agriculture
Senators issue appeal to Obama
Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) and Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) led a bipartisan letter signed by 17 senators urging President Obama to work with the Me... READ MORE »
Agritech opens new location
Agritech has recently opened a sales, parts and service location in Othello, Wash. Agritech will focus on consignment, purchase and sales of used pot... READ MORE »
SPUDS fly first class
In an effort to improve Wi-Fi connections and eliminate weak signals in-flight, Boeing Co. engineers are using sacks of potatoes as surrogate passeng... READ MORE »
Vilsack makes NPPB appointments
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed 30 members to the National Potato Promotion Board (dba the United States Potato Board). Each member will se... READ MORE »
NASS releases 2012 crop production report
Numbers don't lie and the numbers show increases in acreage planted, acreage harvested, yields per acre and production for potatoes in 2012 compared ... READ MORE »
USDA changes release time for statistical reports
Beginning Jan. 1, 2013 the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board will begin issuing several USDA stati... READ MORE »
OSU appoints new plant breeder
Oregon State University has appointed Sagar Sathuvalli to lead the OSU potato breeding program. Sathuvalli's appointment started December, 2012. He ... READ MORE »
USDA to purchase fresh and processed potatoes
The USDA has allocated $25 million to purchase approximately 300 million lbs. of fresh potatoes and processed potato products. The purchases will b... READ MORE »
Ag census set to begin
The 2012 Census of Agriculture is about to begin. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service will be sending out census forms in two mailings ... READ MORE »
FMC signs agreements with GAT Microencapsulation
FMC announced that its Agricultural Products Group has signed a perpetual global licensing agreement, along with distribution and services agreements... READ MORE »
