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NPC Applauds Scaled Back Final Climate Disclosure Ruling
March 09, 2024

National Potato Council Applauds Scaled Back Final Climate Disclosure Ruling

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) scrapped a plan opposed by farm groups to mandate the tracking of greenhouse gas emissions in company supply chains, all the way down to family farms. 
Key Technology Introduces RemoteMD® 2.0 for Optical Sorters
December 17, 2023

Key Technology Introduces RemoteMD® 2.0 for Optical Sorters

Key Technology introduces RemoteMD® 2.0 remote support service for their optical sorting systems.
From spuds to famous potato salad. Reser’s opens new state-of-the-art Pasco plant
September 27, 2022

Reser’s Fine Foods opens new state-of-the-art potato processing plant in Pasco, Washington

A new Reser’s Fine Foods plant in Pasco is a testament to how the company, which started in a farmhouse kitchen, became one of the most successful private businesses in the country.
How can we improve soil health in potato cropping systems?
August 02, 2022

How can we improve soil health in potato cropping systems?

Minimizing soil disturbance is one of the key tenets promoted to build soil health in agricultural systems. Many farmers across the country have adopted reduced and no-till systems to build soil carbon, a central component to healthy soils.
Yara establishes Potato Incubator Farm in Washington to study Crop Nutrition. synergy and Carbon Footprint Reduction
April 27, 2022

Yara establishes Potato Incubator Farm in Washington to study Crop Nutrition synergy and Carbon Footprint Reduction

Yara has recently established a new Incubator Farm, aimed at exploring how a complete potato crop nutrition program that drives productivity and grower profitability can simultaneously lead to a reduced carbon footprint.
Burns and Stenzel Announce Industry Officers of New Association
August 29, 2021

Cathy Burns (PMA) and Tom Stenzel (United Fresh) Announce Industry Officers of New Association after its merger.

Future Co-CEOs Cathy Burns of Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and Tom Stenzel of United Fresh have named the Executive Committee that will serve as officers for the new association.
Key Technology Introduces Key Discovery™
August 02, 2021

Key Technology Introduces Key Discovery, a new Software Suite for its Sorting Systems

Key Technology introduces Key Discovery™. This suite of software solutions transforms Key’s digital sorting systems into IIoT connected devices that collect, analyze and share data while sorting product.
Global View enables a sorter to consider each object in its entirety when making classification and sort decisions.
March 05, 2021

Key Technology Introduces Global View™ for its VERYX digital sorters

Key Technology introduces Global View™, a patented new software-driven capability for their VERYX® digital sorters. This unique software optimizes product quality, increases yield, collects more sophisticated data and reduces the need for manual inspection.
Jake Blauer joins WSU’s potato research group
March 02, 2021

Jake Blauer joins WSU’s potato research group

Jake Blauer is the newly hired post-harvest potato physiologist at Washington State University.
Washington Potato lays off 62 workers at Warden facility
February 12, 2021

Washington Potato lays off 62 workers at Warden facility

The Washington Potato Co. facility in Warden still smolders the next morning and smoke fills the air after a fire broke out in a potato dehydrator the afternoon of Jan. 21, prompting a response from fire departments across Grant and neighboring Adams counties.
Overnight, the Washington Potato Company potato dehydration plant in Warden, Washington, burned down.
January 22, 2021

Washington Potato Company Dehydration Plant in Warden destroyed by fire.

The Washington Potato Company potato dehydration plant in Warden, Washington, was destroyed by a massive fire overnight. The fire caused the immediate evacuation of about a third of nearby town of Warden (pop: 2700) for several hours due to concerns that an ammonia tank located in the plant could burst.
PepsiCo leverages AI to create an intelligent monitoring system that improves Cheetos consistency
January 05, 2021

PepsiCo leverages AI to create an intelligent monitoring system that improves Cheetos consistency

To the untrained eye (and mouth), a Cheetos Snack is a Cheetos Snack. But even die-hard snack lovers might not realize the lengths to which engineers go to ensure each bite has the optimal crunch, lightness, and shape.
US potato packer Skone & Connors installs Tong grading and washing equipment
November 29, 2020

US potato packer Skone & Connors installs Tong grading and washing equipment

Potato packer Skone & Connors installs Tong grading and washing equipment. The custom-built potato grading and washing solution enabled this US based company to increase their sizing capabilities of both dirty and washed crop, whilst reducing waste.
Supported by potato industry stakeholders, Washington State University expands research on soil health
November 13, 2020

Supported by potato industry stakeholders, Washington State University expands research on soil health

Launching new research in support of Washington potato growers, Washington State University is partnering with industry leaders to study healthier, more sustainable, and productive soils.
The WSU study estimates the reduced potato acreage lowers production by 13% or 729,120 tons of potatoes, equivalent to the weight of about 76 Space Needles.
September 11, 2020

Economic hit of COVID-19 to the Washington State Potato Sector estimated at USD 1 Billion

A WSU study has estimated the 2020 economic losses from potato production and processing in Washington. The demand shocks of COVID-19 resulted in a hit of roughly $1 billion dollars in gross state product.
Key Technology: 'The Increasing Role of Digital Sorters'
September 01, 2020

The Increasing Role of Digital Sorters

Powered by Industry 4.0 methodologies and IIoT (the Industrial Internet of Things), modern sorters are increasingly being utilized as data centers at the same time they sort product and are uniquely qualified to contribute to the data revolution.
In french fry heartland, spring turns bitter as coronavirus cuts into global demand
May 12, 2020

In french fry heartland, spring turns bitter as coronavirus cuts into global demand

This year, this is a season when dreams die. Due to an epic potato glut that imploded his market, he has decided to do what was once unthinkable — destroy part of his crop rather than sink more dollars into cultivation.
Japan's Upper House Approves Historic U.S.- Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade
December 04, 2019

Japan's Upper House Approves Historic U.S.- Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade

The National Potato Council cheered the passage of the U.S.- Japan Agreement on Agricultural Trade by Japan’s Upper House.

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