For the first time since February 2020, the NPC Executive Committee met in person this week for policy and organizational discussions. Graciously hosted by 2021 President and Maine potato grower…

Interest in purchasing agricultural land has grown since a coronavirus pandemic-induced slowdown blanketed the land market last spring. Farmers are feeling more financially secure as very strong commodity prices arrived…

AMS is proposing revisions to the Commodity Specification for Dehydrated Potato Products. Proposed revisions include new product origin, traceability, and packaging language, a change to the defect tolerances for potato…

The National Potato Council’s (NPC) Summer Meeting is a free, virtual event for all members of the potato industry. NPC encourages all Board of Directors and committee members to participate….

Potato stocks in Idaho on June 1, 2021 totaled 26.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 109 million cwt. June 1 potato stocks in Oregon totaled…

Soiltech has developed a versatile sensor to wirelessly monitor the growth, transportation and storage of a wide range of crops. It can be used to track moisture, temperature, humidity, location…

Potato growers now have a convenient new tool to battle nematodes in-season with Averland FC (abamectin + Allosperse), which was registered by the EPA in 2019. Recently, Vive Crop Protection…

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced additional aid to agricultural producers and businesses as part of the USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative. Earlier this year, Secretary Vilsack announced plans to use…

BioSafe Systems has a webinar scheduled for June 29 at 9 a.m. PT. The webinar will cover soil ecology and plant health. The panel guests are: Robin RossCo-Owner, Science and Technology…

National Potato Council (NPC) has released the 2021 edition of the Annual Potato Yearbook. This 64-page book highlights progress on NPC’s national legislative, regulatory, and marketing priorities. Also covered is…