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Los investigadores del INTA Balcarce Leonardo Storani, Sergio Feingold, Matías González, Cecilia Décima Oneto y Gabriela Massa.
May 06, 2018
Modifican el gen que hace que la papa se ponga negra
El pelado y los daños mecánicos en la papa generan manchas pardas o negras. Con edición génica, investigadores del INTA de Argentina lograron modificar el gen de polifenol oxidasa, cuya enzima provoca la oxidación.
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Argentina
An example of reading the expiration dates and UPC code: the expiration date may be found in the upper right corner of the bag (left); The UPC code may be found on the back of the bag under the ingredients (right).
May 06, 2018
Recall of Certain Golden Flake, Good Health, Utz and Weis Brand Tortilla Chips due to milk Allergen
Utz® Quality Foods, LLC, is voluntarily recalling select expiration dates of some Golden Flake, Good Health, Utz and Weis Brand Tortilla Chip items due to potential contamination of undeclared milk allergen.
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United States
Frozen french fries
May 06, 2018
Lamb Weston saves energy with installation efficient refrigeration equipment
Potato Processor Lamb Weston recently implemented new refrigeration equipment in its Hermiston plant, which company executives said will save 12 million kilowatt hours annually.
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United States
Colombia: Denuncian contrabando de papa ecuatoriana
May 03, 2018
Colombia: Denuncian contrabando de papa ecuatoriana
Los productores del municipio colombiano de Ipiales anunciaron medidas para combatir el contrabando de papa desde el vecino país. Una de ellas es asociarse para afianzar compromisos con las autoridades y luchar contra este flagelo.
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Colombia
Tom McPhee is appointed as Group Technical Support Manager at processing and packaging equipment specialist tna. He is based in tna's Dallas US Office.
May 03, 2018
tna appoints Tom McPhee as global technical support manager
Processing and Packaging Equipment specialist tna is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom McPhee to the newly-created position of Group Technical Support Manager
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United States
Robert Anderson (far left) and Jill Ebbett of East Glassville, N.B. have been named Atlantic’s Outstanding Young Farmers.
May 03, 2018
New Brunswick Seed Potato Farmers named Atlantic's 2018 Outstanding Young Farmers
Seed Potato Farmers Robert Anderson and Jill Ebbett of East Glassville, New Brunswick (Canada) were named Atlantic’s Outstanding Young Farmers
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Jamaican Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), speaking with State Minister, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, at a National Irish Potato Stakeholders Seminar held in Devon, Manchester, on Thursday April 26(Courtesy: J
May 03, 2018
Government Jamaica Calls on Farmers to Grow More Potatoes
Jamaican Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, has called on farmers in Manchester to produce more Irish potatoes to satisfy the high demand of local fast-food restaurant operators and franchises.
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Jamaica
Potato USA for news
May 03, 2018
USDA looking for nominees for the National Potato Promotion Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking nominees to fill 56 producer and two importer member seats on the National Potato Promotion Board.
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United States
Red Potatoes will be available from May 10th from Pinto Creek Co., LLC in Eloy, Arizona.
May 03, 2018
Arizona Red Potatoes available from May 10th from Pinto Creek
Potandon Produce L.L.C., the exclusive marketing agent for Pinto Creek Co., LLC in Eloy, Arizona, has announced that its fresh potato season will begin on Thursday, May 10th, 2018.
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United States
Nelson Quispe muestra el guarapo de oca, durante la feria de la papa, en Palca.
May 02, 2018
Joven boliviano produce artesanalmente bebida a base de papa
Nelson Quispe, un joven de 21 años nacido en la localidad de Palca del municipio de Sacaba, elabora licor de papa, guarapo y néctar y mermelada de oca (o ibia).
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Bolivia
Dr. Bernie Zebarth of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada explores drone use during the 2018 Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon in January of this year. (Courtesy: Alexis Stockford)
May 01, 2018
The next frontier: potato and precision agriculture
Potato cultivation has a number of quirks that make it both a prime candidate for precision agriculture and a little different than other crops
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Canada
Investigadores de la UBA y el Conicet, que lograron avances notables para mejorar el rendimiento del cultivo de papa.
April 29, 2018
Científicos mejoran rendimiento de las plantas de papa
Investigadores de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) y del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) lograron obtener una versión más robusta y con más tubérculos del cultivo.
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Argentina
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