INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
January 31, 2024
New Products

Mattracks Debuts New Narrow Tracks For Row Crop Farming: Proven to significantly reduce compaction, increase yields

Karlstad, MN – Mattracks, the company that started it all 30 years ago with the conception, design and production of the first rubber track conversion system, has engineered yet another one-of-a-kind product.
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January 31, 2024
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John Deere, Corteva Partner To Deliver Customized Agronomic Solutions To Farmers: Farmers will be able to implement data-driven recommendations to help drive productivity

Olathe, Kan., and Indianapolis, Ind. – For years, farmers have had to navigate a complex landscape of digital tools to harness the power of their on-farm data. Corteva Agriscience and John Deere today announced a partnership to make it easier for farmers
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January 30, 2024
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USDA: Over 99 Percent Of Fruit, Vegetable Samples Below EPA Pesticide Benchmarks In Most Recent Report

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the 2022 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary, which shows that over 99 percent of the samples tested had pesticide residues below benchmark levels established by the Environmental Pr
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January 30, 2024
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NPC Calls Spread Of PEI Potato Wart To U.S. “A Matter Of Time” In Comments To CFIA: NPC: CFIA has taken no steps to mitigate the risk of Potato Wart spread to the U.S.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in December announced its process for developing, finalizing, and implementing new plans to mitigate the risk of spreading PEI potato wart to the United States.
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January 29, 2024
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Investments To Strengthen U.S. Specialty Crops Sector

Washington – Today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments designed to support the U.S. specialty crops industry. The launch of the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) initiative will provide
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January 29, 2024
New Products

BioConsortia Extends Nitrogen-Fixing Microbial Products Beyond Cereals To Vegetables And Other Markets: Field trial results confirm nitrogen-fixing microbial seed treatment products increased yields and reduced fertilizer use in vegetable crops like pota

Davis, CA -- BioConsortia, a leading agricultural technology company that designs and licenses advanced microbial products to reduce the ecological impacts of agriculture while ensuring crop productivity, announced that the company has developed nitrogen-
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January 27, 2024
Articles
Chabella Guzman

ARC/PLC Program Workshop For Nebraska Ag Producers Announced

Lincoln, Neb. —Nebraska USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding producers now is the time to make elections and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year. The signup period is open thro
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January 27, 2024
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests $207 Million In Clean Energy And Domestic Fertilizer Projects To Strengthen American Farms And Businesses As Part Of Investing In America Agenda

Washington – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is investing $207 million in renewable energy and domestic fertilizer projects to lower energy bills, generate new income, create jobs, and strengthen competition
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January 26, 2024
New Products

A New Era Of Premium Off-Roading Has Begun With The All-New 2024-25 Kawasaki RIDGE Side-By-Side

Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., an innovator in the off-road vehicle industry, has announced the debut of its latest creation – an all-new groundbreaking side=-by-side that changes everything, the Kawasaki RIDGE® side x side. Designed to elevate the off-ro
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January 25, 2024
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McCain Foods Releases 2023 Global Sustainability Report: McCain’s Sustainability Summary Report spotlights key progress towards its sustainability commitments and provides a detailed look at a year in the li

The progress McCain Foods is making towards its sustainability commitments was announced with the release of the company’s annual Global Sustainability Report, which includes results from the past Fiscal Year.
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January 25, 2024
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PACE Looks To Accelerate Growth By Targeting USA Potato Packers

A specialist UK manufacturer of automated potato packaging and palletising solutions is targeting the United States as it prepares for growth in 2024.
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January 24, 2024
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Conference Schedule Now Live For 2024 International Potato Expo

Charlottetown, PEI – Prince Edward Island is gearing up to welcome hundreds of potato industry professionals as preparations are well underway for the 2024 International Potato Technology Expo. North America’s largest potato technology event is set for Fe
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January 24, 2024
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Katie Bohn, Penn State University

New Potato-Threatening Pathogens Reported For First Time In Pennsylvania, US: The bacteria strains can cause diseases such as blackleg and soft rot, leading to crop loss

