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McCain’s $100 million expansion delayed
McCain Foods USA has put on hold development of a third production line, projected to cost $100 million, at their Burley, Idaho plant.McCain is contin... READ MORE »
Comment period extended for proposed revisions to WPS
EPA is extending the comment period for proposed revisions to the agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) an additional 60 days, until Aug. 18.T... READ MORE »
eSpudman Clarification
In the March eSpudman Market Report it was incorrectly reported that Prince Edward Island growers were negotiating for a four-year contract with McCai... READ MORE »
Klamath Basin growers create new endowment
Klamath Basin potato growers George Rajnus, Dan Chin and Lon Baley, with Bill Brewer, president and CEO of the Oregon Potato Commission (OPC), present... READ MORE »
Spear awarded $10,000 NPC scholarship
Rhett Spear, a horticulture Ph.D. student at Washington State University, has been awarded the National Potato Council's 2013-2014 academic scholarsh... READ MORE »
Colorado grower, former NPC president, Tom Ford dies
Tom Ford, 81, of Carmel, Colo., died on June 25 of an apparent heat attack in East Wenatchee, Wash. Ford was traveling to the National Potato Council... READ MORE »
ICIA appoints Westra
The Idaho Crop Improvement Association has appointed Alan Westra its new southeast area manager beginning August 1 in Idaho Falls. Westra's primary r... READ MORE »
Gray receives ARS recognition
Stewart Gray was among a group of senior research scientists recently recognized by The Agricultural Research Service (ARS). Gray was named the Senio... READ MORE »
Psyllid workshops in Tri-States
There are several psyllid/zebra chip/insect recognition workshops planned this spring in Oregon, Idaho and Washington. In Oregon, the Rondon entomolo... READ MORE »
Syngenta potato blight hotline adds text alert
Syngenta's Revus Top fungicide, in partnership with key universities in Idaho, Michigan, North Dakota, Oregon and Washington, continues to sponsor po... READ MORE »
