Serving the National Potato Industry Search Potato Grower HOME SUBSCRIBE INDUSTRY DIRECTORY PRODUCTS MAGAZINE NEWS PHOTO VIDEO RESEARCHERS EXTRAS Potato Industry News DROUGHT DAMAGE COULD TOP $200B The current drought pattern may be the costliest U.S. natural disaster of 2012 and 2013, according to experts with Harris-Mann Climatology. The long-range weather, commodity and stock forecasting service released their annual summer outlook last week, and the news wasn’t good for much of the Corn Belt. Wednesday, May 29 UI PSYLLID SCOUTING PROGRAM STARTED The University of Idaho, in collaboration with Miller Research and several crop consultants across the state, has initiated a scouting program that covers commercial potato fields throughout southern Idaho. The project is funded in part by ISDA. The primary means of sampling psyllids will be by the use of yellow sticky cards, although vacuum samples and leaf samples are being taken from some fields as well. The first traps were deployed during the week of May 13; thus far, no potato psyllids have been found in any samples. Details of the monitoring program and results of monitoring efforts (by county) will be available soon. Wednesday, May 29 GROWERS SEE HOPE AS POTATO PRICES RISE, ACREAGE DECLINES As they continue moving a 2012 crop marked by overproduction and dismal prices, Idaho potato growers see reasons for guarded optimism about their next harvest. Tuesday, May 28 SIMPLOT HONORED FOR GREEN EFFORTS Several green initiatives in place at J.R. Simplot's Moses Lake, Wash., facility were highlighted during a recent Association of Washington Business meeting. Tuesday, May 28 FERTILIZER INSTITUTE NAMES NEW PRESIDENT WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) announced May 22 that Christopher L. Jahn has been named president. Jahn comes to TFI from the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD) where he has served as president since 2006. Jahn will assume the helm at TFI on Sept. 9. Monday, May 27 NEW AEM SKID STEER SAFETY EBOOK The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has extensively updated its popular Skid Steer Safety Manual and now also offers e-book versions in English and Spanish. (The print manuals are available in English and a flipbook-style English/Spanish version). Monday, May 27 PTI MOMENTUM CONTINUES AS BUYERS PREP FOR IMPLEMENTATION Produce Traceability Initiative (PTI) Leadership Council members agree the increasing percentage of produce cases marked with PTI labels is a reassuring sign that momentum for PTI continues supported by buyers who are preparing to receive labels later this year. Saturday, May 25 UI/TECHHELP OFFER FSMA WORKSHOP TechHelp and the University of Idaho will be offering a Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Preventive Controls Regulation Overview and Workshop with U.S. FDA on June 25 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. MDT in Twin Falls, Idaho. Friday, May 24 GRANDEVO REMOVES BEE WARNING FROM LABEL DAVIS, Calif.—Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (MBI), has received U.S. EPA approval to delete the bee toxicity warning statement from its Grandevo Bioinsecticide label following a review. Friday, May 24 POWER COSTS FOR IRRIGATORS SET TO INCREASE IN ID BOISE, Idaho—Many growers in Idaho are bracing for another increase in power costs this season. Thursday, May 23 < Prev |   Page 4 / 240   | Next > view all ads © 2013 Potato Grower® Magazine Published by Harris Publishing, Inc.