INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
June 30, 2024
Articles

University Of Idaho Chosen To Pilot New 4-H Program

Moscow, Idaho — University of Idaho is among five land grant universities nationwide recruited to pilot a two-year 4-H leadership program culminating with each participating youth planning and implementing a research-based community service project.
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June 30, 2024
Articles

Syensqo Partners With Agtech Innovation In Brazil To Drive Open Innovation In Agricultural Technologies

Brussels - Syensqo teams up with Agtech Innovation located in the Piracicaba Technology Park, São Paulo, Brazil to boost Syensqo's agribusiness capabilities and strengthen connections within the South American agribusiness ecosystem.
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June 29, 2024
New Products

Meristem Launches EXCAVATOR AMS: First All-in-One Surfactant, Water Conditioner, Residue Breakdown and Nutrient Release Product

Columbus, Ohio – Meristem Crop Performance announced EXCAVATOR AMS, a new, more convenient formulation of EXCAVATOR powered by patented MICROBILIZE designed to break down residue and cover crops faster, speed nutrient release, reduce labor and improve the
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June 29, 2024
Articles

Arctic Cat Updates Rebate Pricing For Green Tag Sales Event

With summer in full swing, Arctic Cat has updated their rebate pricing for the Green Tag Sales Event and is now offering up to $2,500 in savings on select Model Year 2022 and 2023 off-road vehicles.
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June 28, 2024
Articles
Kathryn Markham, ARS Office of Communications

Fighting Aphid-Borne Disease In Crops

The infamous spike protein doesn’t just help spread viruses – it can also be weaponized to stop them.
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June 28, 2024
Articles
Bernt Nelson, Economist; Samantha Ayoub, Economics Intern, American Farm Bureau Federation

Record-High July 4th Cookout Costs: Inflation Hits the Backyard

Americans will be gathering on the Fourth of July for a day of fireworks, food, parades and more. But as you celebrate with your friends and family this Independence Day, your cookout bill will be a bit higher.
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June 28, 2024
Articles

Cultivating Resilience: McCain Foods Expands Network Of Innovation Hub Farms

Toronto, ON – McCain Foods is embarking on an expansion of its network of Innovation Hub farms across North America.
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June 27, 2024
New Products

FMC's Anthem Flex Herbicide Receives Label Expansion From EPA For Use In Potatoes

Philadelphia, PA -- The EPA has approved a nationwide label expansion for Anthem Flex herbicide from FMC for use in potatoes. With this label expansion, potato growers now have access to a new tool that delivers long residual control of more than 30 diffe
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June 27, 2024
Articles
Potatoes USA

Potatoes USA Awarded $6.5 Million In RAPP Funding

In October 2023, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack launched the Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP) to build demand for American food and farm exports in high-potential markets around the world. To capitalize on this new grant funding opport
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June 27, 2024
Articles

New Holland, Bluewhite To Bolster Autonomous Capabilities And Offering With Strategic Partnership

New Holland, a brand of CNH, and Bluewhite, a leading autonomous technology company enabling AI-driven autonomous farming, announced a multi-phase partnership to collaborate on distribution, manufacturing and integration of Bluewhite’s autonomous solution
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June 26, 2024
Articles

Bayer To Deliver Ten Blockbusters In Ten Years

Chicago – Bayer aims to launch ten blockbuster products in the next ten years to support farmers worldwide, the company announced at its 2024 Crop Science innovation update in Chicago.
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June 26, 2024
Articles

Machines Auction For Charity At Second Edition Of AVR Green Select Days

In 2023, AVR, a manufacturer of a full range of potato harvesting machines and a world player in that market segment, launched a new brand to actively take control of the used machinery market: AVR Green Select.
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June 26, 2024
Articles

BRANDT Named Official Plant Health Partner Of Tampa Bay Sun FC

Tampa, Fla. – Tampa Bay Sun FC, the first professional women’s soccer team in Tampa, has inked a multi-year partnership with BRANDT, an innovator in agricultural solutions. The new official ‘Plant Health Partner’ will work with the club on educating fans
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June 25, 2024
New Products

