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Food Safety Conference set for July 13
Food Safety Net Services (FSNS) and Food Safety Net Services Certification and Audit (FSNS C&A) will host the FSNS Food Safety Conference in Amari... READ MORE »
Nutrient-rich purple potato developed
Purple potatoes might not be the first thing that comes to mind when trying to increase vitamin, mineral and antioxidant intake. However, a group of r... READ MORE »
Digi launches wireless temperature monitoring system
Digi International has introduced Digi Honeycomb, a service that continuously and wirelessly monitors the temperature of perishable goods. The monitor... READ MORE »
Technique accelerates isolation of blight resistance genes
Researchers at the Sainsbury Laboratory and Genome Analysis Center have developed a method of accelerating the isolation of plant disease resistance g... READ MORE »
PEI growers recognize National Soil Conservation Week
This week (April 17 -23) is National Soil Conservation Week in Canada, and as potato farmers across Prince Edward Island are gearing up for spring pla... READ MORE »
BioSafe adds technical agronomist
BioSafe Systems has added Manuel Campos to its agriculture sales team as a technical agronomist, starting May 2. Campos' territory includes Mexico and... READ MORE »
Wada to continue leading Domestic Marketing Committee
Chris Wada of Pingree, Idaho, was re-elected to the Potatoes USA Executive Committee on March 17, at the organization's 44th Annual Meeting in Colorad... READ MORE »
IFCO names Kelly, Martinez to key roles
IFCO announced the appointment of Fortunato Martinez and Craig Kelly to its North American business unit. Martinez will serve as vice president of com... READ MORE »
MSU Extension names director
Jeff Dwyer has been named director of Michigan State University (MSU) Extension, effective immediately.Dwyer has been interim director since Jan. 1. P... READ MORE »
Monsanto interested in Bayer CropScience
Monsanto has reportedly shown interest in the possible acquisition of Bayer CropScience.Reuters reports that Monsanto executives recently held a meeti... READ MORE »
