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Articles tagged under: potato

Agristo Targets 2028 for Plant Completion

Published September 28, 2025

Construction is moving quickly on the new Agristo French fry processing plant in Grand Forks. Project Director Ruben Devos said work began last week, with crews focused on beating the weather. “We want to do as much as possible before…
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Brand Name Announced

Published April 16, 2025

Syngenta has announced the name for its foliar-applied potato insecticide brand. Zivalgo will offer broad-spectrum insect control for Colorado potato beetle and potato leafhopper. The product is awaiting EPA approval.
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Fighting Nematodes and Wireworms in Potatoes

Published March 25, 2025

ARINO insecticide/nematicide has received EPA registration to manage nematodes and wireworms in potatoes. ARINO will be used in on-farm demonstrations during the 2025 growing season. The Pro Farm Group is bringing this product to market. Pro Farm Group, based in…
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Start Your Season on the Rise

Published January 13, 2025

Bayer CropScience unveiled a new potato program at Potato Expo. Senior Technical Sales Representative John Martin said the 75-day program focuses on integrated potato management pre-plant through harvest. "We want to get a good foundation in the beginning so we…
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A Continued Focus on the Potato Sector

Published January 10, 2025

American Vanguard, which is the parent company for AMVAC, has gone through leadership changes. "Our historic CEO Eric Wintemute is still the chairman of the board, but he stepped down in his CEO capacity and he was in that role…
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Potato Processing Plant Coming to Grand Forks

Published January 10, 2025

A Belgium firm, Agristo, plans to build a potato processing facility in Grand Forks. The family-owned business plans to invest up to $450 million in the plant. Negotiations for the plant's construction are underway with a goal to finalize the…
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The Potato Remains America’s Favorite Vegetable

Published January 9, 2025

Potatoes USA Chief Marketing Officer Kim Breshears updated the Potato Business Summit on current consumer trends. "Year-in and year-out, consumers love the product, we continue to see very high numbers and I think that just talks to just the love that…
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Lamb Weston Reports Quarterly Financials

Published October 2, 2024

The Lamb Weston potato processing company is reporting profits of $127 million. That’s down 46 percent from last year. Lamb Weston reports restaurant traffic and frozen potato demand remains weak and that trend is expected to continue into 2025.
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USDA Releases ’23 Potato Production Report

Published September 27, 2024

The final production totals for the 2023 potato crop are out. In North Dakota, potato production totaled 26.4 million hundredweight, up 21 percent from 2022. Minnesota production totaled 19 million hundredweight, down one percent from the previous year. USDA reports…
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New Preemergent Herbicide Option for Potatoes

Published May 21, 2024

The EPA has approved a nationwide label expansion for FMC’s Anthem Flex herbicide for use in potatoes. This option is designed to provide long residual control of more than 30 different broadleaf and grass weed species. Anthem Flex should be…
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