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Deadline to apply for specialty crop program extended
The deadline for the USDA's Specialty Crop Multi-State Program Request for Applications (RFA) has been extended until Jan. 31, 2024. The Specialty Crop Multi-State Program RFAs must be submitted electronically through www.grants.gov by 11:59 p.... more
Potato LEAF seeking items for live and silent auctions
The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation will play host to live and silent auctions during Potato Expo 2024 to support leadership development efforts in the U.S. potato industry. The 2023 auction raised nearly $60,000, accordin... more
New IPC ad drives home importance of ‘Grown in Idaho’ seal
The Idaho Potato Commission’s latest television commercial drives home a cornerstone organizational message: Make sure you’re serving potatoes with the Grown in Idaho seal. In the ad, which debuted during a Boise State football game Sept. 9, a... more
TOMRA Food renews long-running sales partnership for fresh produce
TOMRA Food has renewed its partnership with Van Doren Sales, a Washington-based company focused on apple, cherry, potato, onion and other fresh produce markets. Under the agreement, Van Doren Sales remains the primary provider of sales and service... more
BASF’s Pforr inducted into Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame
A BASF executive has been inducted into the Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame. Kristen Pforr, vice president of operations, Care Chemicals, has worked for the German-headquartered chemical company for 15 years. Pforr is one of 10 female manufact... more
USDA numbers show dip in U.S. potato production in 2022
New numbers from the USDA show U.S. potato production declined 3% in 2022 from the 2021 crop, though the value of all potatoes sold increased by 23%. The Potatoes Annual Summary, released Sept. 27 by the agency’s National Agricultural Statistics... more
Nominations sought for potato industry board positions
The National Potato Council has three designated voting board seats to be held by growers representing the U.S. potato industry on the Potato Sustainability Alliance board of directors. Nomination forms are due by Oct. 20. Responsibilities includ... more
Vive Crop Protection makes rankings list for fourth year in a row
Vive Crop Protection Inc. has been named to the 2023 Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies by the Globe and Mail. Vive Crop Protection ranked No. 139 on the list, which ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth... more
Amendment aimed at checkoff programs fails to pass U.S. House
An amendment opponents said would undermine commodity checkoff programs was defeated last week on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. The National Potato Council joined more than 100 national and state agricultural groups to argue agai... more
WPC adds Tuberosum Technologies as newest sustaining partner
The World Potato Congress has named potato research and development company Tuberosum Technologies its newest Silver Sustaining Partner. In addition to its own breeding program in Canada, Tuberosum has contracted programs with private breeders i... more
