INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
November 30, 2016

IGSA to Hire New President

The Idaho Grower Shippers Association will be hiring a new president to replace outgoing president Mark Klompien.
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November 30, 2016

Study: Idaho Russet Price Less Elastic

A new study suggests consumer demand for Idaho-branded bagged russet potatoes is less sensitive to price changes than potatoes from other states.
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November 30, 2016
Zach Kyle

McDonald’s Chefs Visit Idaho Grower

McDonald’s sent two chefs to visit Mark Noble, whose family has sold to McDonald’s supplier J.R. Simplot Co. for 54 years.
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November 29, 2016
Fertilizer

Farmers Edge Partners with Trotter Fertilizer

Through the partnership, Trotter Fertilizer will provide growers with advanced precision agronomy recommendations from Farmers Edge to enhance customers' VRT programs.
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November 29, 2016

NW Farm Credit’s Wilson Receives Award

Blair Wilson, Idaho state president for Northwest Farm Credit Services, recently received the Northwest Regional Cooperative Award.
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November 28, 2016
Fertilizer, Seed Potatoes
Vanessa Wong

Giving Thanks to Potato Breeders

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November 28, 2016
Fertilizer

Bio Huma Netics Opens Lab

Bio Huma Netics, Inc. (BHN) held a dedication ceremony to open its new Alpha Synectics Laboratory facility during its 2016 World Conference on Oct. 26.
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November 25, 2016
Potato Harvesting
Jonathan Knutson

Strange Potato Year Ends in N.D.

Grower Tom Campbell has never seen a year as strange and challenging for Red River Valley potato growers as 2016.
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November 24, 2016

Acrylamide Depends on Cultivar, Frying Temperature

The composition of raw potatoes is a primary factor in acrylamide formation, as is frying temperature.
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November 23, 2016
Seed Potatoes
Jane Moorm

Research Seeks More Nutritious Potato

Geneticist Kathy Haynes's work has led her to breeding a more nutritious potato, similar to the papa criolla types found in South America.
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November 21, 2016
Insecticide, Seed Potatoes
AP

Search Warrants for PCN Ordered on Idaho Farms

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November 19, 2016
Pauline Joy M. Gutierrez

Potatoes USA Shows Recipes for Athletes

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November 18, 2016

Potandon Adds Organic Potato Line

Potandon Produce announced immediate availability of both organic red and organic yellow potatoes from the Red River Valley.
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November 16, 2016

United Names Klompien CEO

United Potato Growers of America announcedtoday that its executive board unanimously chose Mark Klompien as the organization’s new president and CEO.
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November 11, 2016

New Idaho Potato Commercial Set to Air

Does the “Real Idaho Potato Farmer” finally find his missing truck?
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November 11, 2016
Event Calendar, Fertilizer

Scientists Elevate Soil Health Potential

The biggest agronomic, crop science and soil science group in the country this week demonstrated its growing emphasis on the importance of soil health.
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November 10, 2016
Fertilizer

Biologicals + Digesters = More Nutrients: H2OExcel digests biomass quickly, releases valuable nutrients back into soil

H2OExcel digests biomass quickly to release valuable nutrients back into the soil in the fall.
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November 10, 2016

Trimble Launches Ag Software Platform

Trimble is consolidating three of its agriculture software products into one powerful farm data management platform.
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November 09, 2016
Brad McElhinny

Leonhardt Elected W.V. Ag Commissioner

Republican Kent Leonhardt has won West Virginia’s race for agriculture commissioner against Democrat Walt Helmick.
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November 09, 2016
National Potato Council

NPC Supports TPP Passage

The National Potato Council supports the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and believes that passage is necessary during the final days of the 114th Congress.
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November 09, 2016

Syngenta Awards Ag Scholarships

Syngenta recently congratulated the national winners of the third annual Syngenta Agricultural Scholarship essay contest.
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November 08, 2016
Potato Harvesting
George Plaven

Columbia Basin Happy with Harvest

As fall potato harvest wrapped up around the Columbia Basin, growers were expecting above-average yield and quality thanks to an exceptional growing season.
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November 08, 2016
Seed Potatoes

Oregon Research Farm in Limbo: Oregon State University used site to test potato seed

The future of an agricultural research farm in Powell Butte, Ore., is in limbo as state officials decide what to do with the land after the discovery of a species of nematode in 2010.
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November 03, 2016
Fertilizer
James A. Jones, Jr.

Florida’s Jones Receives Environmental Award

Jones Potato Farm recently received the Florida ag commissioner’s Agricultural-Environmental Leadership Award.
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November 02, 2016
Seed Potatoes

Thailand to Accept Alberta Seed

Alberta is now the third Canadian province from which seed potato growers are eligible to export to Thailand.
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November 02, 2016
Seed Potatoes

Agdia Accredited for Mini-tuber Testing Program

Agdia has announced that its testing services department is the first private laboratory to be accredited under a new USDA APHIS mini-tuber pathogen testing pilot program.
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November 01, 2016
Potato Equipment
Lauren Quinn

Soil Microbes Flourish with Reduced Tillage

No-till and conservation tillage preserve soil structure and moisture, increase soil organic matter, and provide habitat for soil microbes.
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