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Idaho Steel, Reyco Systems owner retiring
Davis Christensen, owner of potato processing equipment manufacturer Idaho Steel Products and potato industry equipment supplier Reyco Systems, is retiring. Founded in 1918, Idaho Steel is located in Idaho Falls, Idaho. In 1991, Lynn Bradshaw boug... more
EPA Herbicide Strategy update aims to increase grower flexibility
An update on the EPA’s draft Herbicide Strategy includes improvements aimed at increasing flexibility for growers and reducing mitigations that may be needed by growers. The changes are expected to be included in the final strategy, required to ... more
Potato grower, NPC board member appointed to EPA committee
Washington potato grower and National Potato Council board member Grant Morris has been appointed to serve on the EPA’s Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee. The committee provides policy advice, information and recommendations to EPA's Office of... more
Longtime seed potato association executive director dies at age 65
Jeff Axford, longtime Michigan Seed Potato Association executive director, died April 13 after an accident at his home. He was 65. Axford, an Otsego County Farm Bureau member, is the only person to be awarded the Michigan Potato Industry Commissio... more
Europatat raises concerns about plant reproductive material report
The European Potato Trade Association (Europatat) is raising concerns about a draft report on plant reproductive material (PRM) set for a vote in the European Parliament’s Plenary next week. The report, prepared by the Parliament's Committee on ... more
NPGA taking applications for new executive director
The Northland Potato Growers Association is searching for candidates with a passion for agriculture and the ability to affect change to serve as its new executive director. Applications are due May 15, according to a statement from the NPGA. �... more
MPIC seeks input on potato research topics
The Michigan Potato Industry Commission seeks input to help identify the most critical areas of focus for potato research in the next decade. Feedback will inform discussions at an upcoming summit entitled “Rooted in Progress: Envisioning the Fu... more
Letter urges Biden to raise Japanese market access to prime minister
Hours after Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida addressed U.S. lawmakers at the Capitol last week, 10 senators sent a letter to President Joe Biden urging his assistance in kickstarting a multimillion-dollar trade issue. The letter pinpointed Ki... more
Potato storage company relocates chlorpropham manufacturing to US
Potato storage company 1,4GROUP has moved its chlorpropham manufacturing to the United States after the sprout inhibitor was not reauthorized for use in the EU. Toxicity concerns ended chlorpropham (CIPC) use in 2019 in the EU and the United Kingd... more
