Trade
Comment period on proposed biotechnology rule revisions extended
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the comment period on its proposed revisions to it... more »
IFPS launches mobile app for PLU codes
The International Federation for Produce Standards (IFPS) has launched a mobile app to help users from across the supply chain to source PLUs. The lau... more »
Boyle named IGSA president
Shawn D. Boyle was recently named president of the Idaho Grower Shippers Association. He succeeds Mark Klompien who left the organization in Nov... more »
Foreign trade: It’s complicated
Complicated. It’s a word that kept coming up as John Keeling, National Potato Council’s (NPC) CEO and executive vice president, discussed forei... more »
Interim steps create additional fresh potato access to Mexico
On January 13, SAGARPA, the Agriculture Department of Mexico, published on their website the Pest Risk Assessment for U.S. potatoes and the Requiremen... more »
Let’s work together to meet new MRL demands
{Sponsored} New Maximum Residue Level (MRL) requirements are coming down the pipe for potato export countries across the globe. Potato growers know t... more »
Vista Valley Ag receives Environmental Stewardship Award
Boyd Foster of Vista Valley Ag in Ririe, Idaho, received the prestigious 2016 Environmental Stewardship Award during the National Potato Council�... more »
Growers select 2017 NPC leadership
Growers selected the National Potato Council’s (NPC) new leadership during the 2017 Annual Meeting on Jan. 6-7, in San Francisco. Dwayne Weyers of A... more »
New members appointed to Potatoes USA
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack appointed 39 members to the National Potato Promotion Board, doing business as Potatoes USA. Each representative... more »
AMS streamlines import process for specialty crops
The Agricultural Marketing Service’s (AMS) participation in the government-wide International Trade Data System (ITDS) is expanding from a three-por... more »
