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USDA announces November 2022 lending rates for agricultural producers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for November 2022, which are effective Nov. 1, 2022. USDA’s Farm Service Age... READ MORE »
NPC CEO meets with Mexican secretary of agriculture and Mexican ambassador on inflation
On Oct. 12, National Potato Council (NPC) CEO Kam Quarles met with Mexican Secretary of Agriculture Victor Villalobos and Mexican Ambassador to th... READ MORE »
Two sessions remaining for USDA Risk Management Agency’s virtual insurance workshops
USDA Risk Managment Agency (RMA) has two virtual workshops remaining as part of its RMA Roadshows that will take place on Nov. 15 and Dec. 13. These w... READ MORE »
USDA awards nearly $3.6 million in block grants for U.S. potato industry
USDA announced nearly $73 million in FY22 grants to support specialty crops, including $3,569,579 for potato industry programs and research through th... READ MORE »
Drain tiles manage excess water in fields
There are few tools that farmers can use to expand marketing windows, to get a slight jump-start on supplying fresh fruit and vegetables to restaurant... READ MORE »
Financing the modern-day farm
For millennia, farmers have been remarkably resourceful and resilient in overcoming ecological perils that threaten their livelihood. Now, they f... READ MORE »
NPC sustains anti-tax stance for small businesses and family farms
In response to recent media reports on congressional efforts to raise taxes on small businesses to support increased federal spending, National Potato... READ MORE »
Decrease in stocks and acres this season
The USDA report released June 17 showed potato states help 54 million cwt in storage, a 4% decrease in potato stocks from the same date a year prior. ... READ MORE »
NPC, trade groups urge Biden to intervene to avert West Coast port disruption
With the collective-bargaining agreement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association expiring today, ... READ MORE »
Northwest region potato stocks on June 1 totaled 34.5 million hundredweight
The June 1, 2022, numbers are in for the potato stocks in the Northwest region. Idaho potato stocks totaled 21.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the ... READ MORE »
