INDUSTRY DIRECTORY
July 31, 2002

Bayer Agrees to Phase Out Guthion

Bayer CropScience has voluntarily agreed to cancel or phase-out the labeled uses of Guthion insecticide (azinphos-methyl) on 30 crops including potato
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July 31, 2002

Idaho Crop Could Be Mixed Bag

Reports continue to circulate that many acres of potatoes in eastern Idaho “dropped their first set” and it could cause a mixed bag in siz
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July 30, 2002

Nebraska Offers Drought Helps

A new University of Nebraska web site provides extension and other resources to help Nebraskans cope with drought.
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July 30, 2002

Potato Chip Sales Soar

Potato chip sales continue to soar, according to the Snack Food Association “state of the industry” report.
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July 26, 2002

ASA Pleased With Trade Proposals

Dalton Yancey, chairman of the American Sugar Alliance, said he is encouraged by the ambitious proposal announced by the Administration that would eli
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July 26, 2002

Monsanto Blasts Syngenta Suits

Reaction was swift and strong today following the announcement by Syngenta that it had filed suit against Monsanto and five other companies for patent
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July 22, 2002

Bayer Divestiture Moving Forward

In order to complete a merger with Aventis CropScience, Bayer AG must proceed with a divestiture of certain products.
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July 17, 2002

Seed Acres About The Same

There will be just a very slight increase in seed potato acres entered for certification in the United States this year.
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July 12, 2002

Colorado Drought Major Tragedy

>Colorado’s worst drought since 1890 has potato producers in the San Luis Valley worried for their 2002 crop.
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July 12, 2002

NPPB Gives Acrylamide Plan

In an effort to soften the blow of the acrylamide food scare, the U.S. Potato Board and National Potato Council are giving suggestions to the industry
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July 12, 2002

UK Worried About CPB

With new evidence Colorado potato beetles could survive in some areas of Britain, authorities have asked food importers, growers, gardeners, traders a
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July 12, 2002

Worland Factory Goes To Growers

After nearly two years of negotiations, the Washakie Beet Growers Association signed final paperwork giving the new Wyoming Sugar Company control of t
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July 11, 2002

Canada Passes Farm Aid Program

Because three provinces have not agreed to fork over at least 40 percent of the new $8 billion, five-year “bridging assistance” farm-aid p
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July 11, 2002

Seed Systems Consolidating Business

Seed Systems based in Gilroy, CA, said it would relocate the Colorado portion of its sugarbeet seed-coating business from Longmont to Fargo, ND.
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July 11, 2002

U.S. Acreage Will Be Up

Estimated-planted potato acres for the 2002(03) crop have been put at 1.17 million acres. This is up 5 percent from 2001’s 1.11 million acres bu
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July 11, 2002

WHO Says More Studies Needed

The World Health Organization says more studies are necessary to determine the heath risks of acrylamide.
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July 03, 2002

Late Blight Monitoring Service

As fast as potato disease conditions change, it's critical for growers to
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July 03, 2002

Retraction

Our recent issue of Sugar Producer falsely stated that Alloway will discontinue its line of sugarbeet harvesters as of July 31, 2002. It should have
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