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Valley Agronomics breaks ground for fertilizer plant
Valley Agronomics held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new fertilizer distribution center on June 8, with Idaho Gov. C.L. Otter in attendance.The plant is located next to the J.R. Simplot Don plant, which produces phosphate fertilizer in eastern Po... more
Frozen exports of US potatoes increases
For frozen total exports to the world are up 4 percent by volume and 1 percent in value, with U.S. exports to the world up 9 percent in volume and 5 percent by value. To the Potatoes USA target markets exports from the key suppliers are up 8 percent ... more
Green Bank Observatory helps promote potato growing
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is encouraging farmers to grow potatoe as cash crops with the help of the Green Bank Observatory in Green Bank.Area farmers recently completed planting six five-acre plots between the Observatory headquarte... more
Q1 2016 Fresh Facts on Retail report released
Organic produce sales have surpassed the $1 billion mark, while consumers continue to drive demand for convenience and value-added items, according to the United Fresh Produce Association's Q1 2016 edition of the FreshFacts on Retail report.These and... more
Report: US potato imports increase
U.S. potato imports increase for the first three quarters of the marketing year due to the strong dollar and increasing world supplies, Potatoes USA reports.In summary, total imports are up 13 percent on a metric ton volume basis (up 10.8 percent on ... more
Food Safety Conference set for July 13
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) and Food Safety Net Services Certification and Audit (FSNS C&A) will host the FSNS Food Safety Conference in Amarillo, Texas on Wednesday, July 13. A tour and reception of the FSNS Amarillo Laboratory will follow a... more
Potatoes USA accepting board nominations
Nominations are now open for new Potatoes USA board Members for the 2017-2020 term. Sixty members will be elected or re-elected to fill open seats and the seats of outgoing board members who are completing their second three-year term in March 2017.A... more
Late blight found in Washington state
Late blight has been confirmed in Walla Walla County near Burbank, Washington according to a Washington State University (WSU) potato pest alert report by Dennis Johnson, WSU plant pathologist.This is the earliest we have had late blight in the Colum... more
Psyllids found in Washington state
Potato psyllids were found on yellow sticky cards in Washington state fields near Mattawa, Mesa, Eltopia, Pasco and Burbank. The largest number of psyllids were found in the Burbank area.They are being tested for Liberibacter, the bacterium that caus... more
Psyllids test positive for liberibacter in Idaho
Two potato psyllids found in two Canyon County potato fields in western Idaho tested positive for liberibacter according to a report in the Pacific Northwest Pest Alert Network by Erik Wenninger, University of Idaho Research and Extension Center ento... more
