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Abril 16, 2012
Klamath Basin now home for Tri-State Potato Variety Development Program
The local extension center in Klamath Falls now develops new varieties of potatoes that farmers from all over the Pacific Northwest — Oregon, Washington and Idaho — will plant for years to come.
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Abril 16, 2012
Chile: Pequeños productores de Purranque aprenden manejo agronómico de la papa
Especialista de INIA hizo una completa capacitación desde la elección del potrero, la preparación de suelo, el uso de una buena semilla, la densidad de plantación y fertilización, pasando por el control de malezas y enfermedades, cosecha y finalmente...
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Abril 16, 2012
Un programa de la FAO ayuda a fortalecer el cultivo de la papa en Guatemala
Con el fin de fortalecer a los pequeños productores de papa, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación (FAO, en inglés) invertirá US$1 millón en el programa Agro cadenas. “Los papicultores del país tienen tres debilid...
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Abril 16, 2012
Michigan potato growers to vote on continuation Michigan Potato Industry Commission
Michigan potato growers have an opportunity to vote on whether to continue the Michigan Potato Industry Commission in a referendum conducted by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD). The referendum will begin Monday, Apr...
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Abril 16, 2012
Liquid fertilizer manufacturer SC&W receives government support
The provincial and federal governments announced today that they are making a combined investment of $297,775 to help SC&W Solutions Ltd. expand its liquid fertilizer operation to meet increasing demand for its product in export markets.
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Abril 16, 2012
Canada has saltiest fries, sandwiches and salads, study finds
French fries sold at major fast-food chains in Canada contain more than double the amount of salt of those sold at U.S. locations, according to a new international study
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Abril 13, 2012
New Brunswick potato producers receive government support to deal with costs of wet conditions
New Brunswick potato producers who incurred extraordinary costs due to excess moisture conditions in 2011 will receive financial assistance from the federal and provincial governments
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Abril 13, 2012
Improved potato varieties ensure Peruvian communities have enough to eat
Excessive rains and the increased presence of late blight disease devastated Peru’s Cusco region in 2010, prompting the government to declare a national emergency.
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Abril 13, 2012
US watchdog group pushes to get Big Macs and fries out of hospitals
A US watchdog group is demanding that the nation’s hospitals kick McDonald’s restaurants off their campuses to “to help curb the epidemic of diet-related disease and to stop fostering a food environment that promotes harm, not health.”
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Buen futuro para el puré deshidratado y almidón de papa criolla (Solanum phureja)
Abril 12, 2012
Buen futuro para el puré deshidratado y almidón de papa criolla (Solanum phureja)
La papa criolla no es un producto fácil de investigar. Conservar sus propiedades, luego de procesos industriales, es un reto mayor que desvela a agrónomos y a la industria alimenticia. En los laboratorios de la Facultad de Agronomía se están desarroll...
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Abril 12, 2012
Florida red potato volumes should rise
Florida potato grower-shippers reported strong demand in early April, but an early start to the northern Florida deal could yield sluggish red potato markets in May. The week of April 9, all production in the Sunshine State was coming from the souther...
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Abril 12, 2012
'Net Positive Attitudes Metric' introduced at 2012 USPB Annual Meeting
A new United States Potato Board (USPB) demand metric was introduced by President and CEO Tim O’Connor at the USPB’s 40th Annual Meeting.
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Abril 09, 2012
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