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augustus 04, 2013
2013 potato crop area estimates and progress in North-Western Europe
The North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) has issued an updated estimate of planted area for the 2013 crop (at the start of July).
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Blair Richardson named United States Potato Board President/CEO
augustus 04, 2013
Blair Richardson named United States Potato Board President/CEO
The United States Potato Board (USPB) has named produce industry veteran, Blair Richardson, as President/CEO, effective August 1, 2013.
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US Potato Growers Take Advantage of Opening of Brazilian Seed Potato Market
augustus 02, 2013
US Potato Growers Take Advantage of Opening of Brazilian Seed Potato Market
After many years of frustrating work to gain access to Brazil for U.S. seed potatoes as well as corresponding market development, U.S. seed potato growers are finally making sales.
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Virus successful bio-insecticide against Guatemalan Potato Moth
juli 31, 2013
Virus successful bio-insecticide against Guatemalan Potato Moth
The Guatemalan potato moth is wreaking havoc in potato crops in Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador. Control measures exist, but are toxic or financially out of reach. Now there's a promising alternative: a biopesticide based on a virus that infects the moth.
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Don Odiorne Receives 2013 Foodservice Achievement Award
juli 29, 2013
Don Odiorne Receives 2013 Foodservice Achievement Award
For the past 25 years, Don Odiorne, Vice President-Foodservice for the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), has focused his considerable energies on creating national awareness and customer preference for Idaho® Potatoes in the foodservice sector.
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Prince Edward Island Potato Board supports new oil seed research
juli 29, 2013
Prince Edward Island Potato Board supports new oil seed research
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is hoping a new investment in oil seed research will help farmers make the most of a growing oilseed industry.
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juli 29, 2013
Potato Industry in South Australia receives government support for training
The State Government of South Australia has awarded AU$43,500 to the Potato Industry for initiatives to make sure workers have skills to meet increasing production demands.
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Ugandan scientists to start trials on GM potato for resistance against blight
juli 28, 2013
Ugandan scientists to start trials on GM potato for resistance against blight
Scientists in Uganda will soon start confined trials of genetically modified strains of Irish potato designed to be resistant to Phytophthora infestans, the fungus that causes potato blight, now devastating the crop in the west of the country.
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Argentinian scientists develop GM potato resistant to PVY
juli 28, 2013
Argentinian scientists develop GM potato resistant to PVY
A team of Argentinian scientists led by Fernando Bravo Almonacid, independent researcher of CONICET at the Institute for Research on Genetic Engineering and Molecular Biology (INGEBI, CONICET-UBA), developed potato plants resistant to Potato Virus Y (P...
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juli 27, 2013
David Thompson Leads World Potato Congress Inc.
David Thompson has recently been appointed President and CEO of World Potato Congress Inc, (WPC Inc) an organization headquartered in Charlottetown, PEI, Canada and dedicated to promoting the potato industry world-wide.
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Using the Potato to Develop China-Peru Relations
juli 27, 2013
Using the Potato to Develop China-Peru Relations
For over 30 years, the International Potato Center (CIP) has played a significant role in developing Sino-Peruvian relations through the introduction and promotion of various varieties of drought and disease resistant potato and sweet potato to China.
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juli 27, 2013
9th World Potato Congress to be hosted by Yanqing County of Beijing City, China
David Thompson, President of World Potato Congress Inc., recently announced that Yanqing County, Beijing City, China, has been selected as the site of the 9th International World Potato Congress to be held July 28-30th, 2015.
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