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February 10, 2015
February is PEI Potato Lovers Month in Canada!
It’s time to celebrate Prince Edward Island Potatoes this winter, because February is PEI Potato Lovers Month in Canada!From the archive
February 10, 2015
Pineland Farms Naturally Potatoes rapid sales growth boon for Maine Potato growers
Rodney McCrum, president and chief operating officer of Pineland Farms Naturally Potatoes, says he is dedicated to growing the company he started with a dozen other potato farmers in 1995.From the archive
February 09, 2015
Heinz shakes up potato procurement for its Oregon potato processing factory
Heinz Frozen Foods, manufacturer of the Ore-Ida retail brand is changing the procurement process for the potatoes for its Ontario, OR potato processing plant. Heinz will now contract with the Oregon Potato Company, Pasco, Washington.From the archive
February 09, 2015
Cómo analizar información durante el proceso de selección de nuevos genotipos de papa
Según la ponencia que investigadores del CIP presentaron en el congreso de la ALAP de Bogotá.From the archive
February 09, 2015
El CIP trabaja en la ontología de las papas mejoradas como un esfuerzo para unificar la terminología usada en dicho proceso
Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el último congreso de la ALAP celebrado en septiembre del 2014 en Bogotá.From the archive
February 08, 2015
Large and growing price gap between small and large Russets in Idaho
Idaho is currently confronted with the unusual situation that large Russet potatoes are far more expensive than small Russets and the price gap is only increasing.From the archive
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February 08, 2015
Pines to potatoes conversion in central Minnesota put on hold
Alarmed by rapid deforestation in an ecologically sensitive swath of central Minnesota, state regulators have ordered a broad environmental review that will temporarily halt conversion of the region’s jackpine stands to potato fields.From the archive
February 03, 2015
Cuba tiene interés en papas provenientes del norte del Ecuador
El gobierno quiere importar papas cultivadas en el norte ecuatoriano donde existe gran producción y alta calidad del tubérculo. Para lograrlo buscará establecer acuerdos y determinar las necesidades de consumo de la isla.From the archive
February 03, 2015
National Potato Council applauds new IOM recommendation on white potatoes
Today, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report recommending fresh white potatoes to be an eligible vegetable for purchase using the WIC Cash Value Voucher. This is a reversal compared to previous IOM recommendationsFrom the archive
February 03, 2015
Ron Norman to Receive NPPGA's Meritorious Service Award
The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association will honor Ron Norman with its Meritorious Service Award at their banquet on February 17th.From the archive
February 02, 2015
El cultivo de la papa en Argentina
Documento del INTA escrito por Marcelo A. Huarte y Silvia B. Capezio, Docentes Investigadores. Asignatura Cultivo de Papa. Unidad Integrada Balcarce INTA- FCA UNMdP (2014).From the archive
February 02, 2015
Cómo seleccionar variedades de papa involucrando a los actores de la cadena de valor
Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado en septiembre del 2014 en Bogotá.From the archive
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February 02, 2015
El conocimiento diferenciado que las mujeres tienen del cultivo de la papa debe incluirse en todo proceso de selección participativa de variedades
A esa conclusión llegaron los autores de este trabajo realizado en Perú, cuyos resultados fueron presentados en el el último congreso de la ALAP.From the archive
February 01, 2015
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony finalizes EarthFresh transition to new facility
Fresh potato packer EarthFresh has held a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to officially finalize their move to their new offices and production facilities in Burlington Ontario.From the archive
January 31, 2015
Potato Psyllids in Pacific Northwest declining
Levels of zebra chip, a crop disease in potatoes spread by potato psyllids and caused by the Liberibacter bacterium, were down signficiantly in the Pacific Northwest.From the archive
January 30, 2015
Canadian government negotiates new requirements for export of potatoes from Prince Edward Island to the US
Effective immediately, new requirements are in place for exporting potatoes from Prince Edward Island (PEI) to the United States (U.S.).From the archive
January 28, 2015
Expert: Idaho potato industry has too much capacity
A former Potato Growers of Idaho executive director believes Idaho’s capacity to produce and pack potatoes has outgrown the market, at the expense of growers.From the archive
January 26, 2015
Cómo analizar el comportamiento de un cultivo y diseñar estrategias de adaptación frente a escenarios de variabilidad y cambio climático
Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado en septiembre del 2014 en Bogotá.From the archive
