Joe Sowokinos wins NPC Meritorious Service Award

Joe Sowokinos (L) Roger Mix
Enero 21, 2011
Fuente
NPPGA
Joe Sowokinos winning the prestigious National Potato Council (NPC) Meritorious Service Award marked the second straight year the East Grand Forks, Minnesota USDA Potato Research Lab has produced a winner for this award! Last year co-worker Marty Glynn was the recipient.

Joe retired in the spring of 2009 as a professor in the Horticultural Science Department at the University of Minnesota after a long and distinguished career serving the potato industry where he is best known for cloning the anti-sweetening gene (designated UgpA) from the potato cultivar ‘Snowden.’
¿Te gustaría recibir noticias como esta por correo electrónico? ¡Únete y suscríbete!
Get the latest potato industry news straight to your WhatsApp. Join the PotatoPro WhatsApp Community!
Temas relacionados:
Asociaciones de Industrias
Contenido Patrocinado

Empresa Destacada

  • National Potato Council (NPC)

    The National Potato Council is looking after the interest of the potato growers in the United States. The NPC website provides information on potato history, potato cultivation, potato statistics and US state potato organisations

  • Northland Potatoes (formerly Northern Plains Potato Growers Association (NPPGA))

    The mission of the Northland Potato Growers Association (formerly known as The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association or NPPGA) is to promote profitability and unity of the potato growers of the adjoining states of Minnesota and North Dakota.

Related News

Growers and consultants examine potato crops during a field session ahead of the 2026 SACAPP conference in Dundee.
Diciembre 06, 2025
Dundee to Host SACAPP 2026 Conference Showcasing Innovation and the Future of Potato Farming
SACAPP’s 2026 conference returns to Dundee on February 5, bringing UK growers together to explore innovation, data-driven production, water resilience and new uses for potato waste, with speakers from Japan, Orkney and Scotland’s plant health leadership.
Reino Unido
Hydrosat’s satellite insights showing real-time evapotranspiration, soil moisture levels, and field conditions across contracted farms monitored by Beirut Erbil Company.
Diciembre 06, 2025
Beirut Erbil Leverages Hydrosat Satellite Technology to Boost Potato Quality and Support Local Farmers
Beirut Erbil Company adopts Hydrosat’s satellite-based platform to monitor farmers’ fields, optimize irrigation and fertilization, boost potato quality, and support sustainable agriculture through data-driven, efficient crop management in Iraq.
Iraq
NBCC wins NHB contract worth INR 42.37 crore (USD 5.08 million) to develop the International Potato Centre in Agra, supporting advanced potato research and horticulture growth.
Diciembre 06, 2025
Contract to build International Potato Centre in Agra for National Horticulture Board awarded
In a major addition to its agri-infrastructure portfolio, NBCC India Ltd has received a project valued at INR 42.37 crore (USD 5.08 million) from the National Horticulture Board for the development of the proposed International Potato Centre in Agra.
India
More news on Potato Supply chain
Contenido Patrocinado

Latest News

Growers and consultants examine potato crops during a field session ahead of the 2026 SACAPP conference in Dundee.

Dundee to Host SACAPP 2026 Conference Showcasing Innovation and the Future of Potato Farming

Simplot announces a major expansion of its potato processing operations in Mendoza

Simplot Expands Potato Production in Mendoza, Boosting Local Farming and Uco Valley Cluster

Hydrosat’s satellite insights showing real-time evapotranspiration, soil moisture levels, and field conditions across contracted farms monitored by Beirut Erbil Company.

Beirut Erbil Leverages Hydrosat Satellite Technology to Boost Potato Quality and Support Local Farmers

NBCC wins NHB contract worth INR 42.37 crore (USD 5.08 million) to develop the International Potato Centre in Agra, supporting advanced potato research and horticulture growth.

Contract to build International Potato Centre in Agra for National Horticulture Board awarded

More Potato News
Contenido Patrocinado
Contenido Patrocinado
Eventos Relacionados
Potato Expo 2011

Potato Expo 2011

-
Registro
Contenido Patrocinado
Localización
United States
United States
Estados Unidos
Contenido Patrocinado