Potato Growers Select 2021 NPC Leaders
At the National Potato Council (NPC) 2021 Annual Meeting, held virtually due to travel restrictions, Dominic LaJoie of Van Buren, Maine was elected to serve as NPC’s 2021 President and…
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Ag Talk Tuesday Resumes May 4
Ag Talk Tuesdays are virtual sessions about agriculture with University of Idaho professionals and peers to discuss current crop issues and timely topics as the field season progresses. Each session…
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USDA: No Transmission of COVID-19 Through Food or Food Packaging
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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How Do Radishes Work As a Cover Crop?
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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NPC Encourages Mexico’s Supreme Court Justices to Affirm Draft Ruling Overturning Ban on U.S. Fresh Potato Imports
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 Begins Distributing Telone
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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Record Sales for Potatoes at Retail in 2020
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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Worzellas Inducted into Hall of Fame
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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International Year of Plant Health
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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Burger Kings in France Giving Away Potatoes to Help Farmers
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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