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June 10, 2011
Low acrylamide potato lines created by University of Wisconsin scientists
What do Americans love more than French fries and potato chips? The answer: Not much...From the archive
June 10, 2011
La Universidad de Wisconsin crea líneas de papa con bajos niveles de acrilamida
Existe algo que los estadounidenses amen más que las papas fritas y las papas a la francesa? No hay muchas cosas... pero tal vez las estén amando más de lo que deberían hacerlo. Haciendo a un lado las grasas y las calorías, ambos alimentos contienen al...From the archive
June 09, 2011
Do you expect customers to pay extra for healthier menu items? They won't...
The expanding waistlines of U.S. consumers have created a flurry of governmental and restaurant industry actions aimed at getting Americans to eat more healthfully.From the archive
June 09, 2011
Pacific Northwest program works to create disease resistant potato varieties
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June 09, 2011
Phytophthora gevonden in Noordoost Nederland
DLV Plant laat weten dat op woensdag 8 juni Phytophthora is gevonden in de omgeving van Assen.From the archive
June 08, 2011
Potato Research Centre hopes to breed resistant potatoes
Scientists at the Potato Research Centre hope to crossbreed foreign and domestic potatoes to create a new spud that's resilient to disease and requires fewer pesticides.From the archive
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June 08, 2011
Ballarat Potato growers already struck new McCain price deal
Ballarat district potato growers have struck a new price deal with McCain Foods, months ahead of schedule. The growers will be paid an increase of $15 a tonne of potatoes for next year's crop.From the archive
June 08, 2011
Summer potato markets heating up
In North America, summer potato markets are strengthening as the East Coast deal shifts from northern Florida to North Carolina.From the archive
June 08, 2011
Tate that.... Branston Potato truck liveries shortlisted for award
Branston's potato trucks get noticed. The huge images on the sides of the trucks (liveries) feature a potato family (Mr Potato Head reinvented) and merge humor and education. Definitely one of the fresher marketing messages on potatoes I have seen lat...From the archive
June 08, 2011
Neiker-Tecnalia leads search for potatoes adapted to climate change
The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, is leading an international project with the goal of developing new potato varieties which are tolerant to the effects of climate change, as well as to identify already e...From the archive
June 08, 2011
Andalusian Early potatoes promoted in Spanish supermarkets
After several months of consumption of stored potatoes, it is time for new potatoes, the early potato, with all the flavor and freshness, because they are newly harvested. Under the slogan "A seasonal flavor"Amdalusian Early potatoes are pro...From the archive
June 07, 2011
Lebanon prosecutor mulls Canadian farmer case
Nearly seven weeks after his detention, a Lebanese prosecutor is now mulling over the case of a Canadian farmer alleged to have exported rotten potatoes to Algeria.From the archive
June 07, 2011
UPGA view on Potato Prices: Perched on a cliff
The Chief Operating Officer of the United Potato Growers of America offers his view of the potato prices this summer:From the archive
June 06, 2011
Buscan patatas resistentes al cambio climático
El Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Neiker-Tecnalia, lidera un proyecto internacional para desarrollar nuevas variedades de patata que resistan mejor los efectos del cambio climático, así como identificar los tipos de tubérculos q...From the archive
June 05, 2011
Onderzoekers gaan verder met ggo-aardappelproef
Eén dag na de vernieling van het proefveld namen de onderzoekers van het Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO) de tijd om de schade op te meten.From the archive
June 05, 2011
Potato Europe 2011 belooft een success to worden
Met nagenoeg een verdubbeling van het aantal exposanten, een groeiende perceelsoppervlakte en nog meer machines in demo, lijkt alles erop te wijzen dat PotatoEurope 2011 weer een schot in de roos wordt. Hét aardappelevenement van het jaar gaat door op ...From the archive
June 05, 2011
Agristo verwerft alle aandelen van Willequet
Na een jarenlange en vruchtbare samenwerking en teneinde deze samenwerking te bestendigen en nog te versterken is er een overeenkomst tot stand gekomen waarbij Agristo, gevestigd te Harelbeke, alle aandelen verwerft van Willequet, gevestigd te Nazareth.From the archive
June 05, 2011
Buried British treasure: Sainsbury's digs up a new British potato for summer
his year, Sainsbury's is launching a new British potato variety, offering consumers the exclusive opportunity to enjoy a home grown favourite throughout the summer months.From the archive