A New Chapter In The Revolution

Three years ago, Dutch specialist machinery manufacturer Flikweert Vision launched the QualityGrader. This new machine, which was the result of meticulous technological development, marked the beginning of a real revolution in optical sorting.
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June 24, 2024
Articles

UW–Madison Agricultural Research Station Field Days For 2024 Season

Summer is field day season at the UW–Madison CALS Agricultural Research Stations. Over the course of the growing season, the stations host more than a dozen public events to share research updates and educational information with agricultural professional
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June 24, 2024
Articles

Bayer, Solynta Collaborate To Advance True Potato Seed In Smallholder Markets: Agreement focuses on commercialization and distribution of disease-free, high-quality starting material to smallholder farmers in Kenya and India

Wageningen, The Netherlands – Bayer and Solynta have reached an agreement to collaborate on the commercialization and distribution of true potato seeds in Kenyan and Indian markets. This partnership marks the entry of Bayer into the 20 million hectares gl
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June 23, 2024
Articles
International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA)

Gene Editing Produces Transgenic Potatoes With Low Solanine Levels

A study published in Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology shows that suppressing the solanidine galactosyltransferase (sgt1) gene in potatoes resulted in low levels of a-solanine without any changes in a-chaconine levels.
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June 23, 2024
Articles

AI-Augmented System For Sustainable Crop Production Receives $120K Research Grant

Moscow, Idaho — The University of Idaho Center for Intelligent Industrial Robotics is improving organic and sustainable crop production using artificial intelligence, bolstered by a $120,000 grant.
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June 22, 2024
Articles
Terry Griffin, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University

How Will The GPS Outage On May 10 Affect US Farm Profitability?

Since May 10, a new question has been getting economists thinking: How will the GPS outage associated with the geomagnetic solar storm affect U.S. farm profitability during the 2024 cropping season? The answer, as usual, is that it depends, especially on
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June 21, 2024
Articles

SWC, ESPA Ground Water Districts Reach Settlement Agreement, Avoid Curtailment In 2024

Boise, Idaho – On Thursday, June 20, the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) announced that a comprehensive settlement had been reached between the Surface Water Coalition (SWC) and ground water districts in the Eastern Snake Plain region for the 2
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June 21, 2024
Articles
Markon

Markon First Crop Potato Report: Idaho Norkotah Stocks Will Be Gone By Late June

Markon First Crop (MFC) (www.markon.com) recently released its produce snapshot detailing the availability of potatoes this summer. Of note, MFC Idaho Norkotah stocks will be depleted by late June; MFC Idaho Burbanks will be shipped thereafter and the Was
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June 20, 2024
Articles

Lethbridge College Research Chair To Receive Nearly $500,000 To Continue Research

Lethbridge, AB – RDAR has announced that Dr. Chandra Singh has become an RDAR-funded Research Chair to continue his research and tenure at Lethbridge College through 2029. Dr. Singh is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) and a Professional Agrologist (PAg.)
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June 20, 2024
Articles

Suzuki Reaches 500,000th All-Terrain Vehicle Milestone At U.S. Production Facility

Brea, CA - Suzuki Motor USA (SMO) announces that it has built its 500,000th All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) at its U.S.-based manufacturing facility in Rome, Georgia.
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June 19, 2024
Articles

2024 Maine Potato Blossom Festival Set For July

The Maine Potato Blossom Festival is the premier summertime event in Aroostook County, celebrating its rich agricultural heritage and honoring our veterans.
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June 19, 2024
New Products

Tong Unveils Innovative New Stinger Hopper For U.S., Canadian Markets

Tong Engineering, leading UK manufacturer of advanced vegetable handling equipment, is excited to introduce a new Stinger Hopper, specifically engineered to meet the demands of the USA and Canadian markets. This innovative new even flow hopper solution is
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June 18, 2024
Articles

