agriculture
Verdesian names Greg Thompson chief sales and marketing officer
Verdesian Life Sciences, LLC announces the addition of Greg Thompson as chief sales and marketing officer. Thompson most recently held the position o... READ MORE »
Novozymes and Syngenta enter agreement
Novozymes, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, and Syngenta, based in Basel, Switzerland, have entered into an exclusive global marketing and distribution ... READ MORE »
PILI scholarships available
The 2013 Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) is accepting applications for two scholarships for next year's class. The institute will be held... READ MORE »
Historic dehy purchase by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the purchase of 240 metric tons (MT) of dehydrated potato granules and 320 MT of dehydra... READ MORE »
FMC announces anthem winner
Lexi Sistrunk, 13, from Oak Grove, La., is the grand prize winner in the Stand & Be Heard Anthem Contest," sponsored by FMC Agricultural Products... READ MORE »
U.S. & Panama trade agreement begins October 31
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Ricardo Quijano, Minister of Commerce and Industry of the government of Panama, exchanged letters in which the... READ MORE »
Idahoan Foods receives training fund
Eastern Idaho potato processor Idahoan Foods will receive up to $240,000 from the Idaho Department of Labor's Workforce Development Training Fund (WD... READ MORE »
Montana seed seminar
The 2012 Montana Seed Seminar will be held Nov. 8-9 at GranTree Inn in Bozeman, Mont. For more information contact the Montana State University Potat... READ MORE »
Potatoes with higher carotenoid levels
Scientists with USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed yellow potatoes with carotenoid levels that are two to three times higher t... READ MORE »
WSPC sponsors soil fumigation training
The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) and Tom Hoffman are sponsoring training on the new Phase II soil fumigant label requirements. Growers r... READ MORE »
