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Potatoes USA develops in-store training videos
Potatoes USA has developed retail training associate videos. Each video comes with a quick quiz attached and a certificate of completion for verifica... READ MORE »
Jill Rittenberg joins Potatoes USA
Potatoes USA has hired Jill Rittenberg as global marketing manager for its ingredient marketing program. Rittenberg brings a proven track recor... READ MORE »
US seed featured at Latin American potato field day
On Aug. 25, Potatoes USA sponsored a U.S. demonstration plot at the Panama-hosted Latin American Potato Congress (known as ALAP). In the 2015/2016 m... READ MORE »
Trimble forms new agribusiness solutions group
Trimble has established a business solutions group within its agriculture division. The Trimble Agriculture Business Solutions group will provide cust... READ MORE »
Obituary: Loren Stangeland
Loren P. Stangeland, Sr. passed away on July 11 in Richland, Washington. The 1959 NDSU graduate began his professional career in Hallock, Minnesota an... READ MORE »
Texas A&M field day to feature new variety
The annual Potato Field Day in the High Plains featuring the Texas A&M University AgriLife Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program will be... READ MORE »
Idaho Pacific sold to Arlon Group
NOVACAP has sold Idaho Pacific, a company specializing in dehydrated potato products (IPH) to Arlon Group, a food and agriculture investment firm. IPH... READ MORE »
Mexican judge bans U.S. fresh potatoes
A federal judge in Mexico's northern state of Sinaola issued a decree that banned fresh potatoes imported from the United States. According to the Re... READ MORE »
2016 Potato stocks drop from 2015 total
USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports that potato stocks held in storage by 13 major potato states on June 1, 2016, were down... READ MORE »
Washington state late blight strain identified
Dennis Johnson, Washington State University plant pathologist, said that the late blight reported in Washington state last week has been identified as... READ MORE »