2021. The newly elected Chairman and Executive Committee will lead the Board through 2021-2022. Jaren Raybould of Saint…

Vive Crop Protection is celebrating its 15th anniversary. During Vive’s 15 years, it has focused on helping farmers be more efficient using nanotechnology and other precision chemistry tools.  Since its inception…

Deteriorating relationship impacting competitiveness of U.S. agriculture The National Potato Council and 26 leading food and agriculture associations sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack and U.S. Trade Representative…

President Joe Biden has proclaimed March 23, 2021 as National Ag Day. This year marks the fifth year that The White House has publicly recognized National Ag Day as a…

Farmers and researchers are working together to develop and implement agricultural practices that increase profitability, quality of life and environmental stewardship. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s (SARE) new series of…

By Dale Lathim If you follow this column closely, you might recall that I have pointed out numerous times when Potato Growers of Washington (PGW) has chosen to evolve to…

Potato researchers have received a $5.8 million grant to fund a new USDA Specialty Crop Research Initiative project. The four-year project aims to develop sustainable system-based management strategies for two…