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North Dakota senator pushes USDA to focus on weather relief for farmers
On Oct. 17, Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota encouraged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to focus efforts on relief for producers impacted by weather-related disasters impacting numerous crops across the country, including the potato industry. ... more
Harvest update: Great Lakes region, Maine making progress getting potatoes out of ground
Potato farmers in Wisconsin have been able to make solid progress harvesting their crop in recent days. Following weeks of above-average rain, that’s a welcome development.
UW-Madison pathologist Gevens zeroed in on both early and late blight
Amanda Gevens, plant pathologist and associate professor at Wisconsin-Madison, spends her time studying potato late blight and early blight diseases.
Growers Edge, Delta Institute partner on soil health analytics and financial program
Growers Edge, which provides data-driven technology solutions for the ag industry, has announced a soil health improvement partnership with Delta Institute.
SWIIM water accounting solutions enters into agreement with RDO Water
SWIIM will initially target the the Western U.S., beginning with coastal and Southern California, with its sales and distribution agreement with RDO.
PMA Fresh announces finalists for agriculture startup awards
Produce Marketing Association and SVG Ventures announce the startup finalists with innovative solutions for the produce and floral industries to pitch live on stage at the THRIVE Fresh Summit Challenge. The pitch presentation will take place at th... more
Potato-centric fast food chain revived in UK
Spudulike debuted in 1974 but ceased operations earlier this year. Albert Bartlett acquired the company and reopened several locations with updated menus.
McCain breaks ground on $300 million expansion in Washington
McCain Foods Othello employs over 450 individuals who produce and distribute over 400,000 million pounds of frozen products.
Identifying and managing potato pink eye
Pink eye is a physiological disorder of tubers that often results in pinkish colored skin tissue, usually from the middle to bud end of tubers.
Lamb Weston forms partnership with Argentinian company to service South American market
Lamb Weston has formed a joint venture with Sociedad Comercial del Plata to create a potato products company to service South America.
