News on The Potato Supply Chain from the Americas

Richard Pavelski, President of Heartland Farms
January 29, 2012
Wisconsin’s Heartland Farms Presented with NPC’s 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award
Dick and Jeremie Pavelski of Heartland Farms were presented with the prestigious 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award at the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2012 Annual Meeting, held January 6-7, 2012, in Orlando, Fla.
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January 27, 2012
Domestic potato demand stagnant, says CEO of McCain Foods USA
The North American potato industry continues to battle a misperception about the nutritional value of potatoes, according to the CEO of McCain Foods USA.
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January 27, 2012
Preocupa introducción de papa americana a México
En los Estados Unidos existe una serie de presiones ante el Gobierno de México, para introducir el cultivo de la papa en mal estado y enferma proveniente de ese país, lo que pone en riesgo la sanidad de ese cultivo y otras sonalaceas en nuestro país y en Sonora.
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Nutritionist: kids like potatoes
January 27, 2012
Nutritionist: kids like potatoes
Potatoes can be presented in kid-friendly ways and are nutritious to boot. Montana nutritionist and author Dayle Hayes showed a variety of potato dishes being served in U.S. schools to growers Wednesday at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.Kids l...
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January 27, 2012
Ensayan con éxito papas transgénicas resistentes a virus
La papa es el cuarto cultivo alimenticio más importante en el mundo, con una producción anual de 300 millones de toneladas. En Argentina se producen 2 a 2,5 millones, las que se comercializan principalmente en el mercado interno. Las infecciones viral...
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January 27, 2012
Innovación para el Desarrollo: La Experiencia Papa Andina
Innovación para el Desarrollo: La Experiencia Papa Andina, es un libro que recoge 25 artículos que tratan, a partir de la experiencia de Papa Andina y sus socios, diversos aspectos de una estrategia que los centros del CGIAR y sus socios nacionales est...
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January 26, 2012
North American potato production up 4%
Fall potato production in the United States and Canada is estimated at 481 million hundredweight, up 4 percent from 2010. United States fall potato production increased 6 percent to 389 million cwt while Canadian production was 5 percent lower at 91.9 million cwt.
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Lanzan en Colombia dos variedades de papa resistentes al tizón tardío
January 26, 2012
Lanzan en Colombia dos variedades de papa resistentes al tizón tardío
Con la v de victoria, presentaron el lunes las nuevas variedades de papas para Antioquia, con la ventaja de que vienen a prueba del tizón tardío o gota, que produce la destrucción o quemazón del follaje y la pudrición seca de la papa.
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January 26, 2012
USDA issues new guidelines for school meals - potatoes remain unrestricted
Northwest potato growers meeting in the Tri-Cities this week at the Washington State Potato Conference will continue to see their produce on school lunch menus.
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University of Idaho potato scientists tackle Zebra chip disease threat
January 26, 2012
University of Idaho potato scientists tackle Zebra chip disease threat
In October, the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences confirmed that Idaho’s potato growers faced a new challenge to the state’s most famous crop with the arrival of Zebra chip.
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January 26, 2012
Investigación sobre “alimentos funcionales”: buscan potenciar los compuestos antioxidantes de la papa
El Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas IIB de la Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, en colaboración con INTA Balcarce, estudia cómo aumentar los polifenoles saludables en la papa, a fin de prevenir enfermedades complejas como cáncer o diabetes.
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January 22, 2012
Bayer CropScience Files Third Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Dow AgroSciences
Bayer CropScience announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Dow AgroSciences (DAS) based upon DAS's unauthorized use of Bayer patents related to gluf...
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January 21, 2012
El INTA de Argentina realiza encuesta sobre variedades de papa en Latinoamérica y el Caribe
Estimados amigos de la papa: Se acerca el próximo Congreso de ALAP en Uberlandia, Brasil (17 al 20 de septiembre próximos) y deseamos contribuir con información actualizada sobre variedades de papa en America Latina. Por tal razón, le solicitamos se t...
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XXV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), Uberlândia, Brasil, 17-20 de sept. de 2012
January 21, 2012
XXV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), Uberlândia, Brasil, 17-20 de sept. de 2012
XXV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), Uberlândia, Brasil, 17-20 de sept. de 2012 La Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP) y el XIII Encontro Nacional de Produção e Abastecimiento de Batata 2012 (ENB) abordan como te...
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January 19, 2012
Venezuela: Agricultores del paramo recibirán semillas de papa
Haciendo realidad el compromiso que el gobernador Marcos Díaz Orellana asumió con los productores de papa del páramo que el año pasado perdieron sus cosechas.
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Rain is badly needed as tubers start to form in potato crops across the country
January 18, 2012
Aseguran cultivos de papa contra heladas
Luego de que la Región del Mayo fuera una de las más afectadas por las heladas del año pasado sobre todo en el cultivo de papa.
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January 18, 2012
Washington-Oregon Potato conference keynote focuses on nutrition
The nutritional value of potatoes will take center stage during the upcoming Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.
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January 18, 2012
Researcher says zebra chip not likely to spread through seed
A potato disease that arrived late this summer in the Pacific Northwest called zebra chip likely can't be spread by planting infected seed, new research suggests.
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