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News Release

PGI 2008 Executive Director Report

Last year responsibilities among potato organizations in Idaho were reorganized. At that time some believed PGI would cease to exist. Although no longer operating with a full-time staff or office, PGI does continue several vital functions in the potato industry. Those functions include managing th… [read more]

Bulletin

Report on Transition

Read the article to see what the PGI is up to after the transitions [read more]

Immigration, A Critical Issue

The Idaho Dairymen’s Association (IDA) has launched an effort to promote the need for responsible immigration reform. [read more]

News & Events

Annual Meeting
January 2010
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Editorial

Farm Succession, Not an Issue to Take Lightly

by: Keith Esplin, PGI Executive Director

Potato farming has undergone radical changes over the past 50 years. Some of my earliest memories involved furrow irrigating potatoes, hand cutting potato seed, hand pulling weeds (before the approval of Sencor), driving small tractors without cabs, and backing trucks into cellars so narrow that you had to fold the mirrors in to get through the doors… [read more]