INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
August 30, 2016
Potato Harvesting

Wisconsin Crop Looking Strong

All signs are positive for a strong potato harvest for the Wisconsin potato industry.
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August 29, 2016

Western Growers Transportation Program Turns 10

The Western Growers transportation program, formed by C.H. Robinson and Western Growers, celebrates its 10-year anniversary in 2016.
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August 29, 2016
Event Calendar

Leadership Institute Scheduled for February: Application, scholarship deadline is Oct. 14

The Potato Industry Leadership Institute is set to be held Feb. 8-16, 2017
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August 27, 2016

Growers Host Farm Tour for EPA Staff

The NPC recently led a delegation of 12 EPA staff on a tour of Minnesota potato fields.
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August 26, 2016

Golf Tourney Raises Money for Sick Kids

Columbia Basin Area businesses and golfers turned out for the Ag World Golf Classic on June 13 in Kennewick, Wash.
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August 25, 2016
Fertilizer, Fungicide, Herbicide, Insecticide, Seed Potatoes
Bloomberg

Bayer, Monsanto Move Closer to Deal

Negotiations between Bayer Ag and Monsanto Co. are advancing toward a deal.
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August 24, 2016
Event Calendar, Fertilizer, Fungicide, Herbicide, Insecticide, Irrigation, Seed Potatoes
Faith Harron

NDSU to Host Field Day

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August 23, 2016

Volm Breaks Ground on New Facility

A groundbreaking ceremony was held at the site of a new facility for Volm Companies in Pasco, Wash.
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August 22, 2016

Australia Reviewing GMO Potato

Australia’s food regulation agency has called for submissions as it reviews Simplot's Innate potato.
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August 22, 2016
Insecticide

Zebra Chip Confirmed in Idaho

At least two fields in western Idaho were found to exhibit a high incidence of severe zebra chip symptoms in tubers last week.
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August 19, 2016
Event Calendar, Potato Equipment
Tyrell Marchant, Editor

STC Trailers Open House

STC Trailers in Blackfoot, Idaho, hosted an open house July 29.
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August 19, 2016

IPC Releases Kid-friendly Recipes

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August 18, 2016
Event Calendar

Registration Open for 2016 AgCatalyst

Early bird registration is now open for the third annual AgCatalyst, an event coordinated by AdFarm.
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August 17, 2016

Sym-Agro Names Sales Manager

Scott Carpenter has joined Sym-Agro as the company’s sales manager over the Pacific Northwest.
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August 16, 2016
Doug Ohlemeier

RPE Expands Organic Production

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August 15, 2016

P.E.I. Launches Agronomy Initiative

The Enhanced Agronomy Initiative has a goal of improving marketable yields of processing potatoes and profitability of potato growers in P.E.I. while also improving the environmental sustainability of the industry.
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August 13, 2016
Insecticide

Psyllids in N.D., Minn.

North Dakota State University’s Extension Service has declared a potato psyllid alert in North Dakota and Minnesota potato fields.
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August 11, 2016
Michael V. Martin and Janie Simms Hipp

Land Grants: Back to the Future

What legacy are land grant institutions leaving, and what role should they play in educating and empowering the next generation of Americans?
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August 10, 2016
Irrigation

2016 National Fall Forecast

This fall, warm weather is predicted across much of the eastern U.S. Meanwhile, developing dryness and worsening drought conditions will grip the West.
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August 09, 2016

Culver’s Supports FFA Chapters

Culver’s second annual FFA essay contest prompted FFA members to discuss how they see technology impacting the agricultural industry and their careers in agriculture.
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August 08, 2016
Insecticide
Rosemary Gordon

Look Out for New PVY Strains

Several newly evolved strains of potato virus Y have emerged and are threatening the U.S. potato industry.
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August 06, 2016
Melissa De Leon

Red Harvest Begins in Indiana

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August 05, 2016

Idaho Truck Holds Video Contest

The Big Idaho Potato Truck and Idaho Potato Commission are holding a video contest looking for the country’s best potato recipes.
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August 04, 2016
John Keeling, Executive VP and CEO, National Potato Council

GMO Labeling: An Imperfect Compromise

On July 29, 2016, the President’s signature made mandatory disclosure of bioengineered food the law of the land.
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August 04, 2016
Herbicide
Rosemary Gordon

Fall Controls Impact Glyphosate-Resistant Palmer Amaranth

Adopting harvest-time and post-harvest weed controls can reduce the prevalence of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth.
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August 03, 2016
Potato Harvesting, Potato Storage
Phillip Nolte, UI seed potato pathologist

Potato Storage: Hotel or Hospital?

The U.S. potato industry estimates losses during storage at 7 percent. Much of this is due to lost water, while some is due to disease
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August 03, 2016
Insecticide
J.W. Schnarr

Let (Zebra) Chips Fall Where They May

While potato psyllids are present in Canada in very small numbers, so far there has been no evidence of zebra chip disease.
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August 02, 2016

Tomra Equipment Helps Japanese Company

Japanese food manufacturer Hata Foods has seen improved yields of approximately from installing the Orbit 150 steam peeler from Tomra Sorting Foods.
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August 02, 2016
Seed Potatoes

UI Eyes Partnership with International Potato Center

University of Idaho officials are negotiating a deal with the International Potato Center in Peru in hopes of gaining access to the center’s vast potato gene bank.
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