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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Miller Research will not be holding its annual Potato Pest Management Meeting. Instead, we will be having four 1-hour virtual seminars where we will discuss…

2021 Pesticide Pre-License Training is online this year via Zoom (no camera required) video conferencing. Notes Class 1: Feb. 15-18 (daily 9-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m. MST) Class 2: March…

A five-part virtual workshop series for agricultural producers and professionals in the Pacific Northwest has been scheduled. February 16 – Cover Crop Use in the West and the Western Cover Crops…

Farmer Veteran Coalition announces its 2021 grant application is open through February 14th One piece of equipment changed it all. Ben Martin of Forest Grove, Oregon, served in the Marine Corps….