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NPC criticizes USDA’s school lunch plan
In a press release, John Keeling, executive vice president and CEO of the National Potato Council, criticized USDA's newly released school meal regula... READ MORE »
Deadline extended for conservation program
The USDA's National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that the deadline for producer applications for the Conservation Stewardship P... READ MORE »
Deadline approaches for CSP applications
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has announced that the deadline for producer appli... READ MORE »
Idaho potato production up 12 percent
Potato production in Idaho for 2011 is predicted to total 127 million cwt., according to a press release from the United States Department of Agricult... READ MORE »
School lunch amendment signed into law
President Obama signed a government funding extension that included 2012 appropriations funding for USDA and five other agencies on Friday, November 1... READ MORE »
USDA predicts slight rise in potato exports
The United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service recently released a report forecasting a 5 percent increase in global deman... READ MORE »
Pale cyst nematodes found in additional Idaho fields
Two new detections of pale cyst nematode (PCN) in eastern Idaho in the fall have brought the total number of infested acreage to 1,476 and regulated a... READ MORE »
Potato industry receives $3.7 million acrylamide research grant
The United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced the approval of a $3.7 million dollar grant to fund... READ MORE »
A New Arrangement for Potato Production
When Idaho farmers started making the state famous for its potatoes, they seeded their crops in ridged rows and watered the plants by channeling surfa... READ MORE »
New test identifies golden nematode
A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has developed a diagnostic test that identifies the golden nematode, one of two types of potato cyst... READ MORE »
