CFIA Commits to Modernizing Potato Wart Plan on PEI
This week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced to the U.S. their intention to “modernize” the Long Term Management Plan that is intended to deal with potato wart on...
Read MoreThis week, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency announced to the U.S. their intention to “modernize” the Long Term Management Plan that is intended to deal with potato wart on...
Read MoreOn Nov. 21, USDA announced proposed changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, known as WIC. The rule incorporates recommendations from the 2017 NASEM...
Read MoreWASHINGTON – On Thurs., Nov. 10, the National Potato Council and a dozen state potato associations issued a letter to USDA Undersecretary of Marketing and Regulatory Services Jenny Moffitt...
Read MoreThis morning, media reported on another potato wart find on Prince Edward Island, Canada (“CFIA identifies fourth potato wart case,” peicanada.com). This latest find reinforces USDA’s conclusions in its...
Read MoreOn October 14, USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service released a comprehensive report on the current status of the potato wart crisis on Prince Edward Island, Canada, stating that...
Read MoreOn Oct. 6, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced the final rule, “Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Nonimmigrants in the United States,” amending the department’s regulations governing the...
Read MoreTed Allen to judge “This Spuds for You” cooking competition between teams led by Simon Majumdar, Duff Goldman at Potato Expo 2023, Jan. 4-5.
Read MoreOn Sept. 28, 2022, Congressman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) introduced the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act, a bill that would prohibit the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from...
Read MoreWASHINGTON – The National Potato Council (NPC) today welcomed new Program Coordinator Madeleine Poulin to assist the council as it promotes the interests of U.S. potato growers, their families,...
Read MoreToday the EPA released a Proposed Final Decision that would result in the cancellation of all registered uses of PCNB to address human health and ecological risk concerns. PCNB is registered...
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