INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
May 31, 2023
Articles

IFPA Criticizes EPA Plant Incorporated Protectorants Rule

Washington, D.C. – The Environmental Protection Agency released the final rule on Plant Incorporated Protectorants (PIPs), and Dr. Max Teplitski, Chief Science Officer of International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) issued the following statement:
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May 30, 2023
Articles

May 2023 United Potato Growers Of Canada Holding Reports

Total Canadian potato storage holdings on May 1, 2023 are down 1.2 percent over 2022 numbers for the same period, and higher than the 3-year average.
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May 30, 2023
Articles

Rabobank: U.S. Potato Outlook 2023/24

Rabobank has just released the latest RaboResearch report, ”US Potato Outlook 2023/24: After a Record-breaking Year, What Is in Store for US Potatoes?” This report summarizes how U.S. potato production declined for the fourth consecutive year and its impa
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May 29, 2023
Articles
Ronika Thapa, Calum Wilson and Robert Tegg, University of Tasmania

What Was Behind Australia’s Potato Shortage? Wet Weather And Hard-To-Control Diseases

If you’ve been into a fish and chip shop in the last 12 months, you may well have seen a notice tacked to the wall about the impact of the potato shortage. Supermarkets, too, slapped temporary limits on frozen chip purchases.
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May 29, 2023
Articles

BRANDT To Build Specialty Products Plant In Aurora, Neb.: Opening in the fall of 2024, facility will include 100,000 square feet for product production and storage

Tampa, Fla. – BRANDT, a leading retailer of professional agronomic services and manufacturer of specialty ag input products, is set to break ground on a new production facility in Aurora, NE, later this summer. To be called Advanced Ag Formulations, the f
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May 26, 2023
Articles
John O'Connell, University of Idaho

A Century Of Weather Records: Information still gathered manually

At 8 a.m. sharp every day of the year, staff at University of Idaho’s Aberdeen Research and Extension Center conduct a 30-minute chore that has been done unfailingly for more than 110 years.
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May 26, 2023
Articles

Potato Planting Scenes In Eastern Idaho

We posted a story (https://www.potatogrower.com/2023/05/us-2023-potato-crop-more) a couple of days ago about the progress growers across the United States are making planting potatoes this spring. The planting season started out a little slow because of c
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May 25, 2023
Articles

Royal HZPC Group Maintains Forecasts

Potato breeder Royal HZPC Group maintains its forecasts for the 2022-2023 financial year. HZPC expects turnover to grow 11 percent from last year (then 352 million euros) with a gross margin of 66,5 million euros (last financial year 63.9 million euros).
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May 25, 2023
Articles

Last Chance To Complete The 2022 Census Of Agriculture: Few days left to return the questionnaire

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will end data collection for the 2022 Census of Agriculture on May 31. Producers who have not yet returned their completed questionnaires have just a
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May 24, 2023
Articles

U.S. 2023 Potato Crop More Than 50 Percent Planted

According to this week’s figures from the USDA NASS, potato growers are continuing to make excellent progress in planting as many states are nearly done and nearly the entire country is 50 percent or more completed.
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May 24, 2023
Articles
Potatoes USA

Nationwide Survey Found America’s Tastebuds For Spuds Varied By Region

Denver – We can all agree that potatoes are America’s favorite vegetable, but a recent Potatoes USA survey investigated different regions’ preferred, nutritious ways to eat the mighty spud. And the results just might surprise you (we’re looking at you, Fa
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May 23, 2023
New Products

AGCO, Hexagon Agree To Expand Distribution Of Hexagon's Ag Guidance Systems

AGCO, a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, infrastructure and precision ag technology, announced that it has signed an agreement with Hexagon, to expand its factory-fit and aftermarket guidance offering. The new guidance sys
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May 23, 2023
Articles

Washington State Issues Pesticide Drift Advisory

Olympia – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) is reminding pesticide applicators of their responsibility to ensure pesticides do not drift off-target and is offering suggestions on how to reduce the risk.
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May 22, 2023
New Products

REYCO Systems Unveils the Revolutionary EcoMiser Elite Oil Removal System

Caldwell, Idaho - REYCO Systems, the leading manufacturer of oil removal systems, has announced the launch of its newest product, the EcoMiser Elite Oil Removal System. The EcoMiser Elite model incorporates groundbreaking innovations to provide a much cle
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May 22, 2023
Articles

