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december 14, 2011
New draft Australian dietary guidelines recommend 40% cut in potato intake
Australians can now have their say on a draft dietary guideline that will help inform healthy eating habits for everyone. The National Health and Medical Research Council has released its draft Australian Dietary Guidelines and the Australian Guide to ...From the archive
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december 13, 2011
Keeping within CIPC residue limits despite challenging start
As timings of next CIPC applications come to the top of the agenda for store management, growers are advised not to lose sight of the importance of using the sprout suppressant CIPC correctly so levels remain within strict residue limits.From the archive

december 13, 2011
SAG e INDAP firmaron convenios de colaboración para proteger área libre de enfermedades de la papa en Arauco, Chile
Con el objeto de proteger el área libre de enfermedades cuarentenarias de la papa, mejorar su sanidad y productividad, el Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero, SAG, y el Instituto de Desarrollo Agropecuario, INDAP, firmaron convenios de colaboración con los siete municipios de la Provincia de Arauco.From the archive

december 13, 2011
Potato farmer Tepper out of jail if Canada asks Lebanon, suggests lawyer
The lawyer for a New Brunswick potato farmer who has been jailed in Lebanon for the past nine months says that a letter from Ottawa (Canadian Government) is all that's needed to free his client. Henk Tepper, 44, has been held in a Beirut prison since ...From the archive

december 12, 2011
Centro Internacional de la Papa busca investigador para liderar programa de papa en el África subsahariana
El Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) está buscando un científico principal con amplia experiencia en investigación y recaudación de fondos, para dirigir y ampliar el programa de papa que el CIP ha establecido en el África Subsahariana, con sede en ...From the archive

december 12, 2011
Potato Harvest of table potatoes in Sweden up 7%
The Swedish harvest of table potatoes (all potatoes, only excludes potatoes used for starch production) is estimated at 581.000 tonnes. This is 38.100 tonnes or 7 percent more than the total harvest in 2010. Four counties dominate the cultivation of t...From the archive

december 12, 2011
New Zealand potato exports break through NZ$100m
New Zealand potato exports reached a record high in the past year as more than $100 million worth of produce left New Zealand shores. Over 93,000 metric tonnes of potatoes, including 30,000 tonnes of fresh potatoes and 62,000 tonnes in frozen product...From the archive

