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Idaho growers file federal lawsuit
A group of Idaho potato growers have filed a federal lawsuit challenging certain agency actions" governing pale cyst nematodes (PCN) by the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Idaho State Department of Agriculture.The la... more
Syngenta continues late blight hotline for 2015
Syngenta is continuing its partnership with five universities to provide potato growers with the latest late blight disease updates in 2015.Updates from the five universities are available at the following telephone numbers: University of Idaho: 800-... more
FMC purchases Cheminova
FMC completed its acquisition of Cheminova, a crop protection company based in Denmark, for $1.8 billion.Cheminova was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Auriga Industries prior to the purchase by FMC.... more
Idaho growers receive RMP award
Shawn Walters and his brother Jeff Walters, co-owners of Walters Farm and Produce, received the 2015 wattsmart Business Partner of the Year in Idaho award from Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) for the farm's commitment to energy efficiency.The Walters farm... more
ESA nomination period opens
The National Potato Council (NPC) is accepting nominations for the 2015 Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA).The award recognizes growers who are adopting farming practices that reduce overall pesticide risk, enhance wildlife habitat and promote wat... more
Late blight resistant gene found
Researchers have found a gene that increases resistance against late blight disease.A recent issue of Nature Plants said that researcher from Wageningen University in the Netherlands and the Sainsbury laboratory in Norwich, UK identified the receptor... more
Farmer’s union supports mandatory GMO labeling
The National Farmers Union (NFU) reiterated support for federal legislation requiring mandatory labeling of food products containing genetic modified organisms at its annual convention.The NFU opposes a voluntary labeling standard proposed in federal... more
Heinz buying Kraft Foods
H. J. Heinz and Kraft Foods Group signed a merger agreement that will create the fifth largest food and beverage company in the world.The new company will be named the Kraft Heinz Company and will be co-headquartered in Pittsburgh and the Chicago are... more
Faivre new managing editor at Badger Common’Tater
The Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) has hired Ruth Faivre of Custer, Wisconsin to be the managing editor of the Badger Common'Tater.Faivre succeeds Tamas Houlihan, who is now the WPVGA executive director.Ruth brings over 30... more
Simplot’s Innate potatoes receive FDA safety clearance
The Food and Drug Administration has completed its evaluation of J. R. Simplot's genetically engineered Innate variety potatoes and has concluded that the potatoes are as safe and nutritious as their conventional counterparts" in this press release.S... more
