INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
August 31, 2015
Fertilizer, Fungicide, Potato Storage, Seed Potatoes

USDA Deregulates Second-Generation Innate

The USDA has deregulated the Russet Burbank variety of the second generation of the J.R. Simplot Company’s Innate potatoes.
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August 31, 2015
Fertilizer, Fungicide, Herbicide, Insecticide

Operator of the Year Nominations Open

AGCO Corporation announces the opening of nominations for AGCO’s 10th annual Operator of the Year program, which recognizes the hardworking men and women who work as applicators across the country.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Yi Wang, Potato Post-harvest Physiologist, Kimberly Research and Extension Center

Center of Gravity: Individual specific gravity distribution as an indicator of potato variety quality

Specific gravity (SG) is the mostwidely accepted measurement of potato quality because of its close relationship to solids or dry matter content and rapidity of sampling.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Kim Breshears, Marketing Programs Director, U.S. Potato Board

Discovering Food Enthusiasts: USPB's newest marketing programs

“Life is too short to eat the same meal twice.”
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
John Keeling, Executive VP and CEO, National Potato Council

Planning for the Future: NPC works to develop next generation of industry leaders

One of the greatest challenges facing the potato industry has little to do with production or marketing challenges.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Frank Muir, IPC President and CEO

Thinking Big: Macy's goes for the record to celebrate Idaho potatoes

When most people hear the word“Macy’s,” they think of the well-respected retail giant and its traditional Thanksgiving Day Parade.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Jerry Wright, UPGA President/CEO

Up or Down?: What is the day's "market price," exactly?

Market price is defined as the current price at which a product can be bought or sold.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
BTU Ventilation Staff

12-Step Program: Storage ventilation preparation

Another storage season is approaching.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Nora Olsen, co-chair of 2013 Idaho Potato Conferen

14 Tips for Managing Late Season Blight

Growers affected by late blight need to be aggressive in managing disease at the end of the season and into storage.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Mark Klompien President Idaho Grower Shippers Association

Certified Idaho

An IGSA welcome to all who plan to attend the Idaho Grower Shippers Association’s 87th annual convention!
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Tyrell Marchant, Editor

Lucky and Good: 2015 Russet Aristocrat Ron Jones

When Ron Jones spots the camera in my hand, he issues the warning: “I’m really not much of a smiler.”
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
David Fairbourn, USPB ICP Manager

Moving In: USPB's Potato-Friendly Salad Bar Challenge Moves Forward

The big milestone for the Potato-Friendly Salad Bar Challenge was the USDA approval of $900,000 in the U.S. Potato Board’s (USPB) FY 2016 budget to fund actual salad bars for this new program.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Robert Tominaga Southwind Farms Chairman, IGSA Board of Directors

Pride in What We Do

Greetings, friends!
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Daniel Packard, Cooper Norman certified fraud exam

Safe & Secure: Protecting your business from fraud

Considerable effort is expended to determine the cost of fraud.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue

Weighty Matters: The latest on truck weight reform

Over the past year or so, the possibility of truck weight reform on U.S. highways has been a hot topic among agricultural shippers.
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August 30, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Cindy Snyder

Workforce Wanted: Why the current immigration system is in need of reform

Immigration reform is a contentious, often emotional topic for many Americans. But for American agriculture, it's mainly a labor issue.
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August 29, 2015
Mike Hornick

IPC Redesigns Website

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) has updated its website with a new design and improvements for smartphone viewing.
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August 28, 2015
Event Calendar

World Potato Congress Honors Award Recipients: Wada, Gudmestad among honorees

The closing ceremonies of the World Potato Congress in Beijing were highlighted by the presentation of the triennial Industry Awards, which recognize outstanding contribution and leadership to the global potato industry.
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August 28, 2015
Seed Potatoes
Brad Carlson

