Politics of Potato Book Sells on Amazon
A new book titled “Feeding the People: The Politics of the Potato” made its debut on Amazon as an e-book and in print in late June. In the 308-page book,…
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NPC Virtual Summer Meeting on Facebook Live June 25
As part of the National Potato Council (NPC) 2020 Summer Meeting virtual event on June 25, NPC President Britt Raybould, CEO Kam Quarles, and COO Mike Wenkel will present the…
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Calloway Northwest Retirement Auction – Closes June 24
Calloway Northwest has been farming potatoes in the northern Columbia Basin of Washington since 1951. Now, the growers are retiring and selling off their remaining equipment. Bidding for the…
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NASS Potato Stocks Report Shows Only Slight Decline
The latest potato stock report is out from National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 69.6 million cwt of potatoes for the season, down…
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Crop Residue Decisions Affect Soil Life
By American Society of Agronomy In some ways, farming is like cooking. Cooking would be much easier if we could leave the kitchen after eating and not come back until…
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New Tomra Sorter
Tomra Food has introduced the Tomra 3A sensor-based sorting machine for freshly harvested root crops, offering potato growers excellent sorting capabilities, dependability and affordability. Developed in response to specific customer…
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COVID-19 Turns Potato Markets Upside Down
By Bruce Huffaker, Publisher, North American Potato Market News Huffaker’s Highlights: The COVID-19 pandemic has created huge dislocations for the potato industry. The long-term impact is unknowable and will…
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Potato Sales at Retail See a 9 Percent Increase in Volume Since July 2019
Retail potato sales soar, increasing 10.4 percent in dollar sales and 9.3 percent in volume sales between July 1, 2019 and May 19, 2020, according to IRI. All potato categories…
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Webinar June 25: Mechanization Levels for the Global Potato Industry
The World Potato Congress Inc. is presenting another webinar in its continuing webinar series. Set for June 25 at 9:00 a.m. EST, Burkhard Kuhlmann, with GRIMME, will present “Mechanization Levels for…
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How the Humble Potato Fueled the Rise of Liberal Capitalism
By Rebecca Earle, University of Warwick What we eat matters to us – but we’re not sure whether it ought to matter to anyone else. We generally insist that our…
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