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December 10, 2014
Snack Food Association CEO Urges Congress to Approve Federal Standard for GMO Food Labels
Snack Food Association CEO Tom Dempsey today urged Congress to approve legislation creating a federal standard for labeling food produced with genetically modified organisms (GMOs).From the archive

December 07, 2014
New Specialty potatoes: Delicious, Nutritious and Colorful
Agricultural Research Service scientists have bred and released colorful new potato varieties. Some have relatively high levels of beneficial red-to-purple pigments called “anthocyanins,” and others have high levels of yellow-pigmented carotenoidsFrom the archive
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November 27, 2014
Caracterización de 24 variedades de papas nativas con contenidos altos de zinc y hierro
Este fue uno de los resultados que presentó el proyecto IssAndes en el evento “Agricultura, Nutrición y Seguridad Alimentaria: Un Enfoque Diferente”, llevado a cabo el 26 de noviembre en la ciudad de Lima.From the archive

November 18, 2014
Solynta 'Hybrid Potatoes from True Seeds' Technology named Dutch National Icon
In the presence of HRH King Willem Alexander, the Dutch Government through Minister Kamp honored Solynta as Dutch National Icon for its breakthrough discovery ”Hybrid Potatoes from True seeds'.From the archive

November 04, 2014
Primera cosecha de papas antioxidantes en Colombia
La alta resistencia a enfermedades como la gota y la sarna polvosa, y la presencia de antioxidantes son los mayores valores agregados que poseen las cinco variedades de papa mejoradas genéticamente por investigadores de la Universidad Nacional para Antioquia.From the archive

October 31, 2014
Great Britain is looking forward to increased seed potato exports to Cuba
Cuban visitors were given a focused tour encompassing Scottish Government’s SASA’s plant health facilities, a seed potato micro-propagation facility, and visited a leading Scottish seed grower and exporter.From the archive

October 21, 2014
Potato Seed shipments from Prince Edward Island to the United States halted
Following the discovery of potato wart on Prince Edward Island (PEI) in August the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of temporary mitigation efforts by CFIA.From the archive










