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California State Potato Seed Report 2023
The post-COVID 19 pandemic seed potato production landscape in California has been exciting. The state has four major commercial potato production reg... READ MORE »
HZPC Americas Corp. names Derbidge new president
HZPC Americas Corp. has named a new president, Aron Derbidge. Beginning May 1, Derbidge will lead HZPC operations across the U.S. and Canada. ... READ MORE »
Europatat welcomes LIND
Europatat warmly welcomes the Polish company LIND, which was established in 1996 as an investment of a Scottish family-run agricultural business with ... READ MORE »
Clean Seed: Essential for Quality Production
{Sponsored} In the battle against disease, clean seed is the best way to start the season strong. The benefits of using clean certified seed are nu... READ MORE »
Food safety group wants EPA to tighten restrictions on seeds treated with pesticides
The Center for Food Safety (CFS) wants the EPA to tighten up its regulation of planted seeds treated with systemic insecticides. If the EPA agrees, it... READ MORE »
Atchley Farms’ sanitation practices cut down on disease threat
Emma Atchley keeps her half-acre greenhouse as sanitary as a hospital and uses laboratory techniques to propagate potato plants. There’s no toler... READ MORE »
Seed growers face uncertainty
Commodity prices are in the tank. Fresh table-stock potato returns in the West are a disaster; returns are below production cost for the fifth year in... READ MORE »
Ag groups sponsor immigration reform campaign
The Partnership for a New American Economy (NAE) recently released 51 new economic research reports (one for every state plus the District of Columbia... 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 »
Seed potato harmonization program announced
The USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the start of a State National Harmonization Program for seed potatoes. The pr... READ MORE »
