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How to manage Colorado Potato Beetles that survived winter

Several different locations in the Red River Valley are experiencing emerging Colorado potato beetles (CPB). Ian MacRae, professor and Extension entom... READ MORE »

Syngenta opens digital innovation lab

Syngenta welcomed visitors to its new Digital Innovation Lab at the University of Illinois Research Park during a grand opening event and forum. Facul... READ MORE »

Crop Shuttle 3600 series increases field versatility

Safe-T-Pull, the manufacturers of the hitch system and towing accessory to pull stuck vehicles and equipment in tough field conditions, and Crop Sh... READ MORE »

April potato report: Stocks up 6 percent from 2016

The USDA-National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) released its April 1 potato stocks report. The 13 major potato states held 133 million cwt. of... READ MORE »

UPI introduces two new herbicide products

UPI has launched two new herbicides in the U.S. MOCCASIN is a post-patent herbicide containing the active ingredient S-metolachlor (the same active... READ MORE »

Northwest potato planting delayed two weeks

Northwest Farm Credit Services said in a recent press release that growers in the northwest are looking forward to getting back into their fields aft... READ MORE »

Over $60M in grants available for specialty crops

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is making more than $60 million in grants available to support farmers growing specialty crops including... READ MORE »

New Holland announces data-sharing agreements

New Holland has announced it has secured agreements to enable wireless data transfer capabilities between its PLM Connect precision land managemen... READ MORE »

Northwest Farm Credit Services issues potato industry outlook

Northwest Farm Credit Services (NWFCS) issued its latest market snapshots of industry drivers, profitability and outlooks for each of the ag sectors ... READ MORE »

IFPS launches mobile app for PLU codes

The International Federation for Produce Standards (IFPS) has launched a mobile app to help users from across the supply chain to source PLUs. The lau... READ MORE »


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