November 19, 2021

Nov24

2022 WASHINGTON / OREGON POTATO CONFERENCE

2022 WASHINGTON / OREGON POTATO CONFERENCE

The 2022 WA/OR Potato Conference will be held in person at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA on January 24-27, 2022.

Nov19

BRAZIL LOWERS IMPORT TARIFFS ON POTATO PRODUCTS

BRAZIL LOWERS IMPORT TARIFFS ON POTATO PRODUCTS

On November 5th, Brazil temporarily lowered tariffs on a range of imports, including agricultural products, through December 31, 2022, in an attempt to curb rising domestic inflation. 

Nov19

CB COLLABORATIVE-INTEGRATION/RECOMMENDATIONS GROUP MEETING

The Columbia Basin Collaborative (CBC) Integration/Recommendations Group (I/RG) will hold its first meeting on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 9am-2:30pm PT/ 10am-3:30pm MT via Zoom webinar. 

Nov19

CLEAN BUILDING NOTIFICATION

CLEAN BUILDING NOTIFICATION

Recently, the Washington State Department of Commerce sent out notification letters to certain property owners that they may need to comply with the Clean Buildings law that was enacted in 2019. 

Nov19

EPA, ARMY PROPOSE NEW DEFINITION FOR WOTUS

EPA, ARMY PROPOSE NEW DEFINITION FOR WOTUS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of the Army proposed a rule to re-establish the pre-2015 definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), which had been in place for decades.

Nov19

OSHA SUSPENDS ENFORCEMENT OF COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE FOR BUSINESSES

OSHA SUSPENDS ENFORCEMENT OF COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE FOR BUSINESSES

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is suspending enforcement of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large private businesses after a federal appeals court upheld a stay on it last week.

Nov19

REESE'S BIG CUP NOW WITH POTATO CHIPS!

REESE'S BIG CUP NOW WITH POTATO CHIPS!

After a year of photos leaked here and there, Hershey's website states the Reese's Big Cup with Potato Chips is due to hit the shelves this month.