climate change
NPC requests extension on overreaching new SEC climate rule
The National Potato Council joined more than 100 agricultural organizations on a letter requesting a 180-day extension to the comment period for the S... READ MORE »
USDA to invest $1 billion in “climate-smart” farmers, ranchers
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack unveiled plans Feb. 7 for the USDA to invest $1 billion to support "climate-smart" farmers, ranchers and forest l... READ MORE »
Yara International joins Biden’s ‘First Movers Coalition’
Some of the largest companies in the world recently launched a shared initiative to reach the climate goals through ground-breaking technology. The... READ MORE »
USDA to collaborate with EU counterpart on sustainability, climate change platform
European Union Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack issued the following statemen... READ MORE »
Cost of keeping potatoes cool in storage going up due to rising temps
Five years ago, Ruth and Nick Ploeg invested in a new chiller, as they found they were storing potatoes well later and later each year. The chiller pr... READ MORE »
Potatoes surprisingly resilient to climate change, study suggests
A new study led by researchers at the University of Florida predicts that the supply chains for two of Americans' most popular plant-based foods — f... READ MORE »
Water problems hinder Western food producers
In September, when funding was gutted for a much-anticipated water bill, then withdrawn from the floor of the California state legislature, growers re... READ MORE »
Regrow gets $17 million to fund carbon-reduction monitoring platform
Regrow has announced the close of its $17 million oversubscribed Series A funding round with new investors Ajax Strategies, Tenacious Ventures and Car... READ MORE »
Emergency rules for heat, smoke set for Washington farmworkers
On a Tuesday in June, Luis Cisneros stood on a metal ladder harvesting cherries in Washington’s fertile Columbia Basin when temperatures reached alm... READ MORE »
Spudman presenting SpudWeek webinar series Aug. 10-12
Spudman is hosting a three-part webinar series the second week of August — named SpudWeek — that will dive into topics affecting potato growers. ... READ MORE »
