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APHIS conducting supplemental EA for PCN in eastern Idaho
USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has posted a supplemental environmental assessment (EA) for pale cyst nematode (PCN) in Bingham and Bonneville Counties in eastern Idaho. The EA is open for public comments through May 28.Acco... more
NovaSource creates Idaho sales territory
NovaSource, the crop protection business unit of Tessenderlo Kerley, has created a new sales territory serving Idaho and four neighboring states. NovaSource has also added a new regional account manager to serve this new sales territory and another t... more
Manure application study looks at downwind safety
New field research out of Clarkson University in upstate New York is taking a look at how microbes can travel from manure application sites to downwind produce. The research team, led by Shane Rogers, an associate professor of civil and environmental... more
Texas-grown red potatoes set for record harvest
Black Gold Farms, a red potato grower/packer/shippers, is preparing for a record harvest of its Texan Reds beginning the first week of May. The farm has been growing fresh red potatoes in Pearsall, Texas – about an hour down Interstate 35 from ... more
Milenski named BioSafe Systems southwest territory manager
BioSafe Systems has hired Eric Milenski to the Agrichemical team as southwest territory manager. He will be covering a territory that includes Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Milenski will spearh... more
Industry Outreach Committee co-chairs elected
Karlene Hardy of Oakley, Idaho, was re-elected to the Potatoes USA Executive Committee on March 17, at the organization's 44th Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She will be serving her sixth year on the board as co-chairman of the newly f... more
BrandStorm set for Nov. 14-16
The United Fresh Produce Association has launched the second annual BrandStorm marketing event, which will take place Nov. 14-16 in San Francisco, California at the Hilton Financial District San Francisco.A project of the United Fresh Produce Marketi... more
Tech Knowledge joins produce, technology
The third annual Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Tech Knowledge Symposium, May 17-19 in Santa Clara, California, aims to help industry members discover solutions and prepare for the future. In alliance with PMA's Tech Portfolio objectives, the ev... more
Potatoes USA’s Hoverson reflects on year of service
Potatoes USA Immediate Past Chairman Carl Hoverson of Larimore, North Dakota, passed the gavel on to Mike Pink of Mesa, Washington, the board's newly appointed chairman of the board for 2016-2017. This past year has been a great experience," Hoverson... more
United Fresh board nominations announced
United Fresh Immediate Past Chairman Ron Carkoski, Four Seasons Family of Companies, has announced the slate of new officers and directors nominated to serve on the United Fresh Produce Association Board of Directors, effective at its April 27 meetin... more
