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The National Potato Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Holton as the Director of Corporate and Public Relations. Holton has more than 10 years combined work experience in both the public and private sectors as a legislative aide on Capitol Hill, public relations professional, and writer. He will direct NPC’s media outreach, grassroots initiatives, and social media programs, as well as work with NPC’s partners on coordinating the industry’s public policy messaging. …

A recent test in Ivory Coast shows how West Africa's mango trade can be extended by special containers that place the fruit in hibernation. …

The value of all U.S. potato exports reached $1,755,544,515 for the recently completed July 2013 – June 2014 marketing year. This is a 7% increase over the previous record set in 2012/13. The volume of exports increased 5% to 1,643,618 metric tons (MT). On a fresh weight equivalent (FWE) basis, this translates to 70,698,171 hundredweight of potatoes exported out of the United States, a 7.5% increase. …

GloriAnn Farms is proud to announce the return of the “Corn for the Cause” campaign for the third consecutive year! …

RedLine Solutions, the leader in produce traceability and inventory solutions, broke barriers today with the announcement of RedLine Transporter™, a data integration tool intended to eliminate the “data silos” common in many produce industry applications. …