University Park, Pa. — As the home of beloved snack companies like Martin’s Potato Chips, Utz and Snyder’s of Hanover, Pennsylvania values its potatoes. Tasty tubers across the state may face the threat of newly identified pathogen strains, though, accord
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January 23, 2024
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Syngenta And Enko Accelerate Discovery Of Innovative Crop Protection Solutions: Discovery of novel chemistry for fungal control demonstrates digital technologies reduce the time needed for R&D discovery, while building in safety g

Basel, Switzerland, and Mystic, Conn. – Syngenta Crop Protection, a global leader in agricultural innovation, and crop health company Enko announced the discovery of novel chemistry to control fungal disease in crops, using a platform that reduces the tim
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January 23, 2024
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Case IH Farmall 75C Electric, Steiger 715 Quadtrac Receive 2023 Good Design Awards

Case IH, a global leader in agriculture equipment, is recognized as a 2023 Good Design Award Winner for the Farmall 75C Electric and the Steiger 715 Quadtrac tractors. The award, presented by the Chicago Athenaeum, showcases global industrial innovation a
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January 22, 2024
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Potato Expo 2024 Breaks All Records With Its Return To Austin: More than 2,300 attendees, 216 exhibitors convened at the potato industry’s largest North American trade show

Washington – On Jan. 10-11, 2,320 U.S. potato growers and industry members from 18 countries turned out for Potato Expo 2024 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas, to do business and prepare their operations for the future.
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January 22, 2024
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John Deere Announces Strategic Partnership With SpaceX To Expand Rural Connectivity To Farmers Through Satellite Communications

Moline, Illinois — Deere & Company announced it has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to provide cutting-edge satellite communications (SATCOM) service to farmers. Utilizing the industry-leading Starlink network, this solution will allow farmers facin
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January 21, 2024
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Titan Machinery Elects New Board Member

West Fargo, ND -- Titan Machinery Inc. announced that it has elected Richard E. Lewis to its Board of Directors. Lewis’ term on the Board of Directors will began Feb. 1.
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January 19, 2024
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Bayer Wants To Sustainably Increase Performance With A New Corporate Organization

Leverkusen, Germany - The Bayer Group has begun to introduce a new organizational model worldwide called “Dynamic Shared Ownership” (DSO), which is intended to reduce hierarchies, eliminate bureaucracy, streamline structures and accelerate decision-making
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January 18, 2024
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The DeLong Co. Teams With Meristem Crop Performance

Clinton, Wisc. (AgPR) - The DeLong Co., Inc., of Clinton, Wisc. has entered into a dealer agreement with Meristem Crop Performance. In the new engagement, The DeLong Co. will now carry Meristem’s product portfolio of best-in-class nitrogen inhibitors, mic
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January 17, 2024
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USDA To Kick Off The National Agricultural Classification Survey

Washington– Already preparing for the 2027 Census of Agriculture, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the National Agricultural Classification Survey (NACS) starting Jan. 24.
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January 17, 2024
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What Does 2024 Hold In Store For Us?: BKT outlines the 10 macro-trends that will shape the world of agriculture in Europe in the months ahead

Seregno, Italy – Historically speaking, there are many factors that have had an influence on the agricultural sector: first and foremost, climate instability, geopolitical crises falling on the agri-food market and consequently affecting everything that r
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January 16, 2024
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2024 Potato Expo: A Look Back – Part One

The 2024 National Potato Expo was one for the record books – literally.
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January 16, 2024
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USDA Scientists Work To Ensure Nutritious And High-Quality Potatoes Are Available During The Winter Season And All Year Round

Scientists at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) use innovative technology to study the lifecycle of potatoes (including development, production, and postharvest storage), ensuring a high-quality supply year-round for snack food processing fac
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January 15, 2024
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Titan Machinery Announces Acquisition of Scott Supply, Co.

