potatoes
BASF completes acquisition
BASF has completed its $1.02 billion purchase of Becker Underwood from Norwest Equity Partners. With this acquisition BASF adds biological seed treat... READ MORE »
Market Fresh Produce introduces gourmet line
Market Fresh Produce (MFP) debuted its new line of gourmet specialty potato products at the Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit in Anaheim, ... READ MORE »
Fall potato production up eight percent
The numbers are in and potato growers planted more and grew more in 2012. The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecast an eigh... READ MORE »
U.S. Potato exports top $1.5 billion
The United States Potato Board (USPB) announced that US exports of all potatoes and potato products for FY2012 (July 2011 – June 2012) totaled ... READ MORE »
2013 PILI dates released
The 2013 Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) will be held Feb. 21 – Feb. 28, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Washington, D.C. The annual pro... READ MORE »
Blacker resigns IGSA post
Idaho Grower Shippers Association (IGSA) President Travis Blacker resigned his position to accept a job as industry relations director with the Idaho... READ MORE »
Bayer announces GRAD recipient
Bayer CropScience announces that Auburn University graduate student Mark Durham is the 2012 recipient of its Graduate Recruiting and Development (GRA... READ MORE »
Horsch Anderson breaks ground on new facility
Horsch Anderson, LLC, has begun construction on a new manufacturing facility in Mapleton, N.D. The initial stage of the project will be a 100,000-squ... READ MORE »
USPB sponsors chip symposium
The United States Potato Board (USPB) is sponsoring the International Chip Symposium" in Minneapolis, Minn., on Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to 5 p... READ MORE »
Simplot acquires Dorman Brothers
The J.R. Simplot Co. has acquired Dorman Brothers, LLC. Dorman Brothers, an agricultural supply company based in Burlington, Colo., with locations in... READ MORE »
