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Perú y Honduras impulsan la producción de semilla de papa
April 12, 2018
Perú y Honduras impulsan la producción de semilla de papa
Luego de sostener una reunión en el marco de la VIII Cumbre de las Américas, los presidentes de ambos países trabajarán de manera conjunta para acrecentar el comercio bilateral.
Patates Dolbec Inc. in Saint-Ubalde, Quebec is a family owned potato packing company run by husband and wife Stéphan Dolbec and Josée Petitclerc
April 12, 2018
Equipment Upgrade Potato Packing Plant Patates Dolbec in Quebec receives government support
Potato packing company Patates Dolbec Inc. in Quebec just completed an expansion and modernization project supported by the Canadian Government.
Planting potatoes in Klamath Basin on May 10, 2012. Notice Mt Shasta standing tall and snowy in the background.
(Courtesy: Gold Dust Farms)
April 11, 2018
Fight over water in Klamath Basin affects potato growers
Farmers, fish advocates, tribes and government officials are headed to federal court in California on Wednesday (today) to argue who will get water — and when — in the Klamath Basin.
Manual del cultivo de la papa en Chile
April 07, 2018
Manual del cultivo de la papa en Chile (2a Parte)
Segunnda parte del artículo escrito por Víctor Kramm M. (INIA Quilamapu) para la Revista Cultura Orgánica (Enero/Febrero 2018) - Zonas productoras de papa y variedades utilizadas (cont.).
Bill Whitacre, CEO of the J.R. Simplot Company since 2009, has announced he will retire per August 31, 2018
April 07, 2018
Bill Whitacre, CEO of the J.R. Simplot Company announces retirement
Bill Whitacre, CEO of the J.R. Simplot Company since 2009, has announced he will retire per August 31, 2018
Juan y Leandro Pérsico en LA CAPITAL, explicando los pasos en la producción de papa semilla que se dan a lo largo de un lustro entre Mar del Plata, Calafate y Tres Arroyos.
April 05, 2018
Producen semilla de papa cerca al glaciar Perito Moreno
Una empresa familiar de Mar del Plata (Argentina), en su cuarta generación, desarrolló un proceso para la producción de papa semilla de alta calