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Process contracts stalled
Idaho process growers rejected contracts for the 2012 season offered by ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and the J.R. Simplot Co. The growers rejected the co... READ MORE »
FMC and Kumiai sign agreement
FMC Corp., of Philadelphia, Penn., and Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, Japan, have entered into an exclusive agreement to evaluate a new... READ MORE »
Vilsack appoints National Potato Promotion Board representatives
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack appointed 33 representatives to the National Potato Promotion Board. Members serve a three-year term ending in Fe... READ MORE »
Jensen to manage grants and research for three states
Andy Jensen, Ph.D., director of research for the Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC), has been appointed the Pacific Northwest regional research... READ MORE »
Follow the D.C. Fly-in
The National Potato Council's Potato D.C. Fly-in will be held Feb. 27-March 1 and will bring potato growers and industry leaders from around the natio... READ MORE »
Oregon growers honored
Oregon Potato Commission presented the inaugural Oregon Potatoes Goodness Unearthed Gold Medal Awards at the Washington/Oregon Potato Conference. Dan... READ MORE »
Idaho growers honored
Potato Growers of Idaho (PGI) honored Randy and Karlene Hardy, of Oakley, with their PGI Grower of the Year Award. Randy and Karlene celebrate their 4... READ MORE »
Olsen receives award
Lynn Olsen Sr., 72, of Othello, received the 2012 Industry Leadership award from the Washington Potato Foundation during the 2012 Washington/Oregon Po... READ MORE »
Berce receives Maine award
The Maine Potato Board selected Brandon Berce, of St. Agatha, as its Young Farmer of the Year for 2012. The 28-year-old Berce farms with his father, N... READ MORE »
Deadline extended for conservation program
The USDA's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that the deadline for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship P... READ MORE »