Nutrien Ag Solutions Completes Acquisition Of New Biocontrol Technology

Loveland, CO – Nutrien Ag Solutions announces the acquisition of Suncor Energy’s AgroScience assets, which consists of several patented and patent pending technologies in the area of biocontrol.
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June 18, 2024
Articles

2024 UI Snake River Weed Management Tour And Field Day At Aberdeen R&E Center Scheduled For June 25

The University of Idaho invites all to the 2024 University of Idaho Snake River Weed Management Tour and Field Day, held at the Aberdeen R&E Center on Tuesday June 25.
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June 17, 2024
New Products

Lindsay Upgrades FieldNET Advisor To Improve Irrigation Management: Lindsay listens to grower feedback to enhance award-winning technology offering

Omaha, Nebraska – Lindsay Corporation, a leading global manufacturer and distributor of irrigation and infrastructure equipment and technology, announced enhancements to FieldNET Advisor, its award-winning irrigation management solution.
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June 17, 2024
Articles

2024 Snake River Weed Management Tour At University Of Idaho Kimberly R&E Center

The 2024 Snake River Weed Management Tour at the University of Idaho’s Kimberly Research and Extension Center is scheduled for Wednesday, June 26.
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June 16, 2024
Articles

AEM United States Ag Tractor And Combine Report - May 2024

Milwaukee – The AEM Ag Tractor and Combine Report is provided monthly and is derived from AEM member companies through proprietary statistical reporting programs. The data is provided by AEM members and represents preliminary monthly retail sales of Ag eq
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June 15, 2024
Articles

Brown Joins OTR As Global VP Sales & Marketing OEM

Rome, GA. – OTR Engineered Solutions (OTR) has named Ben Brown as its new Global VP Sales & Marketing OEM. He will be a part of OTR’s executive team, reporting directly to President and CEO, Tom Rizzi, and will serve an integral role in developing the com
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June 14, 2024
Articles

Specialty Crop Industry Applauds Movement On Farm Bill

Washington, D.C. – The Specialty Crop Farm Bill Alliance (SCFBA) has issued the following statement following the release of a Farm Bill framework by Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Boozman.
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June 14, 2024
Articles

USDA Awards $50 Million to Support Farmworkers and Agricultural Employers

PALISADE, Colo., June 14, 2024?– Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is awarding $50 million to 141 awardees in 40 states and Puerto Rico, through the Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pil
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June 13, 2024
Articles

Savage Announces CEO Retirement, Successor Appointment

Salt Lake City -- After more than a decade of leadership, Savage announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Kirk Aubry will be retiring from the company on December 31, 2024. Chief Operating Officer Jeff Roberts is being promoted to the addition
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June 13, 2024
Articles

NFWF Announces $10.2 Million In Grants To Cultivate Conservation Practices On Agricultural Lands: Seventeen projects will help farmers, ranchers adopt economically beneficial practices that sequester carbon and improve soil health, water quality an

Washington, D.C. -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) announced $10.2 million in new grants to help agricultural producers implement voluntary conservation practices on farms and ranches across 14 states. The grants will leverage more than
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June 12, 2024
Articles
American Farm Bureau Federation

America’s Farmers Counting On Farm Bill Passage

America’s farmers and ranchers are counting on Congress to pass a new, modernized Farm Bill. That was the message delivered by the chair of American Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee, Kevin Lussier, who testified before the Senate Agricultu
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June 12, 2024
New Products

Polaris Elevates The Best-Selling Side-By-Side Of All Time With The 2025 Full-Size Ranger Lineup: Polaris brings back fan favorite RANGER CREW XP 1000 Waterfowl Edition; announces RANGER CREW XP 1000 NorthStar Texas Edition

Minneapolis – Polaris Off Road, the world leader in powersports and off-road innovation, announced a wide range of owner-inspired upgrades to its class-leading full-size RANGER lineup.
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June 11, 2024
Articles

