Potato News

Herbert Engineering, market leaders in handling systems for the agricultural, fresh pack and process industries, has invested in a new state-of-the-art laser cutting machine to increase manufacturing efficiencies and produce highly accurate component parts.

El director del Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA) de Ayacucho informó que se continuará trabajando en el estudio de los genes de la papa silvestre que son resistentes a las heladas para generar variedades mejoradas que resistan a los embates climatológicos.

Researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen have made a breakthrough in understanding how the microbial spores which cause potato blight are so effective at infecting plants.

The downside and upside for the U.S. restaurant industry in the first quarter of 2014 was that total restaurant visits dipped but delivery and other areas got a boost, reports The NPD Group, a leading global information company.

Seed Potato growers on South Australia's Kangaroo Island have welcomed a boost in yields.

Summer is the perfect season for a laidback lunch in the sun and what could be a better accompaniment for a BBQ or al fresco dining than a bowl of tasty, fresh new potatoes. This summer treat yourself to the freshest and best with Freshly harvested Ayrshire and East Lothian Potatoes available from Tesco stores in Scotland.

Tyson Foods has won the bidding war for Hillshire Brands against its biggest competitor in the U.S. fresh chicken meat market, Pilgrim’s Pride. The deal is contingent on Hillshire Brands terminating its proposed merger with Pinnacle Foods.

Limiting saturated fat could help people whose genetic make-up increases their chance of being obese

in May 2014 The FAO Food Price Index averaged 207.8 points, down 2.5 points (or 1.2 percent) from April and nearly 7 points, or 3.2 percent, below May 2013.

Con el fin de proporcionar información actualizada en el campo de la citología aplicada al mejoramiento genético de la papa, el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) ha publicado dos folletos sobre las técnicas básicas para la determinación del nivel de ploidía, viabilidad de polen y presencia de gametos no reducidos.

El agrónomo peruano de 71 años, conocido en el Centro Internacional de la Papa en Lima como 'el padrino de la papa', lleva más de medio siglo consagrado al estudio del cultivo que, asegura, ayudará a la humanidad a sobrevivir el cambio climático.

Leading UK potato supplier, Greenvale is strengthening its marketing team with the appointment of two new members of staff, Tracey Mattock who takes on the role of Marketing Manager, and Kate Wright who is the new Category Insight Manager.

Riverland potato producer Justin Della Zoppa has been named the 2014 Rabobank Potatoes South Australia Industry Award winner.

Russia`s temporary blockade imposed on imports of Ukrainian potatoes is unlikely to have a major impact on trade, says analyst.

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has issued a temporary import ban on potatoes from neighboring Ukraine.

In Northern Ireland, the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and CAFRE, Greenmount Campus has issued the first potato blight warning for 2014.

La iniciativa Chirapaq Ñan fue lanzada en 2012 para monitorear la alta diversidad de papas nativas y el estado de conservación de las variedades a lo largo del tiempo y en su ambiente natural (in-situ) en los Andes. Aquí su tercer boletín.

A University of Florida scientist has pinpointed Mexico as the origin of the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, a finding that may help researchers solve the $6 billion-a-year disease that continues to evolve and torment potato and tomato growers around the world.