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List of states approved for agriculture drone spraying continues to grow
Georgia, Louisiana, Missouri, South Dakota and Pennsylvania have approved Rantizo drone spraying. The company expects California, Arizona and Oregon soon.
World Potato Congress adds PEI leader Donald to board of directors
Donald has more than 25 years of experience in the potato industry, including stints at McCain and Cavendish and a decade in leading the PEI Potato Board.
Rain, cold wreak havoc for Red River Valley’s potato harvest
Ten inches of rain and freezing temperatures have large amounts of the potato crop in danger in Minnesota and North Dakota.
NPC: Updating ag trade situations with Japan, Mexico and China
President Donald Trump signed the US-Japan Free Trade Agreement, while the push continues to wrap up the USMCA deal with Mexico.
Vive Crop Protection adds Mark Varner as key account manager
Varner has spent time with Bayer CropScience and DuPoint during his career. He is a Michigan State University graduate.
California moves forward with chlorpyrifos pesticide ban
The California Environmental Protection Agency has announced that virtually all use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in California will end in 2020.
Potatoes rank as most valuable crop in Idaho in ’18, third in Washington
Value of Idaho potatoes in 2018 totaled $1.028 billion, according to the USDA-NASS. The potato crop value in Washington was $788 million.
Nearly 20% of Idaho potato crop still in ground following hard freeze, says IPC’s Blacker
Farmers in Idaho — the U.S.’s top potato-producing state — have been thrown for a loop by Mother Nature this year. Most recently, sub-freezing temperatures across the state had growers scrambling to finish their harvests early or risk leaving ... more
OMEX, Levity Crop Science partner to bring British ag technology to US growers
“By exposing the crop to bursts of amine nitrogen, it encourages the plant to focus on reproductive growth rather than vegetative growth.”
Black Gold Farms’ Halverson family starts transportation firm
The Halversons have announced the formation of Horizon Logistics, an independent, full-service transit firm that will service Black Gold Farms and other grower shippers.
