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Dewulf purchases Miedema
The Dewulf group, based in Roeselare, Belgium, has announced plans to purchase Miedema, based in Winsum, Netherlands.Miedema, started in 1940, has 111 employees and is known for development and production of technology for storage and sorting machine... more
NASS reports increased 2014 production
The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2014 crop report shows an increase of 2.8 percent in U.S. production of fall potatoes in 2014. Fall production totaled 406,195,000 cwt in 2014, compared to 395,275,000 cwt. in 2013. The natio... more
Simplot’s Innate varieties achieve federal milestones
The first two generations of the J.R. Simplot Company's genetically engineered (GE) Innate potato varieties achieved individual federal milestones.Generation one received a determination of nonregulated status from the USDA's Animal and Plant Health ... more
Eric Halverson new CEO at Black Gold
Eric Halverson has succeeded his father, Gregg Halverson, as CEO of Black Gold Farms.Gregg Halverson will remain president of Black Gold's board of directors.Black Gold Farms is based in Grand Forks, North Dakota.... more
Syngenta scholarship winners
Graduate student Kelsey Hensley of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and undergraduate student Linda Millet of Oregon State University, are the inaugural grand prize winners of the national Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship essay contest.Hensl... more
New president at McCrometer
Melissa Aquino has been promoted to the position of president of McCrometer, succeeding Kerry McCall, president of McCrometer for 28 years.As part of an executive transition, McCall has moved into the position of chief flow technology executive.Prior... more
Peel joins Arysta
Mark Peel has been appointed Arysta LifeScience's territory sales manger for the Delta sales region.Peel's primary role will focus on fungicide applications in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee.... more
APRE creates President’s Circle
The Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) has created a new membership category titled the President's Circle.The APRE President's Circle has been designed to strengthen potato industry collaboration and to enhance its impact on the nutri... more
PEI seed shipments to U.S. halted
Following the discovery of potato wart on Prince Edward Island (PEI) in August the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of temporary mitigation efforts by CFIA.No seed potatoes ... more
APHIS implements new program
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has begun implementation of its Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP) program.The new program establishes a process to federally recognize certain state-managed plant pe... more
