agriculture
Spudman receives PAA award
The Potato Association of America (PAA) presented a Special Recognition award to Spudman magazine for 50 years of service to the potato industry at i... READ MORE »
Lockwood launches new potato handling product
Lockwood Manufacturing has introduced its new Air-Controlled Separator. The Lockwood ACS-8 is a complete handling and cleaning system. With the aid o... READ MORE »
WSPC seeking candidates
The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) is seeking candidates for one vacant at-large position on the WSPC board. At-large commissioners can be... READ MORE »
Simplot expands fertilizer plant
The J.R. Simplot Company will expand it Rock Springs, Wyo., fertilizer manufacturing facility. Work will begin immediately. Simplot's first expansion... READ MORE »
Arysta signs licensing agreement with INTERMAG
Arysta LifeScience and INTERMAG have signed a licensing agreement granting Arysta access to all formulations of INTERMAG's proprietary titanium-based... READ MORE »
Psyllids test positive for Liberibacter in Idaho
Adult psyllids collected on June 19 from a commercial potato field in Twin Falls County have tested positive for Liberibacter, the bacterium that cau... READ MORE »
WSPC elects new leaders
The Washington State Potato Commission elected Bob Halverson, of Toppenish, as chairman beginning July 1, 2012. Halverson replaced Darrin Morrison as... READ MORE »
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 »
