INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
June 30, 2023
Articles

How Healthy is Your Soil? Digging Deeper for Answers

How much carbon is stored in soil? The answer is crucial, both for the soil's fertility and its ability to combat climate change. Researchers at the ARS Plant Science Research Unit in Raleigh, NC, have developed a new, easier way to find the answer.
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June 30, 2023
Articles

U.S. Department Of Agriculture, NASA Advance Exploration, Science

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) signed a memorandum of understanding strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts to improve agricultural an
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June 29, 2023
Articles

Potatoes USA Appoints 2023-24 Domestic Marketing Committee Co-Chairs

Denver – Leah Halverson of Grand Forks, North Dakota, and Les Alderete of Monte Vista, Colorado, were elected to the Potatoes USA Executive Committee on March 15 at the organization’s annual meeting.
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June 29, 2023
Articles

NPC Joins Amicus Filing On Sulfoxaflor In Ninth Circuit

The National Potato Council joined nine other associations in filing an amicus brief against a petition by the Center for Food Safety and Pollinator Stewardship Council, submitted in April 2023, for a rehearing in the Ninth Circuit’s decision on sulfoxafl
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June 28, 2023
Articles

BASF Supports Innovative Urban Farm Project Focused On Food Security: Pilot sponsorship will focus on agricultural science education and urban farming

Research Triangle Park, N.C. - BASF Agricultural Solutions launched a pilot sponsorship of Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm (PPHUF) in Baltimore, MD, at this year’s Juneteenth Celebration (17th June 2023) and tandem launch of the AgriHood Baltimore Farm
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June 28, 2023
Articles

Ceres Imaging Joins Leading Harvest As A Program Supporter, Working To Strengthen Sustainability And Audit Process In Agriculture

Oakland, Calif. — Ceres Imaging has announced its commitment to increasing the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices by enrolling as a Program Supporter of Leading Harvest, an industry leader in sustainable agriculture.
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June 27, 2023
Articles

Idaho Potato Lovers Display Contest Hits New Heights In Creativity

With a 20 percent jump in entries received for this year’s Idaho Potato Lovers Display Contest, more retailers than ever lifted up spud sales as they competed for $150,000-plus in cash and prizes.
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June 27, 2023
Articles

Association Of Equipment Manufacturers Ag Sector Board Chair Testifies Before U.S. House Ag Committee

Rural broadband connectivity and precision agriculture go hand in hand, and that is the message that Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Ag Sector Board Chair Bill Hurley delivered during the U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s hearing on closing
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June 26, 2023
Articles

UDSA Trade Mission To Japan Improves Trade Opportunities For Idaho Products

Boise, Idaho – The Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) and the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) have concluded a successful five-day agricultural trade mission to Japan. The Idaho delegation included ISDA Director Chanel Tewalt, IPC Chairman Bryan W
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June 26, 2023
Articles

UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station Field Days For 2023 Season

Summer is field day season at the UW–Madison CALS Agricultural Research Stations. Over the course of the growing season, the stations will host more than a dozen public events to share research updates and educational information with agricultural profess
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June 26, 2023
Articles
Family Farm Alliance

Importance Of Snake River Dams Highlighted

Washington, DC - Western Republicans in Congress and the Wall Street Journal are drawing attention to the importance of dams in the Pacific Northwest and their impacts on river commerce, agriculture and energy production.
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June 25, 2023
Articles

NETZSCH Highlights TORNADO T1 Generation F Rotary Lobe Pump: Produces high flow at low to medium pressures in a small compact package

NETZSCH Pumps USA, LLC, experts in solutions designed specifically for difficult pumping applications, highlights its TORNADO T1 Generation F pump, designed to produce high flow at low to medium pressures in a small compact package. It is ideal for applic
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June 24, 2023
Articles

More Than 25 Farming Robot Manufacturers Already Signed Up For FIRA USA 2023 This Fall In Salinas

