INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
February 25, 2002

Will More Growers Be Lost?

There are preliminary indications grower numbers will shrink this year—despite decent potato prices—because of low interest rates and the
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February 18, 2002

Co-op, Western To Jointly Contract

Rocky Mountain Sugar Growers Cooperative, while continuing efforts to buy Western Sugar from Tate and Lyle PLC, will use a unified approach in contrac
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February 18, 2002

Colorado Growers Mood's Good

San Luis Valley, CO, potato growers are smiling for the first time in many years as they are averaging $11 per cwt for their 2001 crop.
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February 18, 2002

PEI-Russia Connection Grows

Canadian businessmen are continuing to foster trade relationships in Russia, with Prince Edward Island's potato industry having a major hand.
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February 18, 2002

Water Woes Continue On PEI

Prince Edward Island provincial government has put a moratorium on well drilling for the island's potato crop.
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February 14, 2002

Awards Given For Edible Coating

Three chemists working in the Bioproduct Chemistry and Engineering Research Unit for the USDA/ARS at Albany, CA, received Technology Transfer Awards f
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February 14, 2002

Potato Growers Complete Move

It hasn't been easy but John Keeling, new executive director of the National Potato Council, is putting a new office together in Washington, DC.
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February 14, 2002

Potato Seed Stocks Book Ready

Dr. Edward D. Jones, professor emeritus of plant pathology at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, has published the book, "The Uihlein Farm of Cornell U
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February 13, 2002

PEI Eyes Deep-Well Water

Growers on Prince Edward Island, Can., who had yields hurt by a lack of rainfall last season, are eyeing deep wells to irrigate potato fields this yea
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February 12, 2002

Mild Winter In Washington State

It has been another mild winter in the potato-production regions of Washington state.
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February 08, 2002

Western Growers Told `Hold Everything'

Growers in the Western Sugar Company production area of Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana and Colorado were told to hold back on contracting with Tate and Ly
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February 06, 2002

Bill May Stop `Endangered' Listings

Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon introduced legislation today that would require greater weight be given to field-tested and scientifically reviewed dat
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February 06, 2002

Over 120,000 Seed Acres Accepted

Nearly 130,000 acres of seed potatoes have been certified by United States state seed certification agencies for 2002 planting.
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February 06, 2002

U of I Wants Feedback On Varieties

University of Idaho's Potato Variety Development program will hold a Selection Committee meeting Thursday, Feb.21, to get feedback on selection releas
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