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Michigan potato grower dies at 86
Michigan potato grower and industry leader Larry Young died Oct. 22. He was 86. Born in Howard City, Michigan, Young began farming after graduating... READ MORE »
New partnership to bolster true seed commercialization in Kenya, India
A new agreement between global biotechnology company Bayer and Dutch seed company Solynta will facilitate the commercialization and distribution of tr... READ MORE »
A third-generation farmer’s advocacy efforts get traction
The National Potato Council has a new president, RJ Andrus. His ambitious goals for representing the interests of the nation’s spud producers are no... READ MORE »
USDA, SBA and FDIC host regional economic development workshops
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in partnership with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Federal Depository Insurance Corporatio... READ MORE »
North Dakota cropland values on the rise
Despite high production costs to start 2022, net farm incomes remained high helping facilitate a sharp rise in land prices for 2023, said Bryon Parman... READ MORE »
AgAmerica Pivot program offers new interest-only calculator
The new AgAmerica Pivot program offers farmers an interactive interest-only land loan calculator to determine savings. The AgAmerica Pivot program wil... READ MORE »
EFI highlights new video series made by and about farmworkers
Equitable Foods Initiative (EFI), the multi-stakeholder workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, ... READ MORE »
Farm groups support decrease in Adverse Effect Wage Rate paid to H-2A workers
Farm groups have urged Congress to pass the Farm Operations Support Act, which would decrease the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) paid to H-2A tempora... READ MORE »
Alison Sklarczyk, owner and lab manager at Sklarczyk Seed Farm, shares her insights
March is Women’s History Month, and Spudman reached out to Alison Sklarczyk, owner and lab manager at Sklarczyk Seed Farm and 2019 Spudwoman of the ... READ MORE »
The quest for a definition
Each year, farmers hear about new and exciting published research on plant biostimulants, but there seems to be a disconnect when looking at product l... READ MORE »
