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Bayer launches new fungicide
Bayer CropScience announced that Luna, the company's newest fungicide, has received registration from the EPA and is now available for sale in some states.Offering growers a unique chemistry and a dual mode of action, Luna can be applied via broadca... more
Multi-pronged fight against Zebra Chip disease in potatoes
Thanks to the investigations of scientists-turned-detectives, potato growers in the western United States and abroad now know the identities of the pathogen and insect responsible for outbreaks of the costly tuber disease known as "zebra chip." Click... more
Quash fungicide registered by EPA
Valent U.S.A. Corporation announced that Quash fungicide has been registered by the EPA for use on potatoes.Quash is a broad spectrum triazole fungicide containing metconazole. Quash provides control of early blight, white mold, brown spot and black ... more
Follow the D.C. Fly-in
The National Potato Council's Potato D.C. Fly-in will be held Feb. 27-March 1 and will bring potato growers and industry leaders from around the nation to Washington, D.C. During that time they will confer with Congressional legislators, be briefed ... more
NPC accepting stewardship nominations
The National Potato Council (NPC) is accepting nominations for its 2012 Environmental Stewardship Award. The deadline for submissions is March 15.The award is a component of the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program, a partnership between NPC a... more
Truck weight reform falls short
The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) held a hearing of the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, commonly known as the highway reauthorization bill. The hearing lasted 18 hours and resulted in a "marked up" v... more
Oregon growers honored
Oregon Potato Commission presented the inaugural Oregon Potatoes Goodness Unearthed Gold Medal Awards at the Washington/Oregon Potato Conference. Dan Chin Farm's won the red potato award for its French Fingerling. The yellow potato award went to POR... more
Idaho growers honored
Potato Growers of Idaho (PGI) honored Randy and Karlene Hardy, of Oakley, with their PGI Grower of the Year Award. Randy and Karlene celebrate their 40-year wedding anniversary in June. They have five children and 26 grandchildren. Randy is the chair... more
Olsen receives award
Lynn Olsen Sr., 72, of Othello, received the 2012 Industry Leadership award from the Washington Potato Foundation during the 2012 Washington/Oregon Potato Conference. Olsen is a former chairman of the Washington State Potato Commission. He was presid... more
BASF moving subsidiary & stopping GM development
In an effort to concentrate its plant biotechnology activities on the main markets in North and South America, BASF is moving its BASF Plant Science headquarters from Limburgerhof, Germany, to Raleigh, N.C.Research and development activities will be ... more
