Commercial potato seed samples are requested from WA Growers for the Washington Seed Lot Trial.

Plan to attend the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) and Washington State University’s (WSU) College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Science’s first Washington Agricultural Viability Conference at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Washington on May 29-30, 2024.

A novel insecticide for the control of Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) just became available in Washington.

Save the Date! Keep Tuesday, May 28, 2024 open to attend the Washington Friends of Farms and Forests Members Pesticide Communications and Applicators Training from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. in Tri-Cities, Washington. Four or Five Washington State Department of Agriculture pesticide license credits will be available. Registration information and location to follow.

USDA appointed thirty-two members to Potato USA’s Board of Directors, including thirty producers and two importers. The appointments fill three-year terms that expire on February 28, 2027.

In new film, The Race to Rescue a Declining Aquifer in Central Washington, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID), the Columbia Basin Conservation District, and the Columbia Basin Development League overviews the importance and urgency of completion of the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP).

The Washington State Department of Commerce (DOC) has made $34 million available to fund clean energy projects supporting planning, design, and construction. Applications opened April 18, 2024 and their submission deadline is June 14, 2024 by 12:00 p.m. PT.

WSPC Commissioner and National Potato Council Board Member Grant Morris has been appointed to the EPA Pesticide Policy Dialogue Committee (PPDC).

Due to retirements, the Washington State Potato Commission has three at-large Commissioner positions that are open for appointment.