News on The Potato Supply Chain from the Americas

Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) en Bogotá (Colombia).

Resumen de la ponencia que sobre el tema se presentó en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) celebrado en Bogotá.

Ottawa Police are warning residents to be careful handling food after the discovery of a needle in potatoes bought at a grocery store in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

In Idaho, the centerpiece of the holiday meal is always... you guessed it... the potato. The Idaho Potato Commission helps with a lot of recipes.

A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips has been approved for commercial planting, the Department of Agriculture announced on Friday.

La alta resistencia a enfermedades como la gota y la sarna polvosa, y la presencia de antioxidantes son los mayores valores agregados que poseen las cinco variedades de papa mejoradas genéticamente por investigadores de la Universidad Nacional para Antioquia.

Tras una cosecha deficitaria en 2014, enviados del Ministerio de Agricultura intentan negociar precios con funcionarios del sector y el Gobierno de ese país del Reino Unido.

Gracias al apoyo de varias organizaciones pude asistir como periodista al XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), celebrado recientemente en Bogotá. Comparto con ustedes 35 aspectos que a mi juicio vale la pena destacar del congreso (JLA, Redepapa).

Prince Edward Island Potatoes was delighted to have Col. Chris Hadfield, former Commander of the International Space Station helping to dig potatoes on Halloween morning against the backdrop of a clear blue sky and the beautiful West River.

The market for Prince Edward Island potatoes is holding strong despite the recent reports from six Atlantic Canadian locations of needles found in potato shipments from an Island grower.

A multi-state research effort led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research to control the potato psyllid and reduce losses from zebra chip disease of potato will be recognized by the U.S. Department of Agriculture-National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Eric Halverson is the new chief executive officer of potato grower-shipper Black Gold Farms.

Robert Tominaga, president of Heyburn, Idaho-based Southwind Farms, has seen demand for the fingerlings his company grows and other specialties rise dramatically in recent years.

Following the discovery of potato wart on Prince Edward Island (PEI) in August the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) notified the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of temporary mitigation efforts by CFIA.

Another potato has been found with a sewing needle inside, the Prince Edward Island RCMP announced yesterday. This is the seventh sewing needle discovered in a potato.

Audio, resumen y presentación de la conferencia magistral que Peter Kromann, investigador del Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) en Quito, dio en el XXVI Congreso bienal de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) en Bogotá (Colombia).

La presente guía tiene por finalidad asistir a los profesionales y técnicos a cargo de los ensayos diseñados para seleccionar genotipos de papa con resistencia a esta enfermedad.

RCMP says metal objects were intentionally placed. Police believe all affected fries at Cavendish Farms did not leave facility.