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After a busy export season in 2011, the British seed potato industry is set to reach new heights in 2012 by expanding existing and new markets.

Chris Voigt updated growers about long-range planning in the potato industry, research programs and government regulations during the annual Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.

Scottish seed producers will soon be able to view seed certification data in real time from 2012, thanks to the latest online roll out of Scotland’s certification scheme. At the event, Dr John Kerr of Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA...

Want to know the real way to a woman's heart this Valentine's Day? Look no further than the humble potato.

Potato growers from across the country will descend upon the nation's capital as part of the National Potato Council’s (NPC) annual Potato D.C. Fly-In.

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Voor...

Landbouworganisaties ABS en Boerenbond werken samen met PCA aan een prijsinformatiesysteem voor aardappelen. "Akkerbouwers zullen kunnen meedelen hoeveel aardappelen zij leveren, op welk tijdstip en aan welke prijs", verklaart Guy Depraetere,...

Dick and Jeremie Pavelski of Heartland Farms were presented with the prestigious 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award at the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2012 Annual Meeting, held January 6-7, 2012, in Orlando, Fla.

This year’s World Potato Congress, to be held in Edinburgh in May and organised by Potato Council, has attracted a remarkable line-up of international speakers including Dr Anton Haverkort of Netherlands-based Plant Research International.

Potatoes can be presented in kid-friendly ways and are nutritious to boot. Montana nutritionist and author Dayle Hayes showed a variety of potato dishes being served in U.S. schools to growers Wednesday at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.Kids l...

Fall potato production in the United States and Canada is estimated at 481 million hundredweight, up 4 percent from 2010. United States fall potato production increased 6 percent to 389 million cwt while Canadian production was 5 percent lower at 91.9 million cwt.

XXV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), Uberlândia, Brasil, 17-20 de sept. de 2012 La Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) y el XIII Encontro Nacional de Produção e Abastecimiento de Batata 2012 (ENB) abordan como te...

The French fry appears to be taking sole blame of Americans being obese.

France must be able to keep its position as EU’ largest potatoes exporter. This year the country will have to market over one million tons of potatoes.

An image problem continues to trouble all sectors of the spud industry, according to the Alliance for Potato Research and Education

The British potato industry is being encouraged to get behind two educational projects from Potato Council, to ensure that potatoes continue to feature in the daily lives of the nation. Grow Your Own Potatoes is now in its eighth year.

Technology was evident in virtually every booth at the Potato Expo 2012, and the U.S. Potato Board’s booth was no exception.

A late December report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture has added another perspective on the current drama surrounding the Salt Lake City-based United Potato Growers of America.