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Finding Your Fertilizer Match: How Precision Can Improve Profitability
{Sponsored} Often the key to profitable production lies in precision—delivering the right nutrients at the right time for every stage of growth. Taking a systems... -
Potato priorities for 2025 clear amid political change
As the calendar flips to 2025, fresh challenges, including a new presidential administration, await American agriculture in general and the potato industry in particular. However,... -
Adventures in variety selection
Michael Steinmann is a third-generation potato grower on his family farm near Ashton, Idaho, where he grows potatoes for seed. A few years ago he... -
Agreement settles water rift in nation’s top potato-producing state
Irrigation water is the lifeblood of agriculture in western states. Desert or rangeland awaited early settlers, who had to divert water from streams and rivers... -
Refined tech helping equipment company fry up greater possibilities
JD Manufacturing (JDM) in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, has come a long way from its owners’ roots in a regional snack food company. Now a global...
News
- Idaho grower elected chair of Potato LEAF board
January 22 - Vive Crop Protection bolsters commercial sales team
January 22 - North Dakota packer unveils new logo to mark milestone anniversary
January 21 - Grants to support development of potato varieties for commercial production
January 20 - Solynta names sales lead responsible for commercial varieties distribution
January 17
Production
A coalition of farmers and agricultural advocacy groups has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), challenging new H-2A regulations.
Industry Profiles
However agricultural producers in Michigan and throughout the country communicate, chances are Kelly Turner speaks... more »
New Varieties
In line with its digital transformation and the current circumstances resulting from the pandemic, last November Agrico built an online news platform to support its buyers and growers with important knowledge and information. This platform, Agrico Potatoes, is now live.
Upcoming Events
- Growing Wisconsin Conference
January 26 • Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin - California Irrigation Institute Annual Conference
January 27 • Sacramento, California - Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Conference
January 28 • Hershey, Pennsylvania - Washington & Oregon Potato Conference
January 28 • Kennewick, Washington - Michigan Potato Industry Commission Meeting (January)
January 28 • East Lansing, Michigan