Branding, Trust Key to Idaho Farm

The colorful sign showing drivers on Idaho Highway 19 the way to his farm reflects the brand-aware, people-centric approach that has served Doug Gross well for most of his 40-plus years in business.
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August 27, 2015

Nebraska Researcher Honored

Potato specialist and crop physiologist Dr. Alexander Pavlista was selected for the Honorary Lifetime Membership by the Potato Association of America.
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August 26, 2015

Adding Agriculture to the Classroom

We often talk about how the number of people with connections to farming is decreasing. This affects agriculture in many ways, but one I rarely hear talked about is in the classroom.
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August 26, 2015
Potato Harvesting

Southwind Farms Begins Shipping Fingerlings

The new season’s fingerling potato crop looks outstanding for Heyburn, Idaho’s Southwind Farms.
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August 25, 2015
Insecticide

Lso-positive Tuber Found in Idaho

One of the tubers sampled recently from a field in Ada County, Idaho, tested positive for liberibacter, the bacterium that causes zebra chip.
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August 25, 2015
Seed Potatoes
Kay Ledbetter

Reveille Russet Makes Name for Itself : Texas A&M potato breeding program wraps up year with successful variety

With Reveille as an early morning roll call, what better name to give to an early maturing potato variety developed by the Texas A&M Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program?
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August 25, 2015
Seed Potatoes

Newfoundland’s First Crop of Nuclear Seed Unveiled

Newfoundland and Labrador’s Nuclear Seed Potato Propagation Facility showed off its first crop of nuclear seed potatoes last week, grown from plantlets produced at the facility.
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August 24, 2015
Fungicide, Herbicide, Insecticide
Penny Sarchet

New Pesticides Could Manipulate Gene Expression

Pesticides that work by tinkering with gene expression in the pest without modifying crop genes could get around regulations on genetic modification. Technology based onRNA interference may be ready within the next five years.
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August 22, 2015

USPB Welcomes Foreign Importer Distributors

In May, 31 importers and distributors joined the USPB for a week-long reverse trade mission to Oregon and Washington State.
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August 21, 2015
Fungicide, Potato Harvesting, Potato Storage

Late Blight Meetings Held in Idaho

Meetings were held in American Falls and Idaho Falls, Idaho on Aug. 18 focused on providing information on late blight management in potato.
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August 21, 2015

USPB Launches "Raise the Bar" Program: In-school program supports industry’s commitment to child nutrition

The U.S. Potato Board (USPB) School Nutrition Program has officially launched to reach the 55.5 million strong—and growing—school students who are part of the “Salad Generation.”
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August 20, 2015
Fertilizer

Sulphur Enhances Plant Nutrient Use Efficiency

A webcast, titled “Sulphur Enhances Plant Nutrient Use Efficiency,” will take place Aug. 26.
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August 20, 2015
Seed Potatoes

Syngenta Expands Seedcare Capabilities

Syngenta recently announced a new website for Syngenta Seedcare customers, as well as a massive expansion to its Seedcare Institute in Stanton, Minn.
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August 19, 2015

RPE Introduces Oddball Organics : New brand of unique organic potatoes now available

RPE Inc. is introducing a new addition to its family of exceptional brands: Oddball Organics.
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August 18, 2015
Insecticide

Psyllid Numbers Increase in Northwest

The potato psyllid insect pest is being seen in rapidly growing numbers across the Pacific Northwest, but few so far have been found to carry zebra chip disease.
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August 18, 2015
Fungicide

NPC Awards Scholarship

The National Potato Council has awarded Shunping Ding, a PhD. student of plant pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, its 2015-16 academic scholarship.
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August 17, 2015
Jonathan Knutson

Industry Tackles Losses, Looks to Opportunities

The U.S. potato industry faces major challenges in maintaining that popularity, as well as great opportunities to increase foreign sales and consumption of spuds.
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August 16, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Tyrell Marchant, Editor

Evolution of a Brand: Potandon at 20 years old

Over the last 20 years, Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Potandon Produce L.L.C. has thrived precisely because of its willingness to evolve with an ever-changing industry.
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August 16, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Tyrell Marchant, Editor

Just Another Day at the Office: When the worst days are pretty good

It was A hot summer’s day, and I was ready to inhale several thousand calories’ worth of lunch and sit in front of the swamp cooler for the rest of the afternoon.
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August 16, 2015| Published in the August 2015 issue
Grower of the Month
Tyrell Marchant, Editor

Running Ahead: Walker Brothers Farm of Malin, Ore.