Salinas, Calif. - Weeding, harvesting, picking, carrying … robots are today’s answer to the main challenges facing agriculture. And they will show up next fall in Salinas for the second edition of FIRA USA.
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June 24, 2023
Articles

Significant Damage To The Agriculture Of Ukraine Was Caused By The Destruction Of The Kakhovska Hydro Electric Station By The Russians

The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, according to preliminary estimates, predicts the flooding of approximately 10 thousand hectares of agricultural land on the right bank of the Kherson region as a result of a terrorist act by Russians at
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June 23, 2023
Articles

Regen Ag Lab Now Offering BeCrop Test: Regen Ag Lab, Biome Makers’ partnership expands biological soil analyses in North America

Davis, Calif. - Regen Ag Lab announces a significant milestone in its partnership with Biome Makers, as the company proudly breaks ground on its state-of-the-art laboratory to accept BeCrop samples.
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June 23, 2023
Articles
Kasia Duellman, Jeff Miller, Nora Olsen, Mike Thornton, Phill Wharton and James Woodhall

Importance Of Scouting For Late Blight

It has been several years since we have had an outbreak of late blight in Idaho. It is easy to forget that late blight can be a threat in this region given all the other issues that growers have to deal with during the growing season.
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June 22, 2023
Articles

AGCO Announces Capital Investment Project at Beloit and Cawker City Facilities in Kansas: ‘Planter Accelerate’ Project to bring new jobs and greater planter production capabilities to AGCO plants

Duluth, GA - AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced a capital improvement project that will increase production capacities for Massey Ferguson and Fen
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June 22, 2023
Articles

Looking Back At OSU Hermiston Agricultural Research & Extension Center Potato Field Day

Oregon State University’s HAREC (https://extension.oregonstate.edu/harec) annual Potato Field Day was held under blue skies and attendees enjoyed near perfect weather as OSU researchers shared potato research information on a variety of topics.
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June 21, 2023
Articles

Biden-Harris Administration Partners With Agricultural Producers To Strengthen Markets And Create Jobs For Producers In 19 States: Investments are part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda

Manchester, NH – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making investments that will create new and better markets for agricultural producers and food businesses in 19 states across rural America.
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June 21, 2023
Articles

MSU Extension And Michigan Potato Industry Commission Will Host The 2023 Montcalm County Field Day At The Montcalm Research Center In Lakeview On Aug. 3.

Michigan State University Extension is partnering with the Michigan Potato Industry Commission to host the 2023 Montcalm County Field Day on Aug. 3 at the Montcalm Research Center, 4629 W. McBride Rd, Lakeview, MI 48850.
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June 20, 2023
Articles

Europatat Congress 2023: A Successful Event For European Potato Sector

On 5 and 6 June the European potato community gathered for the Europatat Congress 2023 in Gdansk, Poland. Under the slogan “The Changing Geopolitical Landscape and the Future for Potato Trade,” the first-time ever Polish edition of Europatat’s annual even
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June 20, 2023
Articles

USDA NASS Potato Stocks Report: Potato Stocks Down 3 Percent From June 2022

Potatoes held in storage on June 1, 2023 totaled 54.5 million cwt, down 3 percent from June 1, 2022. Potatoes in storage accounted for 14 percent of the 2023 production, virtually unchanged from a year earlier.
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June 19, 2023
Articles

University Of Idaho Snake River Weed Management Tour And Field Day Next Week

The annual U of I Snake River Weed Management Tour and Field Day is scheduled next week on Tuesday, June 27 at the Aberdeen R&E Center in Aberdeen.
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June 19, 2023
Articles

Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance Endorses Disaster Relief, Mechanization Bills

Washington, D.C. – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA), a national coalition of more than 200 specialty crop organizations representing growers of fruits, vegetables, dried fruit, tree nuts, nursery plants and other products, this week endorsed
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June 18, 2023
Articles

