Production
Jill Rittenberg joins Potatoes USA
Potatoes USA has hired Jill Rittenberg as global marketing manager for its ingredient marketing program. Rittenberg brings a proven track recor... more »
Bio Huma Netics R&D director appointed to EPA committee
Rita Abi-Ghanem, Ph.D., senior director of research and development at Bio Huma Netics (BHN), has been appointed to a 2-year term to serve as a membe... more »
Western IPM Center offers $250,000 in grant funding
The Western Integrated Pest Management Center is making about $250,000 in grant funding available to individuals and organizations developing IPM reso... more »
FDA updates manufactured food regulatory standards
The FDA has issued revised food safety standards for state regulatory programs that oversee food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold f... more »
Michigan potato commission creates scholarship program
The Michigan Potato Industry Commission is initiating an annual $1,000 scholarship for a post-secondary student who is a Michigan resident and has an ... more »
Research points to effective ag safety mobile apps
Researchers at the National Farm Medicine Center led development and testing of an evaluation framework to help judge the overall worth of a mobile ap... more »
SIMBA barcode system helps potato shippers
Dynamic Systems has launched a barcode-based system for potato processors. The SIMBA Potato System provides up-to-the-minute accurate inventory, bo... more »
eSpudman October 2016 Market Report
A slideshow on dickeya presented by Amy Charkowski during the National Potato Council's summer meeting in Park City, Utah. ... watch »
eSpudman October 2016 Industry Spotlight
Frank Muir, president and CEO of the Idaho Grower-Shippers Association's annual meeting in Sun Valley, Idaho. ... watch »
Getting a handle on dickeya
Researchers need more samples to validate testing Amy Charkowski and Gary Secor need potato samples from this year’s harvest. They need the... more »
