INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
October 28, 2015
AP

Grant to Improve Potato Production in Asia

Michigan State University researchers received a $5.8 million federal grant to improve potato production in Bangladesh and Indonesia.
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October 27, 2015
Coral Beach

New Training Tool Available for Retailers

A new web tool for retailers is designed to ensure that employees working in the produce aisle understand how potatoes get to their stores and how to make the most of them.
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October 26, 2015
Mychel Matthews

Idaho Projects Receive Federal Funding

Specialty crop projects across Idaho have been approved for funding from the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
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October 23, 2015
Fertilizer
Erica Quinlan

Precision Ag Aims to Get It Right

Precision agriculture is more than just machinery and technology. It's also about information management.
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October 22, 2015
Anmar Frangoul

Powering a Factory with Potatoes

The 2 Sisters Food Group has opened a bio-refinery at one of its food processing plants in the UK. The facility is powered by potato waste from the facility’s manufacturing lines.
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October 21, 2015

Washington, Oregon Food Banks Score Big

With the Washington State football team’s 52-31 victory over Oregon State on Saturday, local food banks will prove to be the true winners of the contest.
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October 21, 2015
Potato Harvesting
Samantha Tipler

Klamath Basin Harvest Finishes Early

Wong Potatoes in southwestern Oregon wrapped up last Friday, nearly three weeks ahead of the average year.
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October 19, 2015
USDA

Increased Productivity Drives Global Ag Growth

From 2001 to 2012, global output of crop and livestock commodities was expanding at an average rate of 2.5 percent per year.
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October 16, 2015

Washington, Oregon Commissions Tackle Hunger

The Washington State Potato Commission and Oregon Potato Commission are once again teaming up to tackle hunger in conjunction with the Oregon State-Washington State football game.
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October 16, 2015

RPE Introduces New Varieties : New varieties to offer delicious, colorful additions to any plate

RPE, Inc. announces the addition of six new potato varieties being released this fall.
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October 15, 2015
Mike Hornick

IPC Regional Foodservice Director Dies

Jef Pryor, 63, the Idaho Potato Commission’s foodservice regional director for the southeastern U.S., died Oct. 13.
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October 14, 2015

IPC Releases New Commercial

The Idaho Potato Commission recently released the newest addition to its series of memorable TV commercials starring grower Mark Coombs.
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October 13, 2015

Phenotyping Software Comes to Vienna Biocenter

The phenotyping software system from LemnaTec has been deployed at the Vienna Biocenter with a growth chamber designed to simulate different climates and stress conditions.
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October 13, 2015
Insecticide

New Bionematicide Gets EPA Approval: Majestene provides environmentally responsible, effective solution for controlling nematodes

The EPA has approved Marrone Bio Innovations' Majestene, a broad-spectrum, high-performance natural bionematicide for controlling nematodes on a wide range of agricultural crops.
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October 13, 2015
Cheryl Schweizer

Culinary Class Takes Up Potato Challenge: Children to taste-test results Dec. 10

The culinary class at CB Tech is tasked with creating potato recipes for school lunchrooms.
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October 12, 2015
Fungicide, Potato Harvesting, Potato Storage
Michael Wright

Montana Growers Battle Late Blight

“This is the first time ever in the history of growing potatoes in this valley that we’ve ever had late blight show up,” says Churchill, Mont., seed grower Dan Dyk.
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October 12, 2015
Katie Zarrilli

Proponents Stand Up for Potatoes

You could call them the watchdogs for potato growers. Tim Hobbs and Don Flannery wear a lot of hats in the potato industry, but one they consider to be the most important is the work they do in the state legislature.
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October 10, 2015
Potato Harvesting, Potato Storage
David Mitchell, The Packer

Red River Valley Expects Good Quality

Red River Valley potato growers are expecting a good crop with excellent color and quality, a good mix of sizes and average tonnage. The question is, what are they going to get for their efforts?
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October 10, 2015
Fertilizer
Natalia Hepworth

Going Green Before It Was Cool

Northwest Biotech is ahead of the curve when it comes to fertilizer. They began producing potent, eco-friendly fertilizer decades before it became a national trend.
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October 10, 2015

IPC Whips Up Spirited Holiday Promo: “Buy, Get, Give” to help needy families

Retailers can help give back to the community during the holiday season, thanks to a new retail coupon promotion from the Idaho Potato Commission in partnership with Country Crock.
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October 09, 2015

Nominations Open for Industry Awards

Don’t miss out on the chance to recognize and honor a well-deserving member of the potato grower community by nominating them for the Potato Man of the Year or Potato Man for All Seasons.
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October 09, 2015

IPC Wins Marketing Award

What happens when a potato sells itself so well that the poor produce supervisor is left overwhelmed by his or her good fortune?
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October 08, 2015
Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska

Farm Coming to JFK Airport

In an effort to beautify John F. Kennedy Airport in New York and to educate travelers about farming, JetBlue Airways is opening its own farm, just outside Terminal 5.
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October 08, 2015
Potato Storage

BioSafe to Raffle Apple Watch

BioSafe Systems announces its return to PMA Fresh Summit 2015 in Atlanta. This year, BioSafe is giving away an Apple Watch to one lucky winner.
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October 07, 2015
Potato Harvesting
Rose Rementer

Red River Valley Harvest at Standstill

Lack of rain in the Red River Valley is making it hard to harvest potatoes without damaging the crop.
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October 07, 2015
Fungicide, Potato Harvesting

No Late Blight on P.E.I.

Agriculture officials say, as of Oct. 1, there are still no lab-confirmed cases of late blight in P.E.I. potatoes.
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October 06, 2015
Potato Harvesting

Idahoans Celebrate Harvest with Big Potato

Local families showed up at the McDonald’s in Blackfoot, Idaho, on Sunday to see the Idaho Potato Commission’s giant spud.
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October 05, 2015

USPB Gets Creative in Japan

Japan is where it all began. That is, the export of U.S. fries based on the expansion of U.S. quick-service restaurants overseas.
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October 05, 2015
Potato Harvesting
J.H. Moncrieff

Manitoba Family Makes It Work

“Potatoes are totally different to grow than other crops," says Paul McDonald of WJ Siemens Farming in Winkler, Manitoba. "When you’re in it, you’re in it.”
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October 01, 2015

Hoff Named IPC Commissioner

The Idaho Potato Commission announced the recent appointment of James Hoff of Idaho Falls as a new commissioner.
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