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Potato Expo registration fees to increase Dec. 16
Registration fees for Potato Expo 2024 attendees and exhibitors increase Dec. 16. The annual conference and trade show is expecting a record-breaking number of exhibitors. To date, 206 companies and organizations have registered to exhibit in the ... more
UK-based vegetable handling equipment manufacturer adds sales veteran
Tong Engineering, a United Kingdom-based vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, has added a sales veteran to its team. David Wilson has more than 33 years of experience in the agricultural and vegetable handling industry, according to a news r... more
Potato LEAF selects 2024 Leadership Institute class
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has selected the 2024 class of the potato industry’s Leadership Institute. The 10-day program, set for Feb. 21-March 1, will provide participants an overview of the local... more
Legislation aims to ease specialty crop export obstacles
Newly introduced legislation in the U.S. House and Senate aims to help farmers fight trade barriers to sell specialty crops in export markets. The Specialty Crops Reporting on Opportunities and Promotion Act (Specialty CROP Act), introduced on Nov... more
Potato sales from July to September see increase over 2022
Potato sales for the quarter from July to September 2023 increased 9.5% from the same period a year ago, with all categories seeing jumps in dollar sales. A new analysis from consumer advisory company Circana found that while total volume sales de... more
USDA launches Specialty Crops Resource Directory
A new Specialty Crops Resource Directory compiled by the USDA aims to provide a comprehensive resource for specialty crop producers and businesses. The directory, launched Nov. 9, stems from a USDA review of its current services and programs supp... more
World Potato Congress president addresses Chinese Potato Expo
World Potato Congress president Peter VanderZaag addressed the Chinese Potato Expo last month, sharing details of the upcoming WPC to be held next June in Adelaide, Australia. VanderZaag applauded work to improve potato production in the mountaino... more
Potato Expo 2024 adds exhibition wing
There’s still time to register a booth at the 2024 Potato Expo, set for Jan. 10-11 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. The expo is adding a new wing to the Expo Hall, which sold out in the first round of registration. Email exhibit... more
EPA approves Bayer’s Velum Rise fungicide/nematicide
Bayer has received EPA approval of its Velum Rise fungicide/nematicide for the suppression of Rhizoctonia, black dot, nematodes and other soilborne diseases. Velum Rise features two active ingredients, penflufen and fluopyram, to help provide earl... more
MSU research team receives $6M grant to study insect pest management
A Michigan State University research team has received a $6 million grant to study insect pest management strategies for U.S. potato production systems. The team, led by Zsofia Szendrei, a professor in MSU’s Department of Entomology, will use t... more
