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States receive specialty crop block grants for potato research
Colorado:Partner with Colorado Potato Administrative Committee to develop and promote a branded potato that is unique to Colorado to help increase sales and enhance the long-term sustainability of Colorado's potato industryIdaho:Partner with the Idah... more
University of Wisconsin receives USDA grant
The United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture awarded the University of Wisconsin at Madison $3,773,367.00 specialty crop grant.The project will facilitate the rapid, efficient development and adoption of ne... more
Senate passes amendment protecting potatoes in lunch programs
On October 18, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved a bipartisan amendment co-authored by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) and Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) to the Fiscal Year 2012 Senate Agriculture Appropriations bill that would protect the flexibility of ... more
Agri-Stor acquires Custom Chemical Company
Agri-Stor Company announced that it has acquired the assets and business operations of Custom Chemical Company - a full-service provider of potato sprout inhibitors, specialty post-harvest crop protection products and a Certified Dealer of Gellert&re... more
Potato industry receives $3.7 million acrylamide research grant
The United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced the approval of a $3.7 million dollar grant to fund research to reduce Acrylamide levels in potato products. Securing this grant was an industry priori... more
Congress passes free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama
Congress passed three free trade agreements Wednesday that leaders of the potato industry hailed for increasing international access for U.S. potatoes.The free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama are the first to pass Congress sinc... more
U.S. Potato Board and Idaho Potato Commission reach agreement
In a press release issued by the United States Potato Board Friday, October 7, 2011, Frank Muir, president and CEO of the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) and Tim O'Connor, president and CEO of the United States Potato Board (USPB) issued a press releas... more
Zebra chip found in two southern Idaho counties
The University of Idaho reports that zebra chip has been confirmed in Idaho by USDA Agricultural Research Service tests of samples from a potato processor. The affected potatoes were tracked to a field in Jerome County. Several confirmed reports also... more
Fire destroys packing shed
Lone Wolf Farms in Minto, N.D. suffered a devastating loss after their wash/plant complex was destroyed by fire on Sunday afternoon, September 25.Cause of the fire is under investigation.According to Christine Bjorneby they are taking their potatoes ... more
Trade potatoes for Cuban doctors, P.E.I. party says
A fledgling political party on P.E.I. is proposing a trade arrangement with Cuba that would see doctors come to Canada in exchange for potatoes. CBC NewsClick here to read the rest of the story.... more
