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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
PGI growers vote to consolidate
In a near unanimous vote, July 16, 2007, PGI members voted in favor ofconsolidating PGI’s key functions into theIdaho Potato Commission (IPC). The general membership of PGI gave the newly formed Transition Committee… [read more]
News & Events
- Delay of Annual Meeting
- The PGI board has decided to delay the annual meeting of the Potato Growers of Idaho until early 2009... [read more]
- PCN Survey
- The Idaho PCN Field Survey Request Form is avalaible from the ISDA. Please take a moment to fill it out.
- PGI Awarded $83,687.21
- USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) Spokane Regional Office announces the awarding of nearly $900,000 in partnership agreements to help provide new ways for producers to manage agricultural risks, and for outreach and educational opportunities to women, limited–resource and other traditionally underserved farmers and ranchers… [read more]
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]