The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded $11 million to 21 grant projects to strengthen and explore new market opportunities for U.S. food and agricultural products. The funding is…
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This is the first call for topics for the 2022 Idaho Potato Conference that will take place in Pocatello, Idaho, on Jan. 19-20. If you have ideas for potential workshops…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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