Walker Brothers Farm of Malin, Ore.
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August 15, 2015
Fungicide, Herbicide, Potato Harvesting, Potato Storage
Jeff Miller, Phillip Wharton, Nora Olsen and Mike Thornton

Southern Idaho Late Blight Update

There have been some recent rumors regarding the late blight outbreak in southern Idaho. The purpose of this publication is to re-affirm what is known and not known, and to reiterate sound management practices.
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August 12, 2015
Fungicide
Web Exclusive

Early Blight and Brown Leaf Spot Webcast: New ‘Focus on Potato’ Webcast Addresses Fungicide Resistance

Broad-spectrum fungicides have historically been the primary modes of action managing Early Blight and Brown Spot, two significant fungal diseases of potato caused by Alternaria pathogens.
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August 11, 2015
Fungicide
Kate Rogers

Syngenta Creates Better Fungicide Solutions

Syngenta researchers have developed Solatenol-based fungicides, which offer cutting-edge solutions for today’s toughest diseases.
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August 10, 2015
Potato Equipment
Web Exclusive

Potato Equipment Online Auction: Arizona Shed Closing

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August 10, 2015
Potato Harvesting, Potato Storage

P.E.I. Growers “More Vigilant” after Tampering: Despite concerns, producers optimistic about this season’s crop

Although the P.E.I. Potato Board says this year’s crop looks good ahead of next month’s harvest, concerns remain about the ongoing potato tampering investigation.
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August 10, 2015
Cindy Snyder

Succeed Together: Diversity, inclusion powerful resources

Diversity and inclusion are powerful resources that will fuel the long-term vitality of the ag workforce.
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August 08, 2015
Jen Lynds, Bangor Daily News

McCain Leads Maine Nurse Crop Project

Representatives from McCain Foods are excited about a new project under way in Maine and New Brunswick that has some farmers planting their usual acreage of potatoes right on top of a bed of winter rye, barley or oats.
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August 06, 2015
Event Calendar
Hillary Ojeda

Peru to Host 2018 World Potato Congress: 10th Congress will help promote the potato’s significance to region

Peru’s potato production authorities predict that the country will produce over 4.5 million tons of potatoes this year. It therefore makes sense that Peru would host the World Potato Congress.
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August 05, 2015
Fertilizer, Fungicide, Herbicide, Insecticide

BioSafe Announces Summer Giveaway

BioSafe Systems announces a new giveaway program that runs through the end of September.
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August 05, 2015
Seed Potatoes

SunRain to Showcase Varieties

SunRain Varieties will host its annual open house Aug. 19 at its facility in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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August 05, 2015
Fertilizer
International Plant Nutrition Institute

Efficiency as Metric of Sustainability

Nutrient use efficiency attracts increasing attention in today’s sustainability dialogue. It can reflect responsible management and relates to risks of nutrient loss.
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August 04, 2015

“Washington Grown” Honored

The regionally popular TV show "Washington Grown" was presented this year with a prestigious Silver Telly Award.
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August 03, 2015
Fertilizer

Scientists Meet to Discuss K Management

A small group of internationally recognized scientists met recently in Kona Beach, Hawaii, to brainstorm the future of potassium nutrition of crops.
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August 01, 2015
Darin Oswald

IPC Films Ads in Boise

The latest Big Idaho Potato Truck advertisements for the Idaho Potato Commission are being filmed at various locations in Boise.
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