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Calculating Growing Degree Days

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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.

IFPA Criticizes EPA Plant Incorporated Protectorants Rule

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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:

May 2023 United Potato Growers Of Canada Holding Reports

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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.

Rabobank: U.S. Potato Outlook 2023/24

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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

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

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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.

BRANDT To Build Specialty Products Plant In Aurora, Neb.

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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

A Century Of Weather Records

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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.

Potato Planting Scenes In Eastern Idaho

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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

Royal HZPC Group Maintains Forecasts

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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).

Last Chance To Complete The 2022 Census Of Agriculture

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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

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

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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.

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

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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

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

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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

Washington State Issues Pesticide Drift Advisory

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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.

REYCO Systems Unveils the Revolutionary EcoMiser Elite Oil Removal System

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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

IFPA Disappointed By House Ag Bill WIC Cuts And Grower Impact

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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