U.S. Potato Imports Continue to Grow
U.S. imports of potatoes and potato products for the July 2020 – June 2021 marketing year increased by 12% in fresh weight equivalent volume and 16% in value, compared to…
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11,000-Year-Old Solution to Modern Problem: Ancient Potato Could Thrive in Changing Climate
Indigenous communities of the Southwest work to ‘rematriate’ the Four Corners Potato. by ALASTAIR LEE BITSÓÍ FIRST MESA, ARIZONA – With drought a persistent problem in the Southwest, Hopi/Tewa seed keeper Valerie…
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NPC Call to Continue Current Limits on OSHA Enforcement on Small Farms
National Potato Council (NPC) joined a letter to Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Vice Chairman Richard Shelby (R-AL) of the Senate Committee on Appropriations to maintain language in the FY2022 Labor, Health and…
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2022 Farmers’ Almanac Now Available
The 2022 Farmers’ Almanac is on store shelves now and contains 184 pages of helpful tips, calendars, and guides to help you plan your year ahead. It also features weather forecasts for the…
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Deere Introduces Redesigned 2430C Nutrient Applicator with Lower Transport Height
John Deere has redesigned its most popular 2430C Nutrient Applicator, the 25-row model, with a new lower transport height while continuing to provide greater precision and control of nutrient placement at high…
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Past 12 Months Show Strong Retail Potato Sales
From July 2020 – June 2021, potato sales increased in dollars by 3% but declined slightly in volume by 0.3% compared to the previous July-June marketing year. The elevated purchasing…
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APRE: Adolescent Diets that Include Potatoes Associated with Better Diet Quality
American youth between two and 19 years-old have the lowest measures of diet quality compared to other age groups;i and nutrition thought leaders have called for effective strategies to reverse this…
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New Infographics From the Farmers Market Managers Survey
The 2019 National Farmers Market Manager Survey was undertaken with a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). NASS conducted the…
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National AI Research Institute for Ag to be Led by WSU
With a new $20 million federal grant, Washington State University (WSU) will lead a multi-institutional research institute to develop artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to tackle some of agriculture’s biggest challenges…
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New Book: Building Soils for Better Crops
Now more than ever, it is abundantly clear that healthy soils play an essential role in productive agricultural systems. Focusing on sustainable soil management has shown to increase farm and…
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