Teleos Ag Stewardship Trainings
Teleos Ag Solutions will be hosting two fumigation stewardship training events in August. The first will be in Moses Lake on August 12 at the Big Bend Community College. The second…
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Specialty Crop Growers Applaud Release of Emergency Funding to Farmers
On June 27, the White House announced that USDA had begun the issuance of $1.3 billion in Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC) payments to growers. The action follows an…
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U.S. Retail Potato Sales Volume Grows During the July 2024-March 2025 Period
U.S. retail sales of potatoes maintained strong volume over the nine-month period from July 2024 to March 2025. Despite a small (-0.5%) drop in dollar sales to $14.72 billion, total…
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2025 Miller Research Field Day – August 20
Celebrate their 50th anniversary! Miller Research will be holding its annual potato pest management field day on Wednesday, August 20 and this year we will be celebrating our 50th anniversary. The…
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IPC Marketing Efforts Never Stop
The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) never stops marketing to build awareness for an already iconic brand, the Idaho potato. New programs like French fry-scented perfume and retro black license plates…
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Malheur Experiment Station Field Day July 9
The Malheur Experiment Station Field Day has had a long-time tradition for sharing the work of experiment station faculty with growers and community members. This is an opportunity to view…
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Farmer Sentiment Weakens Due to Cloudy Trade Outlook
Farmer sentiment weakened in June following two months of improvement, as tracked by the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The barometer dropped 12 points to 146 from the previous month….
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Insecticide Tips & Do’s and Don’ts
SYSTEMIC, TRANSLAMINAR & CONTACT INSECTICIDES Systemic insecticides are absorbed by the roots or leaves and then translocated to other parts of the plant. They move upward from where they were first…
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Breeding for Broad Resistance to PVY
By Alexander Karasev and Nora Olsen, University of Idaho Research at the University of Idaho is helping potato breeders make progress in their efforts to breed potatoes with resistance to…
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Cost of Summer Cookout Nearly Unchanged from 2024
Families celebrating the Fourth of July holiday continue to find high prices at the grocery store, based on the 2025 American Farm Bureau Federation annual marketbasket survey. An Independence Day…
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