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Court rules against EPA on chlorpyrifos
A three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) recent action to maintain the tolerances for chlorpyrifos. The panel’s 2-1 decision requires EPA to move forward with its orig... more
Potatoes USA hires assistant marketing manager
Potatoes USA has welcomed Kendra Keenan as assistant marketing manager. Keenan brings a background in food marketing to her role, Potatoes USA said, including time at Sun World International, The Spice Way San Diego and at Fresh Origins Microgr... more
Jury awards cancer patient $289 M in Monsanto case
A San Francisco jury on Friday handed down a $289 million judgment to a former school groundskeeper who had sued Monsanto, national media reported. Monsanto Vice President Scott Partridge issued a written statement after the judgment: “We ar... more
Great American Media Services Ag Group named finalist in Eddie & Ozzie Awards
Great American Media Services’ Agriculture Group has been named a finalist in five categories of the 2018 Folio Magazine Eddie and Ozzie Awards, the publishing industry’s most prestigious and coveted honor for editorial and design excellence. The... more
Researchers study effects of Calcium Chloride, Calcium Nitrate
In potato production, calcium nutrients can be applied in the form of calcium chloride or calcium nitrate. In this regard, application of calcium nutrients during growth of potato plants can be considered as an alternative method to improve plant gro... more
Potato industry to sell spuds as performance-boosting
The Potato industry is making a strong statement about potatoes to demonstrate the performance-boosting benefits of America’s favorite vegetable. Potatoes USA worked with its members to identify a nutrition-based lifestyle benefit that challen... more
Farmers for Free Trade roll out $800k campaign against tariffs
The advocacy group Farmers for Free Trade has purchased $800,000 worth of advertising that began hitting the airwaves Aug. 8. The bipartisan campaign chaired by Senators Richard Lugar (R-IN) and Max Baucus (D-MT) is called “Tariff... more
Calcium’s role in potato quality, production
Calcium plays an important role in the growth and development of plants. Cell membrane health is very crucial to the survival and health of the plant cell. The health of the cell membranes can only be maintained in the presence of sufficient Ca aroun... more
New breeding technique to be used to fight late blight
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Albany, California, say they have found a way to streamline the process that scientists use to insert multiple genes into a crop plant, which will make it easier and more reliable to breed a variety o... more
Plants use calcium to send internal warning of attacking aphids
Scientists at the John Innes Centre have discovered how plants send internal warning signals in response to an attack by aphids. They found that when the insect feeds on a leaf it triggers the plant to admit calcium into the damaged cells. This sm... more