IFPA Disappointed By House Ag Bill WIC Cuts And Grower Impact

Washington, DC – The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) is disappointed by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture’s passage of a funding bill that will strip key nutrition benefits from the WIC program and also have consequences
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May 20, 2023
Articles

Case IH Set To Reshape Strip-Till Market Through Partnership With AGuru Machinery

CNH Industrial, parent company to Case IH, has entered into an agreement with AGuru Machinery, a strip-tillage company based in Congerville, IL. With this relationship, Case IH incorporates a key partner to enhance and elevate its Strip-Till product offer
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May 20, 2023
Articles

Sentera Introduces Lookback Program For Ag Data Analysis: Unlocks the value of existing data for research & product development

St. Paul, Minn. – Sentera, the industry-leading provider of ag analytics, introduced its Lookback Program initiative to the agriscience industry, providing a toolset to ag researchers and product developers to process agronomic data from past seasons to u
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May 19, 2023
Articles

McCain Announces Opening Of Community Shop To Support Local Community: Frozen potato manufacturer McCain funds construction of a new Community Shop in Eastfield, North Yorkshire, set to open this summer

Scarborough, UK - McCain Foods, the UK’s largest manufacturer of frozen potato products, is partnering with Community Shop to open a new social supermarket store in Eastfield, North Yorkshire, the home of McCain GB since 1969.
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May 19, 2023
Articles

Michigan Potato Industry Celebrates State's Spuds With Potato Day At The Capitol

Lansing, MI – Members of Michigan’s potato industry converged in downtown Lansing on May 9 for the annual Potato Day at the Capitol event.
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May 18, 2023
Articles
National Potato Council

Members Of Congress Urge USDA’s Support In Opening Japan To U.S. Fresh Potatoes: Industry priority would result in an additional $150 million per year in exports

On May 11, 2023, a bipartisan letter signed by 36 members of the House and Senate was sent to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack urging his assistance on opening the Japanese market for U.S. fresh potatoes.
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May 18, 2023
Articles

The Idaho Potato Commission’s Frites Campaign Crowned Grand Champion, Sweeps Awards At Best Of NAMA 2023

Eagle, ID – The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) was declared the Grand Champion at the National Agri-Marketing Association’s (NAMA) award show held on April 26 in St. Louis, MO for its public relations campaign Frites by Idaho.
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May 17, 2023
Articles

2023 Snake River Weed Management Tour Scheduled For June 28

The annual Snake River Weed Management Tour, sponsored by the University of Idaho, is scheduled for Wednesday, June 28 at the UI Kimberly Research and Extension Center, in southcentral Idaho.
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May 17, 2023
Articles

Steady Progress Being Made In Planting 2023 Potato Crop

According to this week’s figures from the USDA NASS, potato planting is clipping right along with some states nearing completion and others still gaining some momentum as the weather warms.
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May 16, 2023
Irrigation
Geitner Simmons, IANR Media

Continued Below-Average Precipitation Reduces Groundwater Levels, Report Shows

Groundwater levels have declined in most of Nebraska following multiple years of below-average precipitation, University of Nebraska–Lincoln scientists found in a new statewide analysis. About three-quarters of the 4,787 observation wells across the state
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May 15, 2023
Articles
Katie Bohn, Penn State University

Analysis Of U.S. Farms Offers Clearer, More Nuanced Picture For Policymakers

University Park, PA - While farms in the U.S. can vary by many characteristics such as size, production scale and the products they produce, Penn State researchers say many agricultural policies are designed with a “one size fits all” approach.
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May 15, 2023
Articles

Montana 2023 Summer Field Days Scheduled

The Montana Agricultural Experiment Station Field Days for 2023 have been announced.
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May 14, 2023
Articles

10th Annual Ag World Golf Classic Just A Month Away

Celebrating it’s 10th anniversary, the Ag World Golf Classic is less than a month away and will feature two tournaments, one in Kennewick, WA, and the other in Moses Lake, WA.
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May 13, 2023
Articles

Nichino America, Inc. Announces Management Appointments

Wilmington, DE (AgPR) – The following appointments will take place within the Nichino America, Inc. organization, effective June 1, 2023, the company announced.
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May 13, 2023
Articles

