INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
October 10, 2024
Articles

USDA Awards First $25 Million For Assisting Specialty Crop Exports

Washington – U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor announced that USDA has awarded more than $25 million to support eight projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) i
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October 10, 2024
New Products

Reinke Manufacturing Unveils E3: The First Precision Series Of Center Pivot Systems

Deshler, Neb. -- Reinke Manufacturing, a global leader in irrigation systems and technology, today unveiled E3™, the first precision series of center pivot systems. The patented irrigation system offers unmatched accuracy and performance, providing tremen
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October 09, 2024
Articles

Value Of All Potatoes Sold In 2023 In Idaho, Oregon, Washington Was $2.63 Billion

The final value of Idaho's 2023 potato crop sold was $1.26 billion, down 11 percent from 2022. The marketing year average price for potatoes in Idaho was $9.63 per cwt, down $2.87 from last year.
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October 09, 2024
Articles

USDA Announces Actions To Lower Food Prices, Bring Fairness To Farmers, And Promote More Competitive Food Supply Chains

Washington — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced multiple steps to deliver on the President’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy to promote fair and competitive markets for American farmers and ranchers, and l
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October 08, 2024
Articles

Lamb Weston Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2025 Results; Announces Restructuring Plan, Updates Fiscal Year 2025 Outlook

Eagle, Idaho -- Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. announced its results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 and updated its full year earnings targets for fiscal 2025.
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October 08, 2024
Articles

Survey Shows Loyalty Wanes As Consumers Remain Frustrated With Rising Prices

Chicago – A recent survey conducted by R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company (RRD) found that consumers across key demographic groups have reached a breaking point and are shifting their shopping habits -- prioritizing value over brand loyalty, favoring less expe
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October 07, 2024
Articles

CNH Brands Recognized With EIMA Innovation Awards

Basildon, United Kingdom - Products from its iconic agriculture brands, Case IH and New Holland, have been honored with 2024 EIMA International Technical Innovation Awards.
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October 07, 2024
New Products

2025 Kawasaki MULE PRO-FX 820, MULE PRO-FXT 820, MULE PRO-FXR 1000, MULE PRO-FXT 1000 Side-By-Side Lineup

For more than 30 years, Kawasaki MULE side-by-sides have been notorious for their exceptional performance in both work and recreation. The Kawasaki MULE PRO lineup represents the peak of MULE engineering, offering one of the fastest and most powerful mode
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October 06, 2024
Articles
USDA Agricultural Research Service

Targeted Grazing, A Successful & Low-Cost Method To Manage Cheatgrass When Timed Properly

Targeted livestock grazing is a successful and cost-efficient method to manage cheatgrass in the U.S. western Great Plains when timed to coincide with cheatgrass growth rather than based solely on the time of year, according to a recent study published by
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October 06, 2024
Articles
USDA Agricultural Research Service

Scientists Seek A Balance Between Crop Production And Protecting The Environment

Scientists at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL), in Sidney, Montana, completed a study that shows the use of continuous cropping systems can better sustain crop yields while reducing g
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October 05, 2024
Articles
east-fruit.com

Another Increase In Potato Prices In Ukraine

Last week in Ukraine, another increase in potato prices has been noted, according to analysts from the EastFruit project. Recall that the relatively recent rise in the prices of one of the main consumer products was recorded on the domestic market at the
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October 05, 2024
Articles
Tami Terella-Faram, Agricultural Research Service

Raise Your Own Nematodes

As scientific sleuths, ARS researchers continually seek new natural methods to help farmers grow and maintain healthy crops.
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October 05, 2024
Articles
Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications

UPADATED: Bad Actors In The ‘Zebra Chip’ Fight Are Stacking The Deck

Zebra chip is a disease of potatoes that has no cure, but scientists are on the case. They know the bacterium that causes the disease and the insect that carries it. But now, researchers have discovered something they did not know – three new genetic vari
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October 04, 2024
Articles

Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Equipment-Only Grant Program RFA

The State of Maine is seeking applications for the Maine Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) equipment-only grant program. Funding will be awarded in the range of $10,000-$100,000 for special purpose equipment to be purchased by eligible Maine fo
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October 04, 2024
Articles

Specialty Crops Urging Farm Bill Action

Washington, D.C. – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) has issued the following statement in response to this week’s letter from the chairs of the Congressional Specialty Crop Caucus – Representatives Jim Costa (D-Calif.), David Rouzer (R-N.C.),
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October 04, 2024
Articles
Roger Cryan, Chief Economist, American Farm Bureau Federation

What Happens When A Farm Bill Dies?

Washington, D.C., September 30, 2024 The 2018 Farm Bill will die tonight.
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October 03, 2024
New Products

Meristem Announces Patent Pending Liquid Bio-Capsule Technology: “Now ... farmers will be able to conveniently pair dry solubles with liquids to bring new options to their sprayer applications”

Columbus, Ohio – Keeping microbes alive and vigorous is bringing big benefits to crops and farmers. And Meristem Crop Performance opened a wide path to broader benefits with the announcement of its new patent pending Liquid Bio-Capsule Technology delivery
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October 03, 2024
Articles

BRANDT Bolsters Sales Team, Welcomes Adam Ivey To Specialty Formulations

Tampa, Fla. — Adam Ivey has joined BRANDT as Senior Director of Specialty Formulations, U.S., reporting to Matt Ingram, VP, Sales. In this new role, Ivey will be responsible for BRANDT’s US national agriculture sales team as well as the company’s national
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October 02, 2024
Articles

Mart Frozen Foods Opens $65M, 100K Square-Foot High-Tech Food Manufacturing Facility In Southern Idaho: Plant produces fully baked frozen Idaho potatoes, will hire 80 employees in Idaho's Magic Valley region known for food innovation

Rupert, Idaho – Mart Frozen Foods, a subsidiary of The Mart Group, cut the ribbon today on a $65 million high-tech food manufacturing facility in Rupert. Located in Southern Idaho’s “Magic Valley,” the new 100,000-square-foot plant produces and packages f
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October 02, 2024
Articles

Idaho Governor Brad Little, Water Users Confident In Progress On New Mitigation Plan

Boise, Idaho – Governor Brad Little, Lt. Governor Scott Bedke, and others commented this week on the news that surface water users and groundwater users are nearing the finish line on a new mitigation plan, in keeping with the “Protecting Idaho Water Sove
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October 01, 2024
Articles

Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership Named Recipient Of The Irrigation Association SWAT Outstanding Industry Partnership Award

Fairfax, Virginia — The Irrigation Association has named the Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership in California as the Smart Water Application Technologies 2024 Outstanding Industry Partnership Award recipient.
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October 01, 2024
Articles
Scott Weybright, College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences

New Program Looks To Expand Early Pathogen Detection In Potato Crops

A new Washington State University-led project will help potato growers safeguard domestic and international markets and maintain high-quality potatoes for consumers around the world.
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