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  • Produce industry groups seek FSMA comment period extension

    Apr 11, 2013

    A group of 89 international, national, state and regional fresh fruit and vegetable groups has requested an extension of the May 16 deadline on the comment period for the proposed Produce Safety and Preventive Controls rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). The request… Full Story »

  • Senators reach deal on farm workers

    Apr 11, 2013

    Senators writing a landmark immigration bill broke a logjam between farmworker unions and growers Thursday, reaching a tentative agreement on future agricultural visas and pay scales for foreign farmworkers, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Labor unions and agricultural industry leaders had been stuck… Full Story »

  • OSU to use unmanned aircraft for potato research

    Apr 10, 2013

    Oregon State University (OSU) will incorporate two small, remote-controlled aircraft equipped with cameras to photograph potato fields. Researchers hope that the resulting data will provide insights to more efficient use of water, fertilizers and pesticides, leading to improved yields and cutting input costs. The two… Full Story »

  • Valley Irrigation featured in cable show

    Apr 9, 2013

    Fox Business News’ The Green Room will feature Valley Irrigation in a segment titled “Industry leaders pioneering the future of sustainable agriculture.” Hosted by John Holden, the feature will broadcast on April 20 at 5:30 p.m. EDT.  

  • NPC offers scholarship

    Apr 8, 2013

    The National Potato Council (NPC) is accepting applications for a master’s-level scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year. This year’s scholarship award is $10,000, an increase of $5,000 from previous awards. The NPC awards one scholarship to a graduate student pursuing advanced studies that will improve… Full Story »

  • Immigration bill may blow up over ag workers

    Apr 5, 2013

    The Senate's "gang of eight" could roll out a long awaited comprehensive immigration plan next week, but a key provision over what to do about the country's immigrant agricultural workers is stuck in limbo and could be absent from the bill. And without a deal… Full Story »

  • Labor and business reach deal on immigration issue

    Apr 1, 2013

    The nation’s top business and labor groups have reached an agreement on a guest worker program for low-skilled immigrants, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said on Saturday. The deal clears the path for broad immigration legislation to be introduced when Congress returns from… Full Story »

  • Taiwan OKs Colorado potatoes

    Mar 29, 2013

    The Council of Agriculture in Taiwan has granted approval for the state of Colorado to ship fresh potatoes to Taiwan beginning April 1. Colorado joins Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington as approved states to ship to Taiwan. Taiwan is the fourth largest market for… Full Story »

  • Dispute over guest-worker program puts immigration talks at risk of delay

    Mar 28, 2013

    A bipartisan deal on immigration is at risk of stalling because of a worsening dispute over a new guest-worker program, exposing fault lines between crucial interest groups and threatening to delay the unveiling of a Senate bill early next month. The impasse has prompted a… Full Story »

  • Milenski joins BioSafe

    Mar 28, 2013

    Mark Milenski joins BioSafe Systems as their market segment manager for the potato industry. Milenski previously worked at Simplot as a distributor representative and crop advisor. Milenski will be responsible for developing pre- and post-harvest applications for BioSafe Systems’ broad spectrum bactericide/fungicide products, OxiDate 2.0… Full Story »

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