Category: Potatoes
Bushwick Commission supports pediatric health with Virginia Grown initiative
Bushwick Commission recently concluded a promotion in Virginia that benefits the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters.
House committee passes farm bill
The U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee passed its version of a $1.5 trillion farm bill on Thursday night.
Field trials spur soil inoculant introduction
ProGro BIO has announced the commencement of its 2024 U.S. expansive in-field trial program.
Albaugh wins California fungicide registration for oomycete diseases
Crop protection specialist Albaugh LLC has received registration in California for a fungicide that battles a major disease afflicting a variety of fruit, vegetable and nut crops.
Idaho Potato Commission adds regional promotion director
Matt Zapczynski is the Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) new retail promotion director for the Northeast/Midwest.
First Michigan vegetable report for 2024 released
As Michigan’s vegetable growers gear up for the 2024 growing season, they face unusual challenges stemming from the warmest winter on record, according to the first weekly report from Michigan State University Extension.
Tech allows growers to ‘eavesdrop’ on insects
Emily Bick, assistant professor of precision pest ecology and Extension specialist for the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is compiling the ultimate playlist for her field of expertise.
Bactericide and fungicide receives EPA okay for potatoes
Sym-Agro, potatoes, Instill, Bactericide, fungicide, crop protectants, disease,
Sym-Agro fungicide approved for use on potato crops
The EPA has approved the expanded use of Sym-Agro’s Instill Bactericide & Fungicide to include potato and other crops.
University of California offers nematode workshop
The University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) is offering a workshop focused on nematodes.
Wildfires threaten Texas panhandle growers
Texas wildfires, disaster, Texas Farm Bureau, Texas Department of Agriculture, panhandle, onions, watermelons, pecans, peaches, apples,
Potato exports’ economic potential detailed in report
National Potato Council, Michigan State University, potatoes, exports, markets
Michigan potatoes generate $2.5B within the state
A new report authored by Michigan State University economists found that the potato industry generates $2.5 billion each year to the state’s gross domestic product.
Biotalys, academics partner on biocontrol research
Biotalys has entered into academic collaborations with researchers in plant pathology in the U.S. and United Kingdom (UK).
Idaho Potato Conference provides industry updates
University of Idaho Extension will present the 56th Annual Idaho Potato Conference & Trade Show Jan. 17-18, in the Pond Student Union Building on the campus of Idaho State University, Pocatello.
Patrick Mills joins Idaho Potato Commission in retail
With more than 25 years of produce industry experience under his belt, Patrick Mills has joined the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) as retail promotion director for the West/Canada following the retirement of Kent Beesley.
Strawberry growers group to join 2024 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention
Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, North American Strawberry Growers Association, State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association, Maryland State Horticultural Society, New Jersey State Horticultural Society, Virginia State Horticultural Society, Penn State, University of Maryland, Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Extension
Ed Boutonnet, Boutonnet Farms and Ocean Mist CEO, dies
Ed Boutonnet Ocean Mist Farms Boutonnet Farms artichokes cauliflower lettuce broccoli mixed vegetables potatoes rhubarb obituary
Specialty crops bill targets export market hurdles
U.S. senators and representatives have introduced legislation designed to help farmers fight trade barriers to sell specialty crops in export markets.