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A Variable Potato Crop Across MN and ND

Published August 23, 2019

NDSU Extension and University of Minnesota Extension potato agronomist Andy Robinson says the potato crop is variable across Minnesota and North Dakota. "In general, the potato crop is good. It's been a good growing year. Most of Minnesota and the…
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Bradley Joins Black Gold Farms Executive Team

Published February 19, 2019

Grand Forks-based Black Gold Farms has hired Kerwin Bradley as its chief production officer. Bradley will support all aspects of crop production and serve on the executive team. Bradley spent 13 years with Frito Lay working on potato variety commercialization…
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Fresh Potato Market Potential in China

Published January 11, 2019

Potatoes USA Chief Marketing Officer John Toaspern says frozen and dehydrated potatoes do have market access in China, but fresh potatoes do not. There’s hope this could change. "Just as we worked for many years to get in Japan, the first…
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Potato Production Decline Expected in 2018

Published October 12, 2018

North American potato production is expected to decline 8.1 million hundredweight short of the 2017 crop, a 1.5 percent decline according to the North American Potato Market News. The projection is based on growers being able to harvest remaining potatoes…
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Income Up for Lamb Weston

Published October 4, 2018

Potato processor Lamb Weston reports first quarter income from operations at nearly $153 million, up 11 percent from last year. Net sales were up 12 percent from a year ago. Lamb West President and CEO Tom Werner sees solid demand…
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Global Potato Award Presented to Secor

Published June 19, 2018

North Dakota State University Plant Pathologist Gary Secor is one of three scientists worldwide to receive the 2018 Industry Award from the World Potato Congress. Secor has been part of the NDSU faculty since 1978, focusing on potato disease management,…
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Johnson to Lead Northern Plains Potato Growers

Published June 6, 2018

The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association has a new president. Donavon Johnson started in the position Monday. Johnson says the NPPGA is working to determine their focus moving forward. A change in leadership includes some differences and new approaches. "The North…
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Farm Bill Cuts to Specialty Crop Research Program

Published April 20, 2018

Most of the programs related to specialty crops don’t have funding increases in the proposed House farm bill. Rather that status quo, National Potato Council Senior Director of Public Policy Kam Quarles says there are cuts in the specialty crop…
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