Just like almost every other big event in 2020, the Big Idaho Potato Harvest Meeting was different than the norm, with organizers condensing the usual full-day event into an hour-long…

Extensions in Utah, Arizona, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and California are participating in an NRCS Conservation Initiative funded by a grant that focuses on surface irrigation. The questions in this survey are only about…

A national team of food safety researchers is working on a USDA-funded project to help support the produce industry in managing food safety risks. Growers, packers, buyers, consultants, suppliers, educators,…

One of the nation’s premiere agricultural weather services is celebrating 25 years in 2021 as the founders continue to provide accurate and detailed weather information to clients around the nation…

A CDC advisory committee has designated food and agriculture workers as frontline essential workers. Part of Phase 1b that includes first responders, educators and grocery store employees, this group should be next…

World Potato Congress (WPC) has a new webinar in its ongoing series on January 14 at 9 a.m. ET. “The Impact of Climate Change on Removing Energy from a Potato…

Potatoes USA has issued a report explaining the madness that was 2020 marketing year. There was a 5% decline in the utilization of potatoes grown in the U.S. from July…

Northwest Region Potato Stocks on December 1, 2020 Totaled 174 million Hundredweight Potato stocks in Idaho on December 1, 2020 totaled 97.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to…

The agriculture industry has a long history of giving generously and fostering brighter futures in its local communities. BY LYNN GROOMS / PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF WALTHER FARMS While tragic in…