Troopers say an 18-wheeler driven by 31-year-old Miguel Fuentes was traveling too fast for conditions when it lost balance on a curve and rolled on its the side
The United States Department of Agriculture announced new members of the Agricultural Technical Advisory Committee for Trade in Grains, Feed, Oilseeds, and Planting Seeds.
The past two years have been challenging for potato growers across the Pacific Northwest. Last year, the growing and planting season was delayed thanks to a late spring snow storm that dumped several inches of snow in several locations. An...
According to NASS, the value of all potatoes sold last year in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, totaled $1.92 billion.
Washington's 2021 potato crop sold was valued at $666 million, down 5% from 2020. The marketing year average price for fall potatoes was $7.75 per cwt, up...
The old saying is work smarter, not harder. And that’s where Trinity Trailer comes in to help a host of growers across the Pacific Northwest. Keith Eastman Trinity Trailer market manager said their flagship product the EagleBridge was invented in 1975, and what makes it revolutionary is the fact that EagleBridge was the first segmented belt trailer design.
“Our founder and the ...
The supply chain continues to be a challenge for Americans, not only when it comes to products coming into the United States, but goods heading out. Chris Voigt, Executive Director of the Washington state Potato Commission said they continue to struggle when it comes to getting product overseas, despite red hot demand for U.S. potato...
On Thursday, USDA announced it was awarding $72.9 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant program funding for Fiscal Year 2022. The funding, via AMS, will go to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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