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APHIS implements new program
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has begun implementation of its Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP)... READ MORE »
Valley Irrigation appoints Kaniewski vice president of global operations
Valley Irrigation has appointed Steve Kaniewski its vice president of global operations. Kaniewski will be responsible for global manufacturing, proce... READ MORE »
Idaho PCN eradication progresses
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced that six more Idaho fields have successfully completed the greenhouse bioassay... READ MORE »
OSU researcher dies
Don Horneck, an Oregon State University (OSU) Extension agronomist, died on September 28, 2014.Horneck specialized in soil fertility and crop producti... READ MORE »
Vertisan MRL established for Japan
Japan has established an MRL 0.06 for DuPont's Vertisan fungicide for potato imports.Redge Bodily, DuPont sales manager for the Pacific Northwest, adv... READ MORE »
Murray Mahany dies at 81
A leader of the New York potato industry, as well as the United States and globally, Murray Mahany, 81, of Arkport, New York, passed away on Sept. 5, ... READ MORE »
Bayer CropScience opens R&D site in California
Bayer CropScience recently opened a new research and development center in West Sacramento, California.The West Sacramento site will serve as the glob... READ MORE »
Big Idaho potato truck to keep rolling
The message that they grow them big in Idaho" will keep on rolling for another two years. The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has decided that the great... READ MORE »
Schmidt appointed senior vice president at BioConsortia
Joseph Schmidt has been appointed senior vice president of business development and strategy at BioConsortia.BioConsortia, based in Davis, California,... READ MORE »
PAA honors four with Honorary Life Member awards
Chuck Brown, Jim Zalewski, Sam Thornton and Phil Nolte were recognized by The Potato Association of America (PAA) as Honorary Life Members during its ... READ MORE »
