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The mixed pine forests of central Minnesota are rapidly being replaced with agricultural fields to grow crops such as potato as PotlatchCorp is divesting its commercial forest lands.
September 14, 2015
R.D. Offutt scales back expansion plans in Minnesota
Potato grower R.D. Offutt has agreed to scale back its expansion plans in Minnesota in a deal with regulators to protect sensitive groundwater and pine forests in central Minnesota.
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Partially hydrogenated oils will no longer be allowed in Taiwan’s processed food products (e.g. bakery products) under a bill proposed Sept. 7 by the Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration.
September 13, 2015
Taiwan to ban trans fat in processed food
In Taiwan, the Food and Drug Administration under the Ministry of Health and Welfare is taking steps to remove artificial trans fat from Taiwan’s food supply chain.
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Argentina: La producción de papa en crisis
September 12, 2015
Argentina: La producción de papa en crisis
Las explotaciones del tubérculo están en situación muy crítica en el Sudeste de la Provincia y en el país en general, con dos perdedores claros en los extremos de la cadena: productor y consumidor. El plan de gobierno brilla por su ausencia.
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Dutch equipment manufacturer Florigo showed the 25 ton/h Fryer for French Fries during its open day.
September 11, 2015
Florigo builds 25 ton/h Fryer for French Fries
Dutch processing equipment manufacturer Florigo, since March of this year a tna company, takes its processing capabilities to a new level with the company’s breakthrough high performance 25 t/h fryer for french fries.
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Colombia: Buscan aumentar a 100 kilogramos consumo de papa por persona al año
September 10, 2015
Colombia: Buscan aumentar a 100 kilogramos consumo de papa por persona al año
En el marco de la campaña “La papa tiene lo suyo”, el MinAgricultura, Aurelio Iragorri Valencia, resaltó la importancia de este producto en la dieta alimenticia de los colombianos y les planteó a los ciudadanos el reto de aumentar el consumo por persona al año.
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Optional off-set design permits close placement of two or four Micro weighers for multi-product weigh blending or applications requiring multiple discharge outlets.
September 10, 2015
High-speed Micro weigher for precise small package weights
Accurately weigh 0.5 to 50 gram portions at up to 120 per minute using the new Ishida Micro multihead weigher from Heat and Control, Inc.
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September 10, 2015
Armenia ready to export 10,000 tons of seed potato to Russia
Armenian potato growers are able to export up to 10 thousand metric tons of seed potatoes to Russia, Hrachya Berberyan, head of the Agrarian and Peasant Union said recently.
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Potato field in Idaho (Courtesy Idaho Potato Commission)
September 10, 2015
Idaho Potato Farmers optimistic about approaching harvest
With digging season just around the corner, eastern Idaho potato farmers say they are optimistic they will improve on a middling 2014 harvest this year.
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Researchers involved in the DuRPh project
September 10, 2015
Resistance genes of wild potato relatives offer help in combat against Phytophthora
Research shows that crops with stacks of two or more resistance genes from closely related species, introduced into the crop via for instance genetic engineering, combined with the simultaneous introduction of resistance management, can ensure the long-term resistance of these plants to economically significant and aggressive diseases.
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It’s fresh red potato harvest time in Red River Valley. The Red River Valley is known for its Red Potatoes, and for good reason – the unique soil, the weather, and in the case for Black Gold Farms, continued innovation to dig deeper to produce the bes
September 09, 2015
Black Gold Farms start harvest Red Potatoes in Red River Valley
Today, Black Gold Farms has started the harvest of its red potatoes in the Red River Valley
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Randy Unterseher appointed as Senior Director of Aftermarket for North America and the Intercontinental region at Key Technology
September 09, 2015
Key Technology Appoints Randy Unterseher as Senior Director of Aftermarket for North America
Key Technology announces the appointment of Randy Unterseher to the position of Senior Director of Aftermarket for North America and the Intercontinental region, which includes Latin America, Asia Pacific and Australia/New Zealand.
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The „Tiroler Speckigen“ and „Tiroler Mehligen“ are now available at SPAR throughout Austria
September 09, 2015
Austrian retailer SPAR offers 'Quality Tirol' Potatoes
The potato harvest in Tirol (Austria) has started: from now on the great tasting „Tiroler Speckigen“ and the „Tiroler Mehligen“ with Quality seal „Qualität Tirol“ are available in all branches of the retailer SPAR throughout Austria.
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Vegetable vendor on a market in Kohora, Assam, India
September 09, 2015
Potato and Onion Retailers in Assam arrested for charging more than the legal limit
In the Indian State of Assam ten onion- and potato retailers have been arrested because they charged a price for their vegetables above the legal limit.
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Estimate of the potato crop in North-western Europe (Consumption potatoes excl. Seed and Starch) provided by the NEPG and dated September 1, 2015. (*) Acreage in Germany not yet final.
September 08, 2015
North-western European Potato Growers expect cropsize to be below 5-year average
The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) expect the total potato production (excluding seed and starch potatoes) of this year' s harvest to amount to 24.5 million tonnes. This is 14.1 percent below the potato production last year and 2.9 percent below the 5-year average.
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September 08, 2015
More than a bit on the Side: potatoes get marketing boost in the United Kingdom
With a major new campaign to promote fresh potatoes across Britain and Ireland about to break, AHDB Potatoes and Bord Bia (the Irish Food Board) are calling on industry to get behind it and help change the way consumers think about potatoes.
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Monday morning a major fire totally destroyed the production plant of French Fry manufacturer Clarebout Potatoes in Nieuwkerke
September 08, 2015
Factory Clarebout Potatoes totally destroyed by fire
Monday morning, the production plant of Clarebout Potatoes in Nieuwkerke (Belgium) was totally destroyed by a major fire.
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En España proponen que la papa arrugada sea declarada Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad
September 05, 2015
En España proponen que la papa arrugada sea declarada Patrimonio Cultural de la Humanidad
El Centro de Iniciativas y Turismo de Santa Cruz solicitará al Gobierno y al Cabildo de Tenerife que inicien el expediente para lograr la distinción para este plato característico y singular de las Islas
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Gobierno salvadoreño trabaja en proyectos para mejorar la producción de papa en el norte del país
September 04, 2015
Gobierno salvadoreño trabaja en proyectos para mejorar la producción de papa en el norte del país
El gobierno de la República, a través del Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), trabaja en varios proyectos para mejorar la producción de papa en la zona norte del país, informó el titular de esa institución, Orestes Ortez.
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