potatoes
Vilsack makes NPPB appointments
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed 30 members to the National Potato Promotion Board (dba the United States Potato Board). Each member will se... READ MORE »
USDA changes release time for statistical reports
Beginning Jan. 1, 2013 the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service and World Agricultural Outlook Board will begin issuing several USDA stati... READ MORE »
USDA to purchase fresh and processed potatoes
The USDA has allocated $25 million to purchase approximately 300 million lbs. of fresh potatoes and processed potato products. The purchases will b... READ MORE »
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 »