West Fargo, ND -- Titan Machinery Inc., a leading network of full-service agricultural and construction equipment stores, announced that it has acquired the assets of Scott Supply, Co., which consists of one full-line combined Case IH and New Holland Agri
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January 15, 2024
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What’s Cooking: Idaho Potato Lovers 2024 Retail Display Contest Fires Up Deluxe Grill Prizes For Sweepstakes Winners

Eagle, ID – For the first time ever, the Idaho® Potato Lovers retail display contest will award three grand prizes in 2024: Each lucky random sweepstake winner will take home a high-end Traeger meat smoker and complete smoking kit.
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January 14, 2024
New Products

John Deere Delivers Enhanced Customer Solution For Self-Repair

Moline, Illinois – John Deere announced an enhanced self-repair solution, available initially in the U.S. through its Equipment Mobile app, enabling customers to remotely download secure software updates directly to embedded controllers on compatible 4G-c
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January 13, 2024
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GROWMARK, CHS Enter Into Exploratory Process To Discover Opportunities To Best Serve Customers And Owners: Cooperatives anticipate emerging from conversations with an increased focus on collaboration to better serve customers and owners

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. & ST. PAUL, Minn. — Today, the GROWMARK and CHS Boards of Directors announced that they have jointly agreed to conduct an exploratory process over the coming months to identify opportunities for the two cooperatives to further collaborat
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January 13, 2024
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USDA Announces Market Development Program Investments For Fiscal Year 2024

Washington – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is awarding more than $203 million to nearly 70 agricultural organizations to help expand export markets for U.S. food and agricultural products via the Market Access Pro
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January 12, 2024
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Crop Nutrition Week Returns With More Experts And More Strategies To Elevate Every Acre: The second annual virtual event features fertilizer management advice from a bigger panel of growers and agronomists, plus a chance to win exciting ne

St. Johns, Mich. – Crop Nutrition Week returns Feb. 5-9 with more experts, more insights, more fertilizer management strategies and more prizes to win. Now in its second year, Crop Nutrition Week 2024 is a free week of self-paced virtual learning that aim
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January 12, 2024
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Sean Ellis, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation

CALS Dean’s New Role A Nod To Importance Of Agriculture

Moscow, Idaho – The additional role that the dean of University of Idaho’s agriculture college has assumed not only positions him to complete some big-ticket infrastructure initiatives for the land grand university but also recognizes the important role t
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January 11, 2024
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Potato LEAF Announces New ‘Leadership In The Field’ Program

Austin, Texas - The Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (Potato LEAF) has announced a new program, “Leadership in the Field: From Battlefield to Potato Field,” held July 15-18, at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, P
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January 11, 2024
New Products

Suzuki Unleashes Returning 2024 KingQuad ATVs : 2024 brings fresh new colors and features

Brea, CA – Suzuki launches the updated KingQuad 750 and 500 ATVs with exciting new color options and graphics, and new features enhancing their rideability and utility on key models in the line.
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January 10, 2024
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Kay Ledbetter, Texas A&M University

Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program Highlights Market, Varietal Expansions: Advances, including Texas french fry variety and nutrition qualities, to be discussed at National Potato Expo in Austin

The latest advanced potato clones from the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program, especially those for the french fry and fresh markets, will be highlighted during the National Potato Expo by Isabel Vales, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife potato breeder in the Depar
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January 10, 2024
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Registration Open For 2024 Montana’s Next Generation Conference, Set For Jan. 27 In Shelby

Bozeman — Registration is now open for the 2024 Montana’s Next Generation Conference in Shelby, which offers 35 workshops for beginning and advanced producers. Montana State University Extension and NACDC Financial Services, Inc. will host the conference
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January 10, 2024
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Chris Voigt, Executive Director, Washington State Potato Commission

Washington’s Future Climate And Its Impact On Food Production: We need to prepare now in regards to water planning

One of the critical functions of the Washington State Potato Commission is to determine, “what can we do today to ensure our growers will continue to be successful in the future.” Much of our work to prepare for the future is focused on production researc
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January 09, 2024
New Products

New TR-34 Turf Tire From OTR Optimizes Tractor And Mower Performance In Various Conditions

Rome, GA. – OTR Engineered Solutions (OTR) introduces the TR-34 tire for farm tractors and ride-on mowers. It offers exceptional performance on grass, mud and loose soil, while reducing the risk of turf damage and soil compaction.
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January 09, 2024
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Trimble Announces Connected Climate Exchange, Links Farmers To Companies Looking To Meet Sustainability Commitments: Through a data-first approach, Trimble offers a carbon marketplace to bridge the gap between farmers, agronomists and businesses to track and leverage

