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Archive: Syngenta’s New Fungicide for Potatoes
Archive: Syngenta’s New Fungicide for Potatoes

“Archive is a powerful pre-mix fungicide that will help growers combat the major storage pathogens that threaten their crop,” says Heather Ambuehl, post-harvest lead at Syngenta.

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The J.R. Simplot company started as an Idaho-based potato producer/processor but has grown into a vertically integrated food company. It has acquired gene editing licensing rights in agreement with DowDuPont.
JR Simplot Acquires Gene Editing License

J.R. Simplot Company on Monday announced a licensing agreement with DowDuPont Inc., MIT & Harvard, developers of the nascent gene editing technology. Simplot is the first agricultural company to receive such a license.

Associated Press
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MountainKing promotes plentiful Jumbo russets
MountainKing promotes plentiful Jumbo russets

Houston-based MountainKing Potatoes is promoting its Jumbo russets after harvest yielded lots of large-sized potatoes.

Daniel Vanderhorst