INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
June 26, 2001

Herbicide Damage Estimates Triple

Herbicide damage estimates of sugarbeet crops in Southern Idaho have increased from 10,000 to 38,000 acres. Initial tests have shown that the damage c
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June 26, 2001

Oust Blamed For Herbicide Damage

Initial tests have shown that crop herbicide damage in Southern Idaho has been caused by applications of Oust, a Dupont product, by the Bureau of Land
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June 25, 2001

Diverted Potatoes Add Up

Potato Growers of Idaho reported in their weekly bulletin that markets have improved because of the two diversion programs growers participated in thi
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June 22, 2001

Ethanol Crunch May Awaken Dormant Plant

Following the Bush administration's move to force California to keep oxygenates in gasoline, a Palo Alto, CA, technology company is looking to buy the
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June 20, 2001

Growers Warned On Cull Piles

With an increased number of cull piles found in the state, the University of Idaho warns Idaho growers that regulations require unused potatoes to be
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June 19, 2001

Aussies, McCain Far Apart

Australian potato growers are continuing talks with McCain Foods Pty. Ltd. although the two sides remain far apart.

More than 600 grower

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June 19, 2001

Colorado Frost Damage Unknown

Damages from last week's storm that dumped 10 inches of snow on Southern Colorado mountains and left freezing temperatures in the valleys are yet to b
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June 19, 2001

NPC Vote Critical For Future

The Friday, July 13, vote on whether or not to move the National Potato Council office from Denver to Washington, DC, will be a critical one for the f
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June 19, 2001

Western Australia Welcomes Plant

Western Australia potato growers have welcomed the recommissioning of a vegetable processing plant.

Locally owned fruit and vegetable ex

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June 18, 2001

McCain Foods Buys N.Z. Foodservice

McCain Foods of Florenceville, NB, announced a purchase agreement for New Zealand foodservice frozen vegetables and french fry business of Heinz Watti
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June 18, 2001

Ag Services Offers Real Estate Lending

Ag Services of America announces long-term, real estate financing options through a partnership with Zions Agricultural Finance, an affiliate of Zions
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June 15, 2001

Hysteria Overrides Genetic Safety

Dr. Elizabeth Whelan of the Center for Disease Control found this week that there was no evidence that biotech Starlink Corn caused allergic reactions
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June 14, 2001

NPC May Relocate Office To DC

One of the more controversial items on the agenda for this summer's National Potato Council meeting will be the proposal to move the NPC office from D
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June 13, 2001

Arkoosh Creditors Wait In Line

U.S. District Court of Pocatello, ID has put allowed unsecured creditors' claims in the Arkoosh Produce Inc. of Gooding, ID, bankruptcy in a priority
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June 13, 2001

Thompson Resigns From PGI

John Thompson, who has served for about two years as the director of communications for the Potato Growers of Idaho, submitted his resignation June 12
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June 12, 2001

Agent Calls It Simple Betrayal

Klamath, OR, County Extension Agent Kerry Locke, writing in the Oregon Potato Commission June Newsletter, calls the action taken by the U.S. governmen
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June 12, 2001

Leaders Seek Help For Growers

Republican and Democratic Congressional leaders from Washington and Oregon are requesting support from the Bush administration for growers impacted by
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June 11, 2001

China WTO Accession Closer

World Trade Organization Director-General Mike Moore welcomed the announcement today in Shanghai of the China-U.S. agreement on the Chinese accession
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June 07, 2001

Board Reassures Japan On GMO

National Potato Promotion Board staff has worked nonstop since it has learned of the detection of GMO material in potato products being sold in Japan.
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June 07, 2001

Growers Buy Western Sugar Co.

Growers in the new Rocky Mountain Sugar Cooperative finalized purchase on June 6 of the British Company Tate and Lyle's Western Sugar Company.
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June 06, 2001

Breeders After Nutritional Enhancements

For the first time, potato breeders are deliberately selecting breeding material to enhance vitamin C in potatoes to give growers another marketing ad
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June 06, 2001

PGI Forms Committee For Study

Members of the Potato Growers of Idaho agreed to form a committee to seek out solutions for a more efficient and representative organization at their
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June 05, 2001

Oregon Asks For Enviro Salaries

Growers in the Klamath Basin of Oregon and California, literally squeezed out of agricultural production this year by eco-activists bent on saving lon
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June 04, 2001

Actara, Platinum Now Registered

Actara (foliar) and Platinum (soil) insecticides have now been registered by the EPA.
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June 01, 2001

Plans Lined Up For NPC Meeting

Plans are coming together for this year's National Potato Council summer meeting.
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