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Walther Farms to Auction Original Family Farm Property
Walther Farms, the potato farming giant that started with a few acres of vegetables in the 1940s, will sell approximately 784 acres — including the family’s original farm property — at auction March 16, as a result of the family’s increasing focus on the potato business, according to Schrader Auction Co. of Columbia City, Ind., the company handling the sale
USDA Extends Comment Period
Dan Steinkruger, acting executive director for the USDA's Farm Service Agency in Nebraska said that following Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack's announcement that the comment period for the regulation defining actively engaged participation in a far... more
Farmers Keep Wary Eye on California Drought
A drought in California will not only have an impact on northern Colorado farmers, but it will have a much larger one on the nation as a whole. The Tribune... more
Simplot Names CEO
Bill Whitacre has been named chief executive officer?elect of the J.R. Simplot Co.
U.S. Border Opens to Alberta Seed
After more than a year of testing and negotiations between USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, seed potatoes from Alberta will be allowed to enter the United States beginning Jan. 26.
Washington Grower to Lead NPC
Pasco, Washington potato grower Ed Schneider has been elected to lead the National Potato Council in 2009.
University of Idaho Offers Four New Publications
The University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences has added four publications on potatoes to the late-winter lineup of its Educational Communications unit.
Bills Would let Washington State Recruit Foreign Guest Workers
As a worsening economy spreads unemployment across Washington, proposed legislation would allow the state government to recruit thousands of foreign workers for seasonal jobs that nobody else wants. The Seattle Times... more
New Organic Agriculture Web Site Features Land-grant University Research
New eOrganic resource is designed for farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, certifiers, researchers and educators seeking science- and experience-based information. Kansas City info Zine... more
Madisonian Wins White House Farmer Race
Madison's Claire Strader won the most votes in a national online election to name candidates to fill the role of "White House Farmer." The Capital Times... more