Doug Baumann Promoted To Vive’s Chief Technology Officer

Toronto, Ontario – Vive Crop Protection Inc. has announced Doug Baumann’s promotion to Chief Technology Officer. Since joining Vive in the fall of 2022, Baumann has ensured that Vive continues to deliver grower-first performance and design through the com
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June 18, 2023
Articles

American Agri-Women Honor Manchin, Thompson As 2023 Champions Of Agriculture

Washington, D.C. – American Agri-Women (AAW) honored Senator Joe Manchin (D, WV) and Congressman GT Thompson (R, PA) as Champions of Agriculture during their Fly-In the first week of June.
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June 18, 2023
Articles

Kyle Walden Joins Meristem Team: Experienced agronomy manager to serve growers, develop dealers in North Dakota

Columbus, Ohio and Rogers, N.D. – Experienced crop input specialist Kyle Walden has joined Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC (www.MeristemAg.com), one of the fastest-growing crop input suppliers in America. Walden becomes Meristem’s sales rep and deale
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June 17, 2023
Articles

Free 1-Day Field Groundwater/Stream Field Measurement Course In Morley, Michigan

A free one-day hands-on demonstration of groundwater and stream field measurements used to observe and predict streamflow depletion from crop irrigation is scheduled for June 22.
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June 17, 2023
Articles

Precision Laboratories, Direct Enterprises Sign Agreement To Expand Market Access To Proprietary Seed-Applied Technologies

Westfield, IN – Precision Laboratories and Direct Enterprises (DEI) have entered into a distribution agreement expanding market access for seed-applied technologies.
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June 16, 2023
Articles
Francisco Moya, Vitalis & CNIPT, for Fresh Plaza

“French Supply Of Early Potatoes Should Soon Be Significant”

“We are currently experiencing extreme tension regarding the French supply of potatoes from the last harvest,” explains Francisco Moya, director of the Vitalis network and president of CNIPT. “The market is completely devoid of potatoes from the last harv
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June 16, 2023
Articles
BILL LUCIA, https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/

Crop Growers And Cantwell Press For Washington State Farm Bill Priorities

Washington state farmers want provisions in the Farm Bill on research.
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June 15, 2023
Articles

Elders, HarvestEye Bringing Greater Efficiency, Yields To Australian Root Crop Growers

A new generation of agtech has landed for potato growers in Australia thanks to Elders and UK-based harvest insights system HarvestEye.
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June 15, 2023
Articles
Kathryn Markham, USDA ARS Office of Communications

Growing Plants In A Hotter World: ARS researchers are studying how plants respond to a changing climate

Farmers know that heat stress and drought are hard on plants. But what, exactly, is happening to the plants under these conditions, and what can we do about it? These questions are becoming ever more urgent as we move toward a future with more carbon diox
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June 14, 2023
Herbicide

UI Extension Experts Say Heavy Moisture Has Been A Mixed Blessing For Farmers

Moscow, Idaho — Southern and eastern Idaho farmers who celebrated a heavy winter snowpack followed by a stormy spring as a reprieve from drought are now finding many of their fields have been hit with too much of a good thing.
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June 14, 2023
Articles

AGCO's Jackson, Minnesota, Facility To Become Home Of Fendt In North America With The Fendt Lodge Customer Experience Center

AGCO Corporation, a global leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of agricultural machinery and precision ag technology, announced plans to transform its Jackson, MN, customer facility into the home of its Fendt brand in North America.
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June 13, 2023
Articles
Nora Olsen & Mike Thornton, University of Idaho

Calculating Growing Degree Days

The talk of this spring is how cold the weather has been. Calculating growing degree days (GDD) or heat units is one method to look at the effect of temperature on the potato crop.
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June 13, 2023
New Products

Renaissance BioScience’s Novel RNAi Biopesticide Technology Receives Canadian Regulatory Approval For 2023 Field Studies

Vancouver, Canada — Renaissance BioScience Corp., a leader in bioengineering for the global agriculture and food industries, has announced that the Government of Canada’s Pest Management Research Agency (PMRA) has approved the company’s field study applic
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June 12, 2023
Articles