Westminster, Colo. — Trimble announced the Connected Climate Exchange, a carbon marketplace to connect and aggregate verified data across the agriculture supply chain to enable a more sustainable future. To meet net zero commitments, Trimble offers new op
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January 08, 2024
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Whitefield Global Holdings Opens Hemp Fiber Processing Facility In Idaho

(Potato ED—When we first saw this press release from Whitefield Global, we didn’t think much of it but then we attended a University of Idaho field day in Aberdeen and learned that U of I researcher Dr. Pam Hutchinson is conducting research on hemp. Some
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January 08, 2024
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east-fruit.com

Egypt’s Seed Potato Imports Hit 6-Year Low In Sep-Oct 2023. Is Ware Potato Season 2024/25 Under Threat?

Egypt’s seed potato imports in September-October 2023 reached only 16.6 thousand tons, the lowest level in the past six years, reports EastFruit. This was a dramatic decrease from the same period of the previous season, which typically lasts from Septembe
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January 07, 2024
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Washington Farm Bureau

Washington Farm Bureau Keeps Agriculture’s Priorities A Focal Point As Legislators Prepare For The 2024 Legislative Session

On Nov. 30, Washington Farm Bureau (WFB) helped kick off Senate Committee Assembly Days as the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee convened for a work session.
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January 06, 2024
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Darren Grainger Leads Georgia State Past Utah State In Famous Idaho Potato Bowl

Boise, Idaho - Georgia State quarterback Darren Grainger threw for three touchdowns and rushed for two more to lead the Panthers past Utah State 45-22 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl at Albertsons Stadium, in late December.
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January 06, 2024
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Permafrost Grown: Investigating Permafrost-Agriculture Interactions In Alaska: Potato field develops mounds years ago

Here, we learn about Dr. Melissa Ward Jones, who leads a transdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, co-producing knowledge with farmers to understand these unique agricultural systems better.
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January 05, 2024
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USA Today Lists Idaho Potato Drop As Second Best In The Nation

Boise, Idaho, TV channel KTVB (https://www.ktvb.com/) reports that the Idaho Potato Drop, which takes place on New Year’s Eve, was rated as the second best in the U.S. See the attached video for more information.
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January 05, 2024
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Growing & Marketing Specialty Potato Varieties Presentation Scheduled In Maine

Recent developments in consumer interest and demand for fresh-market potato varieties with novel size, shape, color, and taste profiles are creating unique market opportunities for specialty crop producers.
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January 04, 2024
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Northland Potato Growers Association

Northland Potato Growers Association Announces Change In Leadership

East Grand Forks, Minnesota — The Northland Potato Growers Association (NPGA) announced Donavon Johnson, executive director, has departed from the organization. The board of directors expressed gratitude for Johnson's dedicated service and contributions d
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January 04, 2024
New Products

Potato Expo 2024: UK-Based Insights Tool To Harvest New Business At Austin Show

Machine-learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye is set to showcase its refreshed 2.0 system at North America’s largest potato industry trade show Potato Expo.
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January 03, 2024
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Brandt Expands Agricultural Equipment Access For Farmers In Nebraska: Manufacturer further expands dealer network with new dealer

Hudson, Illinois – Nebraska farmers will benefit from more access to quality agricultural equipment, now that Heartland New Holland has joined the Brandt agricultural equipment dealer network.
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January 03, 2024
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Federal Produce Inspector Indicted For Accepting Bribes

A federal grand jury last week indicted a Mansfield, TX, man for submitting false inspection reports in exchange for bribe payments, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton.
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January 02, 2024
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Patrick Mills Named West/Canada Retail Promotion Director For Idaho Potato Commission

Eagle, ID – With more than 25 years of produce industry experience under his belt, Patrick Mills has joined the Idaho Potato Commission as retail promotion director West/Canada following the retirement of Kent Beesley.
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January 02, 2024
New Products

New Haith Innovations At Potato Expo

The UK's leading manufacturer of potato handling equipment will kick start the new year by putting the spotlight on three new innovations at Potato Expo 2024.
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January 01, 2024
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Taking In An Idaho Falls Spud Kings Hockey Game

Thanks to some tickets from the Idaho Potato Commission, we were able to take in an Idaho Falls Spud Kings game this past weekend at the Mountain America Center.
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