INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
March 29, 2001

Imperial To Sell Michigan Factories

The Imperial Sugar Company has signed a letter of intent to sell its Michigan Sugar Company to the newly formed Michigan Sugar Beet Growers, a grower-
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March 29, 2001

Wyoming Growers Lease Factory

The Washakie Beet Growers Association has reached an agreement to lease the Holly sugar factory in Worland, WY.
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March 28, 2001

Arkoosh Produce Seeks Chapter Seven

Arkoosh Produce Co. of Gooding, ID, has filed a motion in U.S. District Bankruptcy Court in Twin Falls, ID, to change from a Chapter 11 to a Chapter S
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March 28, 2001

Canada To Look For More Pests

In what appears to be retaliation for a perceived trade barrier to Prince Edward Island, Can., potatoes because of the potato wart fungus, the Canadia
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March 28, 2001

Michigan Growers Consider Buyout

Grower members of the Michigan Sugar Beet Growers, a newly formed cooperative, recently signed a letter stating their intent to buy the Michigan Sugar
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March 22, 2001

Washington Growers Seek Buy Back

Lines have been long and paperwork slow as growers in the Columbia Basin of Washington try to get in on the Bonneville Power Administration's power bu
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March 22, 2001

Water Worries Plaque Irrigators

Irrigators in eastern Idaho were told Wednesday that Idaho's "rental pool" laws would have to be redesigned before irrigators would be able to sell th
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March 21, 2001

Canadian, U.S. Trade Woes Continue

About 300 growers along with supporters shut out 700 workers at the Federal Tax Center in Summerside, PEI, Can., for 12 hours Tuesday.
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March 21, 2001

Tuber Viroid Found In N. Z.

Potato spindle tuber viroid has been found for the first time in New Zealand.
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March 21, 2001

U.S. Awaits Answer From Canada

The U.S. Animal Plant Health Inspection Service is waiting for Canada's formal response to conditions imposed on Canadian tablestock and seed potatoes
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March 19, 2001

Brownell Chosen To Lead NPPB

Jon Brownell, a Hooper, CO, grower/processor was chosen to lead the National Potato Promotion Board at the annual meeting held in Denver last week.
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March 19, 2001

Irish Merchants, Growers Must Join

Irish potato growers were told the future of the country's potato industry depends on the ability of merchants and growers to work in partnership.
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March 19, 2001

New Products Rolled Out

Several new crop-protection products are being rolled out in time for the 2001-planting season.
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March 19, 2001

PEI Growers Lose Millions

Prince Edward Island potato growers stand to lose millions of dollars because of the U.S. border blockade of their potatoes this year.
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March 15, 2001

IPUC Approves Buy-Back Program

Some 360-plus Idaho pump/irrigators will be able to idle their land, cut production costs, and reel in about $457 an acre for power they are willing t
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March 14, 2001

Ecolab Launches Tsunami 200

Ecolab Inc. of St. Paul, MN, announced the introduction of a new anti-microbial water additive for use in vegetable flumes and washing operations.
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March 14, 2001

PEI Growers Receive C$12.6 Million

Prince Edward Island, Can., potato growers will be paid C$12.6 million by the Canadian government to divert tons of potatoes.
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March 14, 2001

PNAMA Asks For 10 Percent Cutback

Potato Marketing Association of North America called on all growers throughout North America to cut production by 10 percent this year.
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March 13, 2001

Idaho Irrigators Wait Word

Idaho pump/irrigators are waiting word expected today or Wednesday on whether or not the Idaho Public Utilities Commission will accept power buy back
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March 12, 2001

Church To Move 160,000 cwt

Potato Management Company announced today that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, has agreed to cir
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March 12, 2001

Indian Growers Face Potato Glut

Hundreds of Punjab-region potato growers in India have dumped hundreds of truckloads of potatoes on main highways, irked over indifference by the stat
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March 12, 2001

Irish Ban Potato Imports

Irish Farmers' Association called for a ban on potato imports as a measure to prevent the possible introduction of foot-and-mouth disease in Ireland.
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March 08, 2001

Dow Acquires Ag Chemical Business

The Dow Chemical Company and the Rohm and Haas Company have announced they have reached an agreement for Dow AgroSciences LLC to purchase Rohm and Haa
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March 08, 2001

Dow Acquires Rohm, Haas Ag Chemicals

The Dow Company and Rohm and Haas Company announced today they have reached agreement for Dow AgroSciences LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dow, to p
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March 08, 2001

Mexico Blocks PEI Seed Sales

As if Canada's Prince Edward Island potato producers aren't having enough problems trying to market this year's seed crop, more bad news has hit.
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March 07, 2001

Steward To Lead New Cooperative

Larry Steward, former president and chief executive officer of the Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative, has been named to head the Rocky Mountain Sugar Growe
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March 05, 2001

Gugger To Head Syngenta

Syngenta Corporation announced March 2 that Robert A. Woods, president of Syngenta Corp., will retire from full-time employment effective March 31. He
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March 02, 2001

LDS Church Aids Diversion Plan

Over 12 million pounds (120,000 cwt) of potatoes will be run through five Idaho dehy plants to be processed into flakes and pearls for the LDS church'
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March 02, 2001

U.S. Scientists Need More Time

Canada's frustration with the U.S. border closure to Prince Edward Island potatoes has been taken to another level.
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March 02, 2001

USDA Protects New Varieties

The USDA has issued certificates of protection to developers of two new potato varieties.
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March 02, 2001

Water Users Wait, Watch

Irrigators under the Idaho Power Company system in Idaho are waiting and watching to see if bids they have made to sell their regular summer irrigatio
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