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May 14, 2012
Clarification on new PCN findings in Idaho.
A highly cited recent article in the Idaho Falls based Post Register stated that there were new detections of Potato Cyst Nematodes in Idaho. The headline also made it to PotatoPro's News updates. The Idaho Potato Commission has provided a statement c...From the archive
May 10, 2012
Potato cyst nematode found in more eastern Idaho fields, but eradication efforts working
Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture say a microscopic parasite that damages potato crops has been found in three more eastern Idaho fields, bringing the number of infected fields to 15.From the archive
May 10, 2012
Prohíben en Bolivia la importación de papa hasta agosto
El gobierno de Bolivia declaró la suficiencia de la producción nacional de papa y restringió mediante decreto la importación del tubérculo hasta agosto de 2012.From the archive
May 10, 2012
INIAP del Ecuador publica manual donde difunde tecnología del cultivo de papa para la zona sur del país
Con el propósito de que los agricultores dispongan de una guía fácil de aplicación para la producción del cultivo de la papa en las provincias de Azuay, Cañar y Loja, la Estación Experimental del Austro del Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigacione...From the archive
May 09, 2012
Bill Gates funding for novel CIP plant virus removal idea
The International Potato Center (CIP) announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation.Jan Kreuze, Ph.D., principal virologist at CIP, will pursue an innovative global hea...From the archive
May 09, 2012
Potato planting moving along in Canada's Manitoba province
Manitoba potato growers are in the home stretch with planting. 'It's been a wonderful spring for planting. We're with a lot less excess moisture situations and planting is progressing at a very nice pace.'From the archive
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May 08, 2012
US Potato Board team visits Egypt
The United States Potato Board (USPB) led a trade mission of US seed potato growers and shippers to Egypt the first week of April.From the archive
May 07, 2012
Venezuela prohibirá importación de papa ecuatoriana
El Gobierno venezolano prometió este lunes a sus agricultores que prohibirá la importación de papa ecuatoriana para proteger su producción nacional. Esto, porque productores de ese país señalaron que la papa ecuatoriana se vende por debajo del precio d...From the archive
May 06, 2012
US April Potato Stocks and Use: strong increase in use for dehy
The 13 major potato States held 116 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2012, up 4 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 30 percent of the 2011 fall storage States' production, one percentage point below April 1, 2011.From the archive
May 06, 2012
Focus on Potato webcast on Internal Heat Necrosis of potato
Internal Heat Necrosis, or IHN, has many aliases. They include internal brown spot, physiological internal necrosis, internal browning, internal brown fleck, and chocolate spot. Whatever you choose to call this physiological disorder, it is an economi...From the archive
May 05, 2012
Bolivia prohibirá importación de papa de Perú
La ministra de Desarrollo Productivo y Economía Plural, Teresa Morales Olivera, anunció este sábado que analizan la emisión de un Decreto Supremo que prohibirá la internación de papa procedente del Perú, debido, principalmente, a que el país ha logrado...From the archive
May 01, 2012
Tratamiento de males cardiacos con cáscara de papa
Reducir la hipertensión arterial y la agregación de plaquetas, a través de la corteza del tubérculo, es un hecho comprobado gracias a un estudio de la ciencia farmacéutica.From the archive
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May 01, 2012
Kiremko brings Dutch potato industry experience to Peru
Arjan Brouwer, Manager Latin America for the Dutch company Kiremko, one of the three most important manufacturers of industrial potato processing equipment in the world, visited Peru, attracted by the market possibilities for potato in the country. He ...From the archive
May 01, 2012
A more ergonomic tool for harvesting “papa criolla” in Colombia
Life in the countryside of Colombia is hard, literally; therefore it is necessary to design tools that improve farmer body positions during their daily tasks.From the archive
April 30, 2012
Researchers barcode Colorado potato beetle for enhanced tracking and control
Barcodes may bring to mind the sales tags and scanners found in supermarkets and other stores. But U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists are using 'DNA barcodes'to monitor insects that damage crops as diverse as wheat, barley and potatoes, and to make pest management decisions.From the archive
April 29, 2012
Vietnam's chefs turn out for US potatoes at annual meeting
The United States Potato Board’s (USPB) Vietnam Representatives partnered with the Washington Apple Commission and the US Meat Export Federation at the 2012 Saigon Professional Chef Guild (SPG) Annual Meeting.From the archive
April 28, 2012
Colorado State University potatoes well represented in White House Garden
You say potato. I say Colorado. When First Lady Michelle Obama and a passel of schoolchildren recently planted vegetables in the White House kitchen garden, three of five potato varieties plunked into the soil were developed by Colorado State University.From the archive
April 27, 2012
Venezuela: Productores de papa se declararon en emergencia
Productores de papa de los estados Mérida y Carabobo se declararon en emergencia ayer luego de que el Tribunal Primero Agrario, en la ciudad de Barquisimeto, declarara inadmisible un recurso de amparo que introdujeron el viernes pasado ante esa instancia en rechazo a la importación que hizo el Gobierno de 3.150 toneladas del rubro desde Ecuador.From the archive