Michigan Potato Industry Shines A Light On Spuds At Potato Day At The Capitol

Lansing, MI – Members of the Michigan potato industry welcomed state legislators, their staffs, agricultural industry stakeholders, and the public to Potato Day at the Capitol at the Michigan State Capitol building on June 5.
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June 11, 2024
Articles

Campbell Tractor Co. Brings Swiss Precision Sprayer to Idaho, Oregon Farmers

Campbell Tractor Co., a long-standing John Deere dealer since 1940, has partnered with Ecorobotix to introduce the ARA ultra-high precision sprayer to Idaho and Oregon.
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June 10, 2024
Articles

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Returns For 28th Edition: Kickoff set for Monday, Dec. 23 at 12:30 p.m. MT on ESPN

Boise, Idaho – The 2024 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will be played Monday, Dec. 23, at 12:30 p.m. MT/2:30 p.m. ET at Boise State University’s Albertsons Stadium and will be televised on ESPN.
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June 10, 2024
Articles
Jack Falinski, Michigan State University

MSU Potato Breeder Develops New Genetically Engineered Potato

East Lansing, Mich. — A new genetically engineered potato developed by Michigan State University potato breeder Dave Douches has been granted exemption from the biotechnology regulations placed on genetically modified products by the U.S. Department of Ag
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June 09, 2024
Articles

Syngenta Opens Rights To Genome-Editing And Breeding Technologies To Boost Agricultural Innovation

Basel, Switzerland-- Syngenta Group will provide rights to selected genome-editing and breeding technologies for academic research globally, as part of its commitment to foster innovation and drive sustainability in agriculture. These rights are accessibl
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June 08, 2024
Articles

Growing The Future Of Lay’s, One Seed At A Time

“Harvest season has always been my absolute favorite time of year,” Josh Parsons says. He arrives before sunrise to walk through the fields at PepsiCo’s Rhinelander, Wisconsin, farm, filled with suspense about what’s beneath the soil. After a year of wait
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June 08, 2024
Articles

GROWMARK To Acquire St. Louis-Based Chemical Manufacturer AgraForm

Bloomington, Ill. – GROWMARK announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire AgraForm, LLC., a leading agrichemical manufacturing company located in St. Louis, Missouri. Terms of the deal, expected to close at the end of June, were not disclosed.
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June 07, 2024
Articles

TFI’s Rosenbusch Testifies To Congress On Critical Nature Of Phosphate, Potash

Arlington, VA – The Fertilizer Institute (TFI) president and CEO Corey Rosenbusch provided testimony in support of phosphate and potash, two of the three macronutrients essential to agricultural productivity, to the House Subcommittee on Energy and Minera
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June 07, 2024
Articles

Derek Neilson, Head Of The Agricultural Segment At CNH, To Step Down

Basildon - CNH Industrial N.V. announces that it has accepted Derek Neilson's request to leave the company later this year to pursue a new entrepreneurial project outside of the sector, after 25 years of dedicated service.
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June 06, 2024
Articles
Dan Kaiser, University of Minnesota Extension

5 Things To Consider Before Collecting Plant Tissue Samples

Interpreting plant tissue reports can be challenging due to variation in tissue concentrations from one field to the next. Plant tissue sampling has been used for years to help diagnose potential nutrient deficiencies in fields. Variations in nutrient con
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June 06, 2024
Articles
Potatoes USA

U.S. Potato Exports Keep Steady Volume, Increase Dollar Value in July 2023-March 2024

Denver – U.S. potato exports remained steady in the nine-month period from July 2023 to March 2024, with volume down just 1 percent from the same period last year. Export values increased 5 percent to $1.7 billion.
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June 05, 2024
Articles

Newhouse Leads Legislative Package Protecting The Lower Snake River Dams

Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04) and his colleagues introduced a package of nine bills to protect the four Lower Snake River Dams following the release of the final package of actions and commitments in the Columbia River System Operations (CRSO) mediatio
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June 05, 2024
Articles

End Of May/Early June Crop Update For Potatoes From Across The U.S.

