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H-2A Regulations Streamlined
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced changes Dec. 11 to the H-2A regulations that will streamline the hiring process of temporary and seasonal agricultural workers.
Gerber Announces New Jobs for Fremont
Gerber Products said they'll keep their 1100 current employees working in Fremont, and add a minimum of 200 more over the next 10 years. WOODTV Grand Rapids, Mich.... more
United Farm Workers denounce Change to H2A Program
The Bush Administration has announced major changes in the nation's H2A agricultural guest worker program. examiner.com... more
Russet Still Top Tater, but May Be Slipping
Idaho and its russets are inextricably linked - besides being Idaho's best-known crop, the Russet Burbank spud graces the state license plates and even serves as the mascot for eastern Idaho's Shelley High School football team. The Olympian... more
U.S. Revises Rules for Alberta Seed Potatoes
Seed potatoes from Alberta may soon be allowed into the U.S. if Canadian officials can prove the province is clear of potato cyst nematode (PCN). Grainews Canada... more
Alberta Seed One Step Closer to U.S. Entry
The Canadian government is making progress towards regaining market access for Alberta seed potato exports to the United States.
Potato varieties featured on shows
Information on cooking with different potato varieties, setting up a five-star treatment for houseguests and free-form thread painting will be the featured topics on ?Creative Living? at noon on Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Portales News-Tribune... more
State and Feds Find No Signs of Idaho Potato Worms
A $20 million effort to find a microscopic wormlike pest that attacks potato plants has found no new infestations in eastern Idaho in more than a year, an official said. The Olympian... more
Farmers Donate Tons of Potatoes to Needy
Local farmers are pitching in to help feed needy families in the metro area this holiday season. KMBC Kansas City... more
How Would You Grow the World’s Biggest Potato?
On Tuesday, the BBC decried the end of the 10-year reign of the eight-pound Manx Potato as the world's heaviest. Its record had apparently been uprooted by a 25-pound spud from Lebanon. Scientific American... more
