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A virus that commonly infects potatoes bears a striking resemblance to one of the key proteins implicated in Alzheimer's disease (AD), and researchers have used that to develop antibodies that may slow or prevent the onset of AD. In the August 15 Jour...

East Anglian potato growers have a valuable chance to get a grip on rapidly escalating input costs, with an exciting presentation of the latest ideas and innovations in potato agronomy at the East Anglian Potato Event, taking place on 4 September at St...

Branston, the UK's leading supplier of potatoes, used its annual Summer Field Walk to alert growers to unsubstantiated claims surrounding the use of some biofumigation products. Speaking at the annual gathering of members of Branston's Lincolnshire Pro...

Comparison shopping by a United Kingdom newspaper showed that organic veggies cost 22 percent more in British supermarkets than those sold by box delivery schemes and local grocers. A large box of greens made up of fennel, chard leaves, runner beans, c...

CASH-strapped consumers face yet more soaring food prices because of plans by Brussels to ban commonly-used pesticides. Farmers' leaders in Scotland predict rises of up to 50% on some staple items such as cereals, potatoes and fruit at a time when foo...

McDonald's se ha convertido en el principal cliente de Interseed Potatoes, una firma alemana que fabrica patatas fritas con una variedad desarrollada por el centro tecnológico Neiker bautizada como Zorba.

Burger King Corp. (NYSE:BKC) anunció hoy que ahora tiene abierto 1.000 restaurantes en la región de Latino América y el Caribe. En la actualidad, los restaurantes de BURGER KING® operan en 27 países de la región y han alcanzado 15 años de crecimiento p...

Tras haber sido declarada la guerra contra la obesidad en Nueva York por la alcaldía, franquicias como Dunkin’ Donuts, Burger King, McDonalds, KFC y Pizza Hut han eliminado de sus locales en la ciudad los tratamientos industriales para prolongar la vid...

El Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida Patata de Galicia calcula en más de un millón el aumento del volumen de producción con respeto al año anterior. Los avances introducidos en el proceso de almacenaje de los tubérculos permitiero...

The damaging Midwest floods hurt the potato crop, which is now starting to be felt by chip processors and other companies. The floods cut supply and is driving up prices. Right now potato prices are up 10 to 25 percent. The owner of Mike's Mrs. Potato ...

Nepal's unique status as one of the last countries in the world without international fast food chains may be coming to an end, ironically at a time when the Maoists are about to lead the government. Asia Pulse asked Nepali businessmen why multination...

The competition, organised by Branston, was part of the Celebration of Food and Farmers held recently at the Eden Project. Children were invited to suggest a name for a new potato variety based on a traditional Peruvian species. The new potato is the ...

El Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida Patata de Galicia calcula en más de un millón el aumento del volumen de producción con respeto al año anterior. Los avances introducidos en el proceso de almacenaje de los tubérculos permitiero...

Orlando's Frito-Lay plant is using less water and electricity to make the snack chips that roll off its factory conveyors each day on Silver Star Road. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the facility's efforts Tuesday, adding it to the...

The Dispute Resolution Corporation (DRC) can now handle disputes involving seed potatoes. The by-law change approved by members at the 2008 Annual Meeting took effect once approved by the Canadian Government which happened recently.  Seed potatoes are...

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has determined that Wendy's International Inc., provided sufficient evidence to support product description claims made in the context of the company's "Always Fresh, Neve...

David Tay puts on a lab coat and pushes through a door labeled with a black-and-white sign that reads simply, “Potato.” This room, where thousands of “plantlets” sit in test tubes under bright lights, is his domain, his turf – his potato patch. Here at...

El ministro de Agricultura informó que primera piedra será colocada antes de fin de año. La Directora de Centro Internacional de la Papa destacó la obra. En el marco del Año Internacional de la papa, el ministro de Agricultura, Ismael Benavides, anunci...