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Planting report: Wet spring delays showing up in the numbers
Flooding in the Red River Valley this spring has created havoc for many farmers trying to get their crops planted. Potato farmers there are doing better than most, however. As of May 26, potato planting in Minnesota was reported at 81% complete, d... more
Nearly half of Washington facing emergency drought conditions
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has expanded the drought emergency declaration to cover nearly half of Washington state due to worsened, poor water supply conditions around the state and warmer and drier weather predictions through the summer. Snowpack... more
BASF, Rothamsted challenge students to get creative on soil management
Rothamsted Research and BASF are working together in a long-term collaboration to shape modern sustainable agriculture. The goal is to jointly address current agricultural challenges by identifying areas of research and development where novel approa... more
Progress made on overturning USDA limits to potatoes for school breakfast program
The House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee included a provision in its FY20 bill that prohibits the U.S. Department of Agriculture from excluding or limiting potato access to the school breakfast program. This provision seeks to resolve one of... more
Western Growers calls USDA’s trade mitigation package ‘insufficient’ for farmers
In response to the release of the Trump administration’s latest trade assistance package, Western Growers President & CEO Tom Nassif issued the following statement: Tom Nassif “We appreciate the efforts of the administration to again partia... more
North Dakota investing $30 million in drone technology
North Dakota has pledged $30 million to improve drone capabilities in several areas, including agriculture. In early May, Gov. Doug Burgum signed into law a bill that will "build out infrastructure that would support beyond visual line of sight (B... more
Bio Huma Netics adds Lamar as head of humic research
Bio Huma Netics has announced the addition of Richard Lamar as its new senior director of humic research. He started May 1. Lamar holds degrees in biology and forestry from the University of Miami and Mississippi State University, as well as a Ph.... more
Dan Moss reps potato industry at White House agricultural event
[caption id="attachment_9751" align="alignright" width="240"] Dan Moss[/caption] On May 23, the U.S. potato industry was represented by Dan Moss at an agricultural trade event at the White House with President Trump. Moss is a potato grower based ... more
USDA announces initial details of $16 billion trade relief package, no mention of potatoes
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced May 23 details of a $16 billion package to assist farms that have been hurt by ongoing trade wars with various countries, including China. Although several specialty crops were listed in the aid package... more
Sentera, Climate FieldView expand platform to provide more plant, weed analytics
Sentera announced an expanded platform partnership with The Climate Corporation (Climate), a subsidiary of Bayer, that will provide advanced plant population and weed pressure analytics from Sentera to the Climate FieldView digital agriculture platfo... more
