agriculture
House coalition urge repeal of WIC ban
A bipartisan coalition of 93 members of the House of Representatives called on USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to reverse his department's decision to ban... READ MORE »
New packing shed in San Luis Valley
Sheldon Rockey, of Rockey Farms in Center, Colo., and Paul New, of White Mountain Farm, in Mosca, Colo., have announced plans to transform the old Sa... READ MORE »
Holterhoff joins WSPC
Ryan Holterhoff is the new director of marketing and industry affairs for the Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC). Holterhoff's responsibilit... READ MORE »
APRE launches website
The Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) has launched its website at www.apre.org. APRE is a not-for-profit research and education organ... READ MORE »
Mexico joins TPP
Potato industry leaders across the United States are applauding the announcement by U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon... READ MORE »
Psyllids found in Columbia Basin potato fields
Two potato psyllids have been found in commercial potato fields in the lower Columbia Basin, according to a report by Silvia Rondon, Oregon State Uni... READ MORE »
SIPCO elects officers
Members of the Southern Idaho Potato Cooperative (SIPCO) have elected new officers. Mark Darrington, of Declo, was elected president; Ritchey Toevs, ... READ MORE »
Boerboom new director of NDSU Extension Service
Chris Boerboom has been appointed the director of North Dakota State University Extension Service. Boerboom served as interim Extension director fot h... READ MORE »
Processors advise against using new fungicide
The J.R. Simplot Company and ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston have issued advisories to their contract potato growers in the Columbia Basin and Idaho not to ... READ MORE »
MPIC & PGMI position open
Applications are being accepted until June 8 by the Michigan Potato Industry Commission (MPIC) and the Potato Growers of Michigan, Inc., for the posit... READ MORE »
