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March 08, 2012
Idaho farmers reject processors' contract offers
Idaho potato growers have rejected processors' contract offers, convinced they were insufficient to cover rising input costs and prevention of the emerging disease zebra chip.From the archive
March 06, 2012
New Leaders Trained at 2012 Potato Industry Leadership Institute
Eighteen potato growers and industry representatives from across the United States joined together to form the 2012 class of the Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI), an annual program designed to identify, develop and cultivate new leaders within the potato industry.From the archive
March 06, 2012
Key Technology Introduces FoodSafetyPRO™
Key Technology introduces FoodSafetyPRO™ for food processors looking to improve their recordkeeping in accordance with the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), Safe Quality Food (SQF) certification, and/or Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) cert...From the archive
March 05, 2012
Nieuwe ggo aardappelproef in Wetteren, maar zonder Fortuna
In het Belgische Wetteren wordt dit jaar opnieuw een ggo-aardappelproefveld aangelegd. De Fortuna-lijn van BASF wordt echter uitgesloten. Op die manier zijn alleen wetenschappelijke instellingen betrokken bij het onderzoek. Dat is één van de voorwaarde...From the archive
March 05, 2012
UK potato crop at risk from aggressive new disease
An aggressive strain of disease is a major threat to the country’s potato industry, a leading researcher has warned.From the archive
March 05, 2012
Growth of restaurant chain Five Guys Burgers and Fries brings success for Idaho broker
Five Guys Burgers and Fries opened about 200 new locations in 2011, and the Lorton, Va.-based chain plans to open about 200 more in 2012. That’s great news for Rick Miles Produce Service. The Rigby, Idaho, broker and distributor is the sole supplier o...From the archive
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March 04, 2012
RUCIP 2012: New rules for potato trade in Europe
On the 1st of March new Rules and Practices of the Inter-European Trade in Potatoes (RUCIP) will start to apply. The RUCIP European Committee, composed of the European associations Europatat (Potato Trade), EUPPA (Potato Processing) and Intercoop Euro...From the archive
March 04, 2012
Belgapom notering daalt verder naar € 35,00/ton
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Voor...From the archive
March 03, 2012
Congreso Mundial de la Papa: Taller de sanidad vegetal en el cultivo de papa
El congreso, que tendrá lugar en mayo, ofrece algo para todos involucrados en el sector de la patata, según el director de Potato Council el Dr. Rob Clayton. El WPC (World Potato Congress) tendrá lugar en el magnífico Centro Internacional de Conferenc...From the archive
March 03, 2012
Idaho Potato Commission celebrates 75 year anniversary
The Idaho Potato Commission is one of the oldest and longest running commodity groups in the country.In 1937, a group of people from the burgeoning Idaho® potato industry joined together to form the Idaho Fruit and Vegetable Advertising Association, la...From the archive
March 02, 2012
Europatat congress 2012 – The potato is coming home!
Europatat and the Dutch Potato Association (NAO) are pleased to announce the opening for registrations for the annual Europatat Congress, taking place in The Hague (The Netherlands) from 24 to 26 May 2012.From the archive
March 01, 2012
Everett Brothers Engineering placed into administration
Everett Brothers Engineering, which specialises in the design, manufacture and sales of machines linked to vegetable production and processing, has been trading for 38 years. However a downturn in orders has seen the company, based in Hockwold, near T...From the archive
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March 01, 2012
Space age agronomy on show at the World Potato Congress
Satellite technology developed during the cold war is set to deliver state-of-the-art crop monitoring systems to help growers improve agronomy and drive up profits. Although the technology dates back several decades, its capabilities for remote sensing...From the archive
March 01, 2012
Phosphate in food is ‘health risk’ that should be labelled, claim researchers
Food products with high phosphate contents are damaging to the health of the general public, and as such should be labelled, say researchers behind a new study. The report – published in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International – selectively reviewed resear...From the archive
March 01, 2012
Popchips doing healthy sales, expanding to Britain
Popchips CEO Keith Belling didn't want to just make and sell a new brand of the same old snack;he wanted to create a whole new category. In the five years since Belling's company started making Popchips in San Francisco, it has become one of the faste...From the archive
February 29, 2012
United Biscuits achieves zero waste to landfill in the UK
United Biscuits (UB) has become the first major food manufacturer in the UK to achieve zero waste to landfill across all of its 16 UK sites including its UK factories, distribution centre and administrative offices. The company, which produces much lo...From the archive
February 29, 2012
Intervention in Swiss potato market averts price collapse
The 2011 potato growing season in Switzerland was a special one. "It was summer in the spring, it was fall in the summer and it was summer in the fall"is how the season was described by Ruedi Fischer, president of the Vereinigung der Schweize...From the archive
February 29, 2012
Teagasc applying to field test GM potatoes as part of EU Research Study
Teagasc are applying to the EPA for a licence to undertake a series of field studies using GM potatoes resistant to potato late blight disease to determine the potential impact this technology could have on our ecosystems. As part of the 22 partner ‘A...From the archive
