The following is attributed to Acting USDA Secretary Kevin Shea and Acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, M.D. After more than a year since the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak was declared…
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Radishes can be used as biofumigants and break up soil Integrating cover crops into a farming system can be beneficial in more ways than one. The Sustainable, Secure Food Blog explores the…
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On Wednesday, February 17, 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court released a draft ruling that would overturn a 2017 lower court decision preventing the Mexican federal government from implementing regulations to…
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Teleos Ag Solutions is the new global distributor of Telone. Teleos Ag Solutions is a newly formed company, founded in June 2020 to be Dow’s exclusive, worldwide distribution and marketing…
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Total potato sales at retail were at five-year record highs for both dollar and volume sales in 2020. Dollar sales increased by 16% compared to 2019 and all categories, except…
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Long-time potato and vegetable growers Norm and Marv Worzella of Worzella & Sons, Inc., Plover, Wisconsin, were inducted into the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Hall of Fame…
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Preventing Pests and Diseases at Ports of Entry and Across the U.S. The United Nations declared 2020 and 2021 the International Years of Plant Health. This initiative promotes the value…
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In an exemplary effort to help France’s potato growers struggling due to the pandemic, Burger King France has purchased 200 tons of spuds. Visitors to the company’s drive-thrus will receive…
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97% of Vive customers plan to re-use Vive products and 94% would recommend Vive products to their neighbors. The recent grower survey was completed by more than 30% of identified…
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Root Architecture, Formation Play Key Roles in Modifying Soil Plant roots modify soil in different ways – depending on the root’s architecture. This Soil Science Society of America’s (SSSA) February…
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