The USDA NASS has provided an update on the U.S. potato crop in its weekly crop progress report (https://www.nass.usda.gov/) for last week. Here’s a sample of what the latest report showed.
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June 04, 2024
Articles

IDWR Director Issues Curtailment Order For Six ESPA Groundwater Districts; Order Affects Groundwater Users Whose Water Rights Are Junior To March 31, 1954

Boise - In the ongoing Surface Water Coalition’s conjunctive administration delivery call, Idaho Department of Water Resources Director Mathew Weaver issued a final curtailment order, finding that six groundwater districts were deficient in complying with
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June 04, 2024
Articles

Metam Sodium Fumigation In Potato Production: How Does It Affect Soil Health?

In this free webinar, Dr. Shan Shan, a research scientist from the University of Wisconsin, will discuss her research on metam sodium in potato production systems, and how it affects soil health.
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June 04, 2024
Articles
Potatoes USA

Sales Increased Across All Potato Categories in January-March 2024

Denver – U.S. retail sales volume of potatoes increased 5.6 percent in January–March 2024 compared to the same period last year, and dollar sales increased 4.4 percent, reaching nearly $4.6 billion. All categories of potatoes increased in both volume and
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June 03, 2024
Articles

Good Things Come in Threes: Idaho Potato Lovers Display Contest Gives Out Triple Sweepstakes Prizes In 33rd Year

Eagle, ID – Three grand prize winners are grilling in style this summer, after taking home high-end Traeger meat smokers and smoking kits in the 2024 Idaho Potato Lovers Display Contest.
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June 03, 2024
Articles
Cameron Rudolph

MSU AgBioResearch, MSU Extension To Host Field Days Around The State This Summer: Growers and producers will have the chance to participate in field days across Michigan

East Lansing, Mich. — From June to September 2024, Michigan State University Extension and MSU AgBioResearch will host a series of field days on campus and at research and extension centers across Michigan.
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June 02, 2024
Articles

Branston Gets Ready For Mashing

Branston has announced it is opening a mashed potato facility to produce and supply leading UK supermarkets with the prepared family favourite.
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June 02, 2024
Articles

Potato And Onion Harvest System Secures Premier Scottish Supplier

Accelerating its national ambitions within the grower, packer and processor market, machine-learning driven crop insights tool HarvestEye has secured a distributorship in Scotland – teaming with agricultural and machinery supplier Agricar.
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June 02, 2024
New Products

OTR Adds To Its Technology Offering By Launching A New Customer Portal

Rome, GA. – OTR Engineered Solutions (OTR) has launched a new customer portal for online ordering. The site – otrb2b.com – now offers a convenient option for aftermarket customers to place orders any time of day.
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June 01, 2024
Articles
Maria Kalaitzandonakes, Jonathan Coppess and Brenna Ellison

Sizing Up The Food System: US Consumers’ Perceptions Of Food System Firm Sizes And Pricing

High food prices have been on U.S. consumers’ minds for several years now. From 2019 to 2023, the food Consumer Price Index rose by about 25 percent, much of which is attributed to supply chain disruptions (USDA ERS, 2023).
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June 01, 2024
Articles

FMC Corporation, Optibrium Collaboration Aims To Accelerate Discovery Of Novel Crop Protection Technologies By Leveraging The Power Of Machine Learning And Artificial Intelligence

FMC Corporation, a leading global agricultural sciences company, announced a collaboration with Optibrium, a leading developer of software and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for small molecule discovery. The agreement is part of FMC's strategic pl
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June 01, 2024
Articles

University of Wisconsin Offers New Farm Electrical Maintenance And Safety Short Course

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Farm and Industry Short Course program will be offering a new Farm Electrical Maintenance and Safety short course in July. The training is designed for farm owners, field managers and others who work on electrical inf
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