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IFCO launches new produce containers
IFCO, a provider of reusable packaging solutions, announced the company's new Wood Grain Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) have entered the produce supply chain. The first of an anticipated 30 million Wood Grain RPCs have been shipped to fresh produ... more
EPA approves registration for Velum Prime
The EPA has granted federal registration of Bayer CropScience's Velum Prime for use on potatoes. According to Bayer, state registrations are expected to follow shortly across the Northern U.S. potato belt including Colorado, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, M... more
Farmobile launches data agreements for farmers
Farmobile, a technology company specializing in farm data, announced pro-farmer legal agreements. The data agreements are simple and transparent by design, and grant full data ownership to the farmer, the company said. The agreements are freely avail... more
Ohio State University joins Agricultural Data Coalition
Scott Shearer, left, works with Andrew Klopfenstein, a project coordinator in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering. Photo: OSUThe Ohio State University has joined a coalition that will put important farm data into th... more
California retailer builds world’s largest potato display
In the pre-dawn hours of P-Day" on Feb. 23, the team at Northgate González Market made final preparations for the culmination of their six-month mission to build the world's largest Idaho potato display. Pallets? Check. Spuddy Buddies? Check. ... more
Potato industry teams with United Fresh Start Foundation
Inspired by the United Fresh Start Foundation's efforts to get the produce industry involved in the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools initiative, the CEO of the United States Potato Board (USPB), Blair Richardson, challenged the potato industry to do... more
Research has big economic impact on Michigan’s potato industry
Potatoes appear to be an easy, inexpensive, reliable, nutritious, abundant, and durable staple of most any diet around the world. Dave Douches knows the science is not so simple.As the program director of the MSU Potato Breeding and Genetics Program,... more
FDA seeking comments on raw manure as fertilizer
The FDA wants input from stakeholders as it develops the framework for a risk assessment on the use of raw manure and other biological soil amendments of animal origin as fertilizer on produce farms.The FDA proposed, and recently finalized, the Produ... more
Powering Michigan agriculture with renewable energy
MSU Extension, in partnership with Michigan Farm Bureau, MABA, Consumers Energy Company and others, is holding the Powering Michigan Agriculture with Renewable Energy Conference on March 10. The workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kell... more
National Potato Council praises advancement of federal labeling bill
The U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture approved the Biotechnology Labeling Solutions legislation introduced by Chairman Pat Roberts that will provide for permanent federal preemption of state food labeling laws. The bill was reported favorably out ... more
