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U.S. potato exports reach a record $2.1 billion in 2022
U.S. potato exports reached a record $2.1 billion in 2022, an increase of 11% from the previous year. A Trade Data Monitor analysis found that whil... READ MORE »
World Potato Congress opens April webinar registration
World Potato Congress is hosting a webinar, Changing the Conversation about Potato Nutrition, on Wednesday April 19, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. EST. Panel... 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 »
President Biden vetoes effort to overturn WOTUS regulation
President Joe Biden has vetoed a resolution that would have overturned protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways which ... 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 »
CDFA offers funding to two IPM technical assistance projects
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has awarded $1.1 million in funding to support integrated pest management technical assistance proje... READ MORE »
PSA opens registration for Summer Symposium
The second Annual Potato Sustainability Alliance (PSA) Summer Symposium will be held in Houston, Texas, at the Sysco Global Support Center June 20-22,... READ MORE »
Syngenta promotes Kathy Eichlin to a new role
Syngenta has promoted Kathy Eichlin to a new role leading its U.S. Crop Protection Corporate Communications team for Syngenta North America. Eichlin w... READ MORE »
USDA declares April 2023 Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is declaring April 2023 Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month (IPPDAM). This national out... READ MORE »
