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PEI Potato Farms Using New Decision Support Tools to Improve Use of Crop Protectants
February 14, 2020
PEI Potato Farms Using New Decision Support Tools to Improve Use of Crop Protectants
A growing number of Prince Edward Island potato farms are taking advantage of new technology to improve their use of crop protectants, including fungicides used to prevent late blight.
Potato Retail Sales in the United States Steady for Q2
February 14, 2020
US Potato Retail Sales Steady for Q2
IRI data for the second quarter of the marketing year (October through December 2019) showed success with dollars and a decline in volume for total potato sales at retail in the United States.
Michele Peterson, who heads the Colorado sales office of Idaho Falls-based Wada Farms Marketing Group, said this is one of the better years she has seen for Colorado potatoes.
February 13, 2020
Wada Farms sees some of the best quality Colorado potatoes ever
Five months into the shipping season, Michele Peterson, who heads the Colorado sales office of Idaho Falls-based Wada Farms Marketing Group, was seeing the quality of the 2019 potato harvest in Colorado’s San Luis Valley measure up to her expectations.
Potato Expo 2020 Breaks Attendee and Exhibitor Records
February 13, 2020
Potato Expo 2020 Breaks Attendee and Exhibitor Records
More than 2,000 U.S. potato growers and industry members from a dozen countries turned out for Potato Expo 2020 at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, to do business and prepare their operations for the future.
El INTA Balcarce siembra papas modificadas genéticamente que no se oxidan
February 11, 2020
INTA sows the first potatoes that do not oxidize
In a work published recently in Frontiers in Plant Science, scientists from Argentina and Sweden reported the results of the research that consisted in the edition of a polyphenol oxidase gene in potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.).
Ing. Celia Obregón Ramírez, Directora Ejecutiva del CITE Papa
February 03, 2020
Una Papa más, Sí Importa
Celfia Obregón, quien lidera el CITE papa, acaba de publicar un importante estudio sobre el uso y destino de la papa importada en el Perú. El estudio menciona que importamos 50 mil TM de papa procesada, de ellas 33 mil TM corresponden a papa pre-cocida...
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Chile: Mantienen Alerta Roja por Tizón Tardío que afecta cultivos de papas en provincia de Osorno.
February 03, 2020
Chile: Mantienen Alerta Roja por Tizón Tardío que afecta cultivos de papas en provincia de Osorno
Se mantiene la Alerta Roja en algunos sectores de la provincia de Osorno, Chile, debido a la presencia de tizón tardío que afecta a cultivos de papas. Por esto, agricultores de la zona y desde la Unión Comunal de Juntas de Vecinos Rurales acusan poca ...
México: Las labores de recolección del tubérculo comenzaron en los lotes destinados para abastecer a la industria elaboradora de frituras a nivel nacional
February 03, 2020
Inicia la cosecha de papa en Sinaloa
Con expectativas de aportar al mercado de consumo fresco y a la industria papera mexicana una producción del producto alimenticio que fluctuará entre las 300 mil y las 400 mil toneladas, arrancó en Sinaloa la cosecha de papa ciclo otoño-invierno.
Campos sembrados con semilla de alta calidad en Cienfuegos, Cuba. La garantía del paquete tecnológico y el aseguramiento del riego permiten augurar rendimientos por encima de las 21 toneladas por hectárea. (Courtesy: Armando)
January 27, 2020
Cuba: Concluyó Cienfuegos la mayor siembra de patata en los últimos años
Acaba de concluir en Cienfuegos, Cuba, la más grande campaña de siembra de papa de los últimos años, al quedar bajo tierra la simiente en 500 hectáreas —120 ha más que la precedente— en la Empresa Agropecuaria Horquita...
Side Delights Launches The 'Journey of a Potato' Educational Video at SEPC Southern Exposure 2020.
January 24, 2020
Side Delights Launches The 'Journey of a Potato' Educational Video at SEPC Southern Exposure 2020
Side Delights® announced it will launch the 'Journey of a Potato' video in Tampa February 27-29, during Southern Exposure 2020: Produce on Parade!. Under the 'Grown Where it Matters' campaign, this video is an educational piece for both consumers ...
V+M Solution provides nematode suppression and boosts yield potential
January 23, 2020
Bayer Velum Prime and Movento manage Nematodes for better yields and plant health in Pacific Northwest
With the potential to cause up to 90 percent annual yield loss, nematodes can be a key threat to a potato crop. Nematodes affect potatoes directly by feeding on roots and tubers and indirectly through transmission of diseases.
Idaho State University’s Holt Arena was filled with the latest in agricultural technology as vendors showed their wares to potential customers in January 2019 during the annual Ag Expo in Pocatello. This year’s event is coming soon.
January 21, 2020
Idaho Potato Conference to include technology training
Understanding soil health is a central theme of the 52nd annual Idaho Potato Conference and Trade Show, scheduled for Jan. 22-23 at Idaho State University’s Pond Student Union Building.
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Argentina (Buenos Aires): Costo de Producción de Papa Spunta. Enero 2020
January 20, 2020
Argentina (Buenos Aires): Costo de Producción de Papa Spunta. Enero 2020
La producción de papa es una actividad intensiva que requiere de una importante inversión por unidad de superficie y que tiene un impacto significativo en las economías regionales donde se produce.
Son varios los departamentos afectados por las temperaturas extremadamente bajas.
January 20, 2020
Colombia: Productores de papa inician censo para determinar daños por heladas
El presidente de Fedepapa, Germán Palacio, reportó que las heladas que desde finales de diciembre de 2019 y en los primeros días de enero de 2020 han causado daños en las zonas productoras del alimento en Boyacá, Cundinamarca, Santander y otros.
Potato Expo 2020 Steering Committee members cut the ribbon opening the 90,000 sq ft Expo Hall.
January 17, 2020
Record Breaking Potato Expo 2020 Focuses Industry on the Future
From Jan. 14 through 15, more than 2,000 U.S. potato growers and industry members from a dozen countries turned out for Potato Expo 2020 at The Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., to do business and prepare their operations for the future.
NPC 2020 Executive Committe (left to right): R.J. Andrus, Jared Balcom, Bob Mattive, Britt Raybould, Dominic LaJoie, Ted Tschirky and Larry Alsum
January 17, 2020
US Potato Growers Select 2020 NPC Leadership
Today at the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2020 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Britt Raybould of Rexburg, Idaho was elected to serve as NPC’s 2020 President. She is the first female president in NPC’s 72-year history.
Potato Industry to be Highlighted at Charlottetown Trade Event & Conference Next Month.
January 16, 2020
Potato Industry to be Highlighted at Charlottetown Trade Event & Conference Next Month
The International Potato Technology Expo and conference returns to the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island next month, February 21 & 22. The event welcomes those who grow and package potatoes...
During a meeting at the White House, US President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the Phase One Agreement reached between the United States and China (Courtesy: White House)
January 15, 2020
National Potato Council Welcomes Signing US-China Phase One Agreement
Today the National Potato Council welcomed the signing of the Phase One Agreement reached between the United States and China by President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House.

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