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Potato pest alert: tuberworms
Potato tuberworm moths were found in traps at 42 percent of the fields monitored by Washington State University. The maps below compare potato tuberworm population densities (based on trapping data) this week and last week. MonitoringIf you are plann... more
Potandon adds product development position
Potandon Produce has hired Carter Bray as director of new product development, a newly created position. Bray will be working in the Idaho Falls office overseeing key development projects and their related marketing strategies.With 25 years of sales ... more
Lemke to keynote Global Cold Chain Expo
Jim Lemke, president of Robinson Fresh, will be the keynote speaker at the Monday Opening General Session kicking off the inaugural Global Cold Chain Expo in Chicago, June 20-22.More than 200 cold chain industry leaders will gather for the opening ge... more
Michigan assessment rate raised one-half cent
The Michigan Potato Industry Commission at its June 14 meeting approved an increase of half a cent per hundredweight (cwt) in the assessment rate for the 2016 crop. The amount will be 5.5 cents per cwt, allocated as 4.0 cents for growers and 1.5 cent... more
UK laboratory prepares for GM potato trials
The Sainsbury Laborartory (TSL), located in Norwich, U.K., is preparing for trials of genetically modified potatoes. The goal of the project is to develop a Maris Piper potato that is blight-resistant, bruises less and produces less acrylamide, the E... more
ConAgra expands operations in Washington
ConAgra Foods' Lamb Weston business will expand operations at its facility in Richland, Washington, with the addition of a new french fry processing line. The more than $200 million investment is expected to add 128 full time positions.Construction o... more
Potato cyst nematode’s ‘toolkit’ revealed
Parasitic nematode worms are the `hidden enemy' of farmers world-wide, causing billions of pounds worth of crop damage every year.Now an international research collaboration led by the University of Dundee and the James Hutton Institute (JHI) has det... more
United Fresh publishes white paper on Vermont labeling law
United Fresh Produce Association has published a white paper and legal backgrounder to assist member companies in understanding and complying with a labeling law for genetically engineered foods due to go in effect in Vermont on July 1.The white pape... more
Microalgae-based soil amendment registered
Heliae Development has registered its new PhycoTerra soil amendment for use on specialty crops grown in the United States. Current registration information is available on the PhycoTerra website.At the core of PhycoTerra is Heliae's proprietary stabi... more
Washington state late blight strain identified
Dennis Johnson, Washington State University plant pathologist, said that the late blight reported in Washington state last week has been identified as the US8 strain, which is mefenoxam and metalaxyl resistant.The strain was found in Walla Walla Coun... more
