INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
March 27, 2002

Growers To Share $26.8 Million

Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said today potato growers hit by natural disasters in 1999 and 2000 would share over $28.6 million through the USDA&
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March 25, 2002

CropLife, RISE Shift Focus

WASHINGTON, DC—CropLife America and RISE (Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment), U.S. pesticide and crop technology manufacturers, formu
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March 25, 2002

McDonalds To Close 130 Outlets

A Japanese newspaper has reported that McDonalds will close 130 outlets this year because of consumer fears over three BSE—Mad Cow Disease—
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March 14, 2002

Water Worries Appear Again

Idaho irrigators are starting to worry about water supplies this year as snowpacks are below average once again and storms have been few.
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March 13, 2002

World-class Speakers Slated

Seven world-class speakers will address members of the Potato Association of America at their annual meeting and the Twenty-sixth Annual International
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March 08, 2002

Idaho Production Forecast Clouded

According to the Potato Growers of Idaho, this season’s planting forecast is clouded by several facts.
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March 07, 2002

Crops May Help Control Nematode

Agriculture Research Service scientists in Prosser, WA, may have found a less expensive way to control corky ringspot virus vectored by nematodes.
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March 07, 2002

Off-grade Potatoes In Short Supply

In a rare turnaround for the Pacific Northwest potato industry, it appears the price of off-grade potatoes has risen to the point flake manufacturers
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March 04, 2002

Golden Arches Coming Down

McDonald’s is going to remove its signature golden arches from 30 of its 81 outlets in Beijing.
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March 04, 2002

Washington Planters Going

With temperatures expected to hit 60 degrees F today in the southern Columbia Basin, near Pasco, WA, a few planters are seen making their way through
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