Aeroponic Farming To Revolutionise Potato Sector

Islamabad, Pakistan - Aeroponic potato farming – a modern technique – has the potential to revolutionise the potato sector in Pakistan.
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May 12, 2023
Articles

1st East Africa Potato Network Breeders Meeting Discuss Improving Potato Breeding In The Region

The 1st East Africa Potato Network Breeders Meeting took place from 2-4 May in Nairobi, Kenya. It was organized by the International Potato Center (CIP) in collaboration with ABI-Transform and RTB breeding project.
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May 12, 2023
Articles

BASF Safety Scouts Farm Safety Program Launches In The US, Supporting Farm Safety For Families Across North America: Program provides a fun and interactive way to support family farm safety

Research Triangle Park, NC – BASF is excited to support a safe growing season in 2023 with the launch of the BASF Safety Scouts program for U.S. farm families.
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May 11, 2023
Articles

HZPC UK Strengthens Position With Acquisition Of TLC Potatoes

HZPC UK, a member of the Royal HZPC Group, a leader in potato varieties and seed production for the entire potato industry in the UK, has announced the acquisition of TLC Potatoes, one of Scotland's leading minituber producers.
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May 11, 2023
Articles

Potatoes USA Announces New Chairman, Mike Carter, To Lead Through 2023-2024

Denver – Potatoes USA, the marketing and promotion board for the potato industry, elected new leadership during its annual meeting on March 15. Mike Carter of Rosholt, WI, was named Chairman of the Board, leading the organization and the executive committ
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May 10, 2023
Articles

Potato Planting Picking Up Speed Across The U.S.

According to this week’s figures from the USDA NASS, potato planting is clipping right along with some states nearing completion and others still gaining some momentum as the weather warms.
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May 10, 2023
New Products

Tilt-Down Conveyor Ups Flexibility, Convenience

Bethlehem, PA ? A new Mobile Tilt-down Flexible Screw Conveyor fits restrictive processing situations, and offers a low center of gravity and full accessibility from standing height.
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May 09, 2023
Articles
Jeff Miller, Trent Tayson, Terry Miller, Cheryn Suarez, and Scott Anderson (Miller Research); Nora Olsen, Lynn Woodell, Rabecka Hendricks, and Tyler Spence (University of Idaho)

Managing Fusarium Dry Rot In Clearwater Russet

Main Points: 1. Seed source was not a primary determinant of dry rot development in storage. 2. Seed treatments were generally effective in reducing Fusarium seed piece decay. 3. Archive as a post-harvest application was effective in reducing Fusarium
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May 09, 2023
New Products

Agri-Tech Innovator Tests Imaging Detection Technology During Extended Potato Season

Ground-sensing technology TuberScan, developed by agri-tech business B-hive Innovations and partners, is entering its final phase of testing both overseas and now in the UK following the start of this year’s weather-delayed potato growing season.
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May 08, 2023
Articles
Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

2023 Could Be Tougher Financially For Idaho Farmers, Ranchers

Pocatello, Idaho – Farm-level prices for many of the state’s top agricultural commodities have softened from record or near-record levels last year.
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May 08, 2023
Articles
Michigan Farm Bureau

Michigan Lawmakers Come Together To Fight Proposed H-2A Filing Fees

A bipartisan group of 12 Michigan lawmakers oppose filing fee increases for H-2A and H-2B applications that would hurt farmers and small businesses.
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May 07, 2023
Articles

Testimony As Prepared For Zippy Duvall, President, American Farm Bureau Federation: Senate Committee on Agriculture; Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade

Madam Chairwoman and members of the Committee, my name is Zippy Duvall. I am a third-generation farmer and president of the American Farm Bureau Federation, and I am pleased to offer this testimony on behalf of the American Farm Bureau Federation and Farm
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May 06, 2023
Articles

Valent BioSciences Announces Retirement Of Ted Melnik, Promotion Of Salman Mir

Libertyville, Ill.-- Valent BioSciences LLC, a global leader in the discovery, development, and commercialization of highly effective, low-risk, environmentally compatible technologies and products for agriculture, public health, and forest health, announ
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May 06, 2023
Articles

