INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
April 30, 2002

Fresh Veggies Go To School

Work on the farm bill is breaking new ground. Not only will it provide $19 million for Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops to help produce shippe
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April 30, 2002

PGI Says 15,000 Acres Cut

Potato Growers of Idaho says that the Southern Idaho Potato Co-op has now identified at many as 15,000 acres of potatoes cut from contracts by the Sim
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April 29, 2002

Maine Eyes Storage Research

Because storage problems can erupt and ruin crops, the Maine Potato Industry has agreed to build a $ 1 million storage research facility.
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April 29, 2002

Mexico Blocks Canadian Seed

It appears Prince Edward Island, Can., and New Brunswick seed potato growers won’t have much luck getting seed into Mexico this year at all.
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April 29, 2002

Power Costs Factor For Simplot?

Electrical power rates for Simplot’s Heyburn, ID, french fry processing plant are proving a big factor in “bad feelings” between the
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April 26, 2002

Simplot Cuts Back Idaho Acres

J.R. Simplot Co. shocked growers in southern Idaho this week by announcing contract cutbacks for growers at its Heyburn, ID, fry processing plant.
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April 25, 2002

Frost, Wind Take Out Beets

Frost and wind have taken a heavy toll on recently planted eastern Idaho beet crops, Sugar Producer magazine has learned.
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April 25, 2002

Industry Lets ACSH Do Talking

United States potato growers, thrown a stinging fast ball by Swedish scientists, are coming back with a statement made by Dr. Elizabeth M. Wheland, pr
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April 23, 2002

Colorado’s Drought Worsens

The drought gripping nearly all sections of Colorado is so bad that some residents are now praying for rain.
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April 18, 2002

Southern Colorado Very Dry

Potato growers will be just one segment of water users in Colorado who will be severely affected by the worst drought in at least 100 years.
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April 17, 2002

BASF’s Headline Fungicide Delayed

.The fungicide Headline, being given a joint registration by both the United States and Canada, will not be available for this season.
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April 17, 2002

Growers Win One, Lose One

Potato growers learned April 16 that the EPA had given an interim registration eligibility document for Monitor. At the same time, they learned that H
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April 16, 2002

Snowstorm Plasters East Idaho

Eastern Idaho was hit by a heavy snowstorm Monday, April 15, and today with up to eight inches dumped in some areas.
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April 15, 2002

Bayer moves To North Carolina

Although details are sketchy, it appears Bayer/Aventis will move its headquarters to the headquarters of Aventis in Research Triangle Park, NC.
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April 15, 2002

Colorado Shrink-Wraps Bakers

San Luis Valley, CO, potato growers have formed a new company to market shrink-wrapped microwaveable baker potatoes.
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April 15, 2002

Growers Haven’t Settled Yet

A group of 182 New Brunswick seed potato grower have spent the past 10 years trying to settle a dispute with the NB Department of Agriculture.
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April 15, 2002

PEI Growers ‘To Wing It’

Prince Edward Island, Can., Minister of Agriculture Mitch Murphy said the province will not set any limits on potato virus Y levels on potatoes plante
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April 15, 2002

Potato Stocks Down 16 Percent

USDA’s April 1 U.S. potato stocks report totaled 129 million cwt, down 16 percent from 2001.
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April 12, 2002

Bayer’s Gem Fungicide Approved

Bayer Corporation of Kansas City, MO, just received registration of its new GEM fungicide by the EPA.
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April 11, 2002

BASF Replies To Growers’ Suit

A Trial Court has denied, without comment, BASF’s motions for judgement notwithstanding the verdict, for a new trial due to trial ruling errors
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April 09, 2002

John Deere To Use Biodiesel

John Deere today announced the specifications for use of soy-based biodiesel fuel in the company’s equipment after the announcement last Decembe
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April 08, 2002

Columbia River Sugar Finished?

MOSES LAKE, WA—Just what the future of the Columbia River Sugar Company will be was still up in the air in early April.
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April 04, 2002

Growers To Receive Millions

A Norman County, MN, court jury ruled today that BASF Corporation, the subsidiary of German multi-national company BASF AG, maker of Poast and Poast P
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April 03, 2002

McCain Foods Hasn’t Answered

McCain Foods as of today had not agreed to return to the bargaining table with Wisconsin/Minnesota growers.
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April 03, 2002

NPC Summer Meeting In Ohio

Todd and Jill Michael will host the National Potato Council’s Annual Summer Board of Directors meeting July 10-13 in Columbus, OH.
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April 03, 2002

Poore Gets Wal-Mart Account

Poore Brothers Inc. of Goodyear, AZ, announced today it had obtained the salted snack food account for Wal-Mart’s 700 supercenter stores nationw
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April 02, 2002

LifeSavers’ Sugar Factor Explained

As usual, sugar was mistakenly blamed when Kraft decided to move its LifeSavers plant from Holland, MI, to Quebec, Canada.
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