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Students Sickened When Pesticides Drift
On Grandparents Day, Domitila Lemus accompanied her 8-year-old granddaughter to school. As the girls lined up behind Sunnyside Union Elementary, a foul mist drifted onto the playground from the adjacent orange groves, witnesses say. Grand Rapids Pres... more
May Potato Stocks Down 4 Percent
The 13 major potato states held 73.2 million cwt. of potatoes in storage May 1, down 4 percent from last year and 17 percent below May 1, 2005, for comparable states.
Potato Chip Film Screening Thursday
Filmmakers from Germany came to Saratoga Springs last April for a documentary on the history of the potato chip. Saratogian... more
Blight To Hit Bengal Potato Exports
Potato exports from West Bengal will suffer this year as the late blight disease has damaged the crop and pulled the production down by almost 30%. Financial Express... more
Michigan Potato Commission’s Referendum Passes
Michigan?s potato growers have elected to continue the Michigan Potato Industry Commission?s activities for another five years.
Special Potato Pesticide Registration Offered for Public Comment
Wisconsin potato growers will have better control over plant diseases with three special pesticide registrations proposed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. Wisconsin Ag Connection... more
Special Potato Pesticide Registration Offered for Public Comment
Wisconsin potato growers will have better control over plant diseases with three special pesticide registrations proposed by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture. Wisconsin Ag Connection... more
Dryness Threatens Potato Yield (UK)
The potato planting season throughout most of northern Europe is now over, with most growers completing the task well ahead of schedule. The Scotsman... more
Ag Industry Pushing Legislation
Legislation that would aid the specialty crops industry, which includes the fruit, grape, and vegetable-growing segments was introduced in the U.S. Senate last week. Buffalo Business First... more
One Potato, Two Potatoes and Many More!
Long gone are the days of ?the potato!? Now you must decide which variety you want for the recipe and method of cooking being used. Tehachapi News... more
