b'INDUSTRY NEWS 550 U.S. and Canadian farmers, are committed to identifying and acting on North American Potato Industry Bands Together to Form viable opportunities throughout the supply chain for ongoing improvement in Sustainability Group sustainable potato production.As consumer and industry preferences continue to drive demand for moreThe newly elected board of directors includes John MacQuarrie of sustainable foods, the Canadian and United States potato industries haveCavendish Farms as chair, Jolyn Rasmussen of the J.R. Simplot Company as banded together to create the Potato Sustainability Alliance, says a newsvice-chair, Sanford Gleddie of The Little Potatoes Company as treasurer, and release from the organization. Ed Schneider of Schneider Farms as secretary.Board members will serve The newly created group was first announced in January at the Potato Expotwo-year terms. Later this year environmental NGOs will be invited to join in Las Vegas, Nev. The Potato Alliance builds on the work of the previouslythe board.created Potato Sustainability Initiative, while adding fresh packers, agribusi-nesses, and environmentally focused organizations to the group.It was clear that we needed to evolve into a roundtable format and expand our membership to advance a common vision of potato sustainabilityBUSINESS NEWSand deliver outcomes at scale, Laura Scandurra, the organizations newVolms Dutch Business Merges with Local Dutch Companyexecutive director, says in the release. Fresh produce packaging equipment company Volm Companies, Inc.s Manter The new Potato Sustainability Alliance is a platform for farmers, supplyInternational B.V. of Emmen, Netherlands has bought shares in Solidtec BV, chain partners, industry organizations, non-governmental organizations,according to a news release.universities and advisors to work together to define, measure and advanceThe merger will allow for close collaboration between the two companies, potato sustainability in the U.S. and Canada. The group, together with overallowing them to offer a more united front to customers who are usually LIFEGARD YOUR CROPLow use rates that start to activate in the plant in just 3 hoursSPRING 2020 SPUDSMART.COM 45WWW.UAP.CA'