Stewart-Peterson Launches Grain Market Insider: A New Grain Marketing Tool For Farmers

West Bend, WI - Stewart-Peterson has announced the official launch of Grain Market Insider, a newly created grain marketing newsletter. This new service will provide grain farmers with a trusted, rules-based approach to market commentary and actionable ad
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May 06, 2023
Articles

Valent Biosciences Announces The Acquisition Of FBSciences

Libertyville, Illinois – Valent BioSciences LLC, a global leader in the discovery, development, and commercialization of highly effective, low-risk, environmentally compatible technologies and products for agriculture, public health, and forest health, an
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May 05, 2023
Articles
Cameron Rudolph, MSU AgBio Research

MSU Researchers Awarded $750K Grant To Develop Sustainable Management For Potato Early Die Complex: Grant provided by U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture

East Lansing, Mich. — A team of Michigan State University researchers has received a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture to develop and evaluate sustainable methods of managing potato
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May 05, 2023
Articles

New Report Reveals Growing Footprint, Influence Of Food & Ag Sector In U.S. Economy, Beating Pre-Pandemic Levels

Washington, D.C. – Recently, 25 food and agriculture groups released the 7th annual Feeding the Economy report, revealing food and agriculture industries and their suppliers contribute over $8.6 trillion to the U.S. economy, nearly one-fifth of total nati
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May 04, 2023
Articles

BioAg World Congress Honors Alberto Acedo Of Biome Makers With Revolutionary Achiever Award 2023

Davis, Calif. - Biome Makers has announced that Dr. Alberto Acedo, co-founder, and Chief Scientific Officer, has been awarded the Revolutionary Achiever Award 2023 by BioAg World Congress. This award recognizes Dr. Acedo's exceptional contributions to the
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May 04, 2023
Articles

Eagle River Seed Farm, Potatoes USA Donate 600 Pounds Of Potatoes To Local Food Pantry

Eagle River, WI – Eagle River Seed Farm and Potatoes USA have donated more than 600 pounds of potatoes to the Vilas Food Pantry in Eagle River, WI. The pantry has been serving Vilas County residents for more than 35 years.
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May 03, 2023
Articles
Soils Matter, Get The Scoop

What Is Controlled Drainage And Subirrigation?

One of the most important jobs for a grower is managing water. Some areas of the United States have plenty of rainfall throughout the growing season. Others do not. And still others have too much water at some times of the year and not enough water at oth
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May 03, 2023
New Products

DPH Biologicals Expands Regenerative Market Presence With Regenaphex Technology Platform: New SP-1 Classic Foliar Channels RegenAphex Advantage

Indianapolis, IN - After two years of developmental work, DPH Biologicals announced today RegenAphex, a new technology platform based on the regenerative power of a proprietary plant-based humus extract produced at the company’s Princeton, IL, site, the l
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May 02, 2023
Articles
Becky deYoung, Michigan State University Extension

Downey’s Potato Chips Awarded The MSU Product Center’s 2023 Start Up To Watch Award

Downey’s Potato Chip Company received the 2023 Start Up to Watch Award from Michigan State University Extension’s Product Center. Downey’s Potato Chips was started in 1984 by Rosemary Hogarth, who sold hand-crafted kettle chips out of a small facility in
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May 02, 2023
Articles

Oregon Releases Updated Top 20 Agricultural Commodities: Potatoes come in at No. 9

Oregon’s nursery and greenhouse industry remains the leading agricultural commodity in the state, with a value of $1.32 billion in 2021. This is up 10 percent from the previous year. The industry represented 22 percent of the total agricultural value in 2
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May 01, 2023
Articles

UMaine Names 2023 Presidential Award Recipients: Greg Porter receives inaugural Presidential Innovation Award

The University of Maine 2023 Presidential Awards recognize outstanding teaching in molecular and biomedical sciences, pioneering research in wireless sensor technology, public engagement and research focused on K–12 rural education, and innovation that ha
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May 01, 2023
Articles

Potato Planting Underway In Southeast Idaho … But Not So Much In Some Places

It has been a mixed bag of planting potatoes as cool, wet spring weather has slowed things down in many parts of the potato growing areas of Idaho. Washington state growers seem to be on pace as far as planting goes compared to the fiver year average whil
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