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June 17, 2010
SmartBlock, a new sprout inhibitor for potatoes announced by Amvac Chemical Corporation
American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) and its subsidiary Amvac Chemical Corporation today announced plans to introduce a new crop protection product that inhibits the growth of sprouts on potatoes.From the archive
May 30, 2010
Global Potato Tours organizes Potato tour on Prince Edward Island
Global Potato Tours is organizing its first international tour, scheduled to take place June 27 - July 4, 2010 on the largest potato producing province of Canada - Prince Edward Island. Tour members will be introduced in person to many individuals invo...From the archive
May 06, 2010
Científicos del ARS ayudan a mejorar la capacidad de las papas para tolerar el almacenamiento
Científicos del Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS) en Dakota del Norte están evaluando la capacidad de nuevas variedades de patata de tolerar el almacenamiento a largo plazo.From the archive
May 06, 2010
Potato varieties with improved storage capabilities: ARS research
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in North Dakota are evaluating the storage properties of promising new potato varieties that could greatly improve potato quality for growers throughout the United States.From the archive
April 22, 2010
US Potatoes 2010: Processing down 6%, Spring Production Up
Production of winter and spring potatoes is estimated at 25.6 million hundredweight(cwt) in 2010, a 3-percent increase over 2009 and the highest level since 2004. (As of 2010, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service includes California winter ...From the archive
April 01, 2010
New Brunswick Potato farmers contract negotiations with McCain Foods
New Brunswick potato growers are playing the waiting game as negotiations for their 2010 contracts continue with McCain Foods Ltd. In mid March, growers learned the Florenceville-based company will cut the amount of potatoes it buys from them for proc...From the archive
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March 16, 2010
McCain to cut New Brunswick potato sourcing by 20 - 30 per cent
Florenceville-based McCain Foods Ltd. is cutting its potato sourcing in New Brunswick by 20 to 30 per cent to respond to lower demand for french fries and other market issues.Weaker U.S. fry consumption, a high loonie, competition from low-priced Euro...From the archive
March 05, 2010
XXIV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa - ALAP 2010
Continuando con la línea exitosa del anterior congreso celebrado en Argentina, la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) está invitando a participar en su XXIV Congreso a celebrarse en la ciudad de Cusco, Perú, entre el 23-28 de mayo del año en c...From the archive
February 17, 2010
US February potato stocks up 5% from 2009
About 193 million cwt. of U.S.-grown potatoes were in storage on Feb. 1, 5% more than last year at the same time, but 3% less than two years ago. About 77 million cwt. of that total are in Idaho sheds, according to the Feb. 17 Potato Stocks report fr...From the archive
February 17, 2010
USDA Revision: Potato Stocks Up 11 Percent From February 2009
The 13 major potato States held 203 million cwt of potatoes in storage February 1, 2010, up 11 percent from a year ago and 2 percent above February 1, 2008. Potatoes in storage accounted for 53 percent of the 2009 fall storage States' production, 3 per...From the archive
February 05, 2010
Grotere vooraad aardappelen in de Verenigde Staten
De voorraad aardappelen in de Verengde Staten van oogstjaar 2009 per 1 februari 2010 ligt volgens cijfers van het NAPMN (North American Potato Market News) maar liefst 12% hoger dan vorig seizoen rond dezelfde tijd. Totaal zou de actuele voorraad nu ui...From the archive
January 26, 2010
PEI Potato Expo picks up major sponsors
Producers of the International Potato Technology Expo (IPTE) are pleased to welcome aboard two recognizable names in the industry as major sponsors for this high caliber event. Syngenta Canada and Farm Credit Canada have both come on board as sponsors ...From the archive
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January 11, 2010
Prince Edward Island Potato Expo expands conference program
The International Potato Technology Expo returns to the Charlottetown Civic Centre February 26-27, 2010. This popular event has been running in Charlottetown every two years since 1992. Over the years, this has become a must-attend industry event for ...From the archive
January 08, 2010
Three potato projects receive grants in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle announced that 11 agriculture innovators will share $225,500 in grants for projects that would strengthen, build or restore sectors of the Wisconsin agricultural industry.From the archive
January 07, 2010
Countering lower consumption tops Potato Expo agenda
Buoyed by higher attendance, industry people participating in Potato Expo 2010 heard how they can work to reverse the trends of falling consumption.Nearly 1,200 participants from all sectors of the industry — fresh, frozen, chip and seed — attended the...From the archive
January 05, 2010
Potato growers converge in Orlando for second Potato Expo
Higher attendance marks the second year of Potato Expo in Orlando.In initial estimates, more than 1,100 potato industry people are converging in Florida for Potato Expo 2010, higher than the 900 that participated in last year’s event, said Hollee Alex...From the archive
January 05, 2010
Idaho readies for potato conference
The nation's top spud state will play host to its 42nd annual potato conference this month under the theme, "Putting Sustainability into Practice." The Idaho Potato Conference is scheduled for Jan. 20-21 at Idaho State University in Pocatel...From the archive
December 17, 2009
PEI Potato farmers watch for warehouse rot
For the second year in a row, wet weather late in the year is prompting Prince Edward Island potato growers to watch their warehouses carefully."You'll know it when you smell it,"Elmsdale farmer Peter Griffin told CBC News of what farmers are...From the archive