Potatoes USA Appoints 2023-24 International Marketing Committee Co-Chairs

Denver – Shelley Olsen of Othello, Washington, and Mike Larsen of Declo, Idaho, were elected to the Potatoes USA Executive Committee as International Marketing Committee Co-Chairs on March 15, at the organization’s annual meeting.
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June 12, 2023
Articles

Potatoes USA’s Reverse Trade Mission Bridges The U.S. Potato Industry With Global Buyers

In April, Potatoes USA hosted the Foodservice and Retail Reverse Trade Mission (RTM) 2023. The event brought together 75 importers, distributors, and retailers from 12 international markets, including Myanmar, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea
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June 09, 2023
New Products

Innvictis Adds INNLIVEN Fungicides to 2023 Line-Up

Boise, ID - Protecting a broad range of crops from diseases in the dog days of summer was the key motivation for the new line of fungicides Innvictis launched this month.
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June 09, 2023
Articles

MountainKing Announces Great American Red Sale Retail Contest 

Houston, TX – MountainKing is spicing up the selling season of its summertime Red varieties with a limited-time retail sales contest which rewards produce managers for sales and creative merchandising of the brand’s Reds and boil-ready Seafood B-Reds.
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June 08, 2023
Articles

Trilogy Networks, MLGC Launch World’s Largest Precision Ag Deployment With The ‘Dakota*ICP’

Fargo, ND - Trilogy Networks, the leader in AI-powered precision agricultural infrastructure and data-driven farming solutions, and MLGC, an ultra-high-speed broadband and business services provider, announced the Dakota Innovation Corridor Project (Dakot
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June 08, 2023
Articles

Northside Elevator Teams Up With Meristem Crop Performance 

Loyal, Wisc. – Northside Elevator, Inc., Loyal, WI, www.northsideelevator.com and Meristem Crop Performance Group, LLC (www.meristemag.com), based in Columbus, OH, have announced a new dealership agreement to serve farmers in Central Wisconsin.
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June 07, 2023
Articles

Retail Potato Sales Slow, Consumers Spent More On Spuds In Q1 2023

Denver – Potato retail sales increased 16 percent in sales but decreased in volume by minus 4.4 percent from January-March 2023 compared to the same time frame a year ago.
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June 07, 2023
Articles

June 16 Deadline Approaching For Potato LEAF Scholarship Applications

The Potato Leadership, Education and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) is accepting applications through June 16 for its annual graduate-level academic scholarship.
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June 06, 2023
Articles

USDA Previews Emergency Relief Assistance For?Agricultural Producers Who Incurred Losses Due To 2022 Natural Disaster Events

Washington — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced plans to roll out $3.7 billion in Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) assistance to crop and livestock producers who sustained losses due to a qualifying nat
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June 06, 2023
Articles
Joseph Ng'ang'a, www.kenyanews.go.ke

Kenya To Host The 2026 World Potato Congress

The World Potato Congress Inc. has chosen Kenya as the site for its 2026 World Potato Congress.
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June 05, 2023
Articles

Potatoes USA Reappoints 2023-24 Finance And Policy Committee Chair

Denver – Jeff Jennings of Camden, North Carolina, was reappointed to the Potatoes USA Executive Committee on March 15, at the organization’s annual meeting.
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June 05, 2023
Articles

USDA Researching New England's Ability To Be Self-Reliant In Food Production

Rarely do we ever know how much food is actually grown, produced, and then circulated from within a sub-national region. But researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) recently participated in a cross-in
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June 02, 2023
Articles

Potatoes USA Appoints 2023-24 Research Committee Co-Chairs

Denver – Jennifer Gogan of Houlton, Maine, and Trever Belnap of Hamer, Idaho, were elected to the Potatoes USA Executive Committee as Research Committee Co-Chairs on March 15, 2023, at the organization’s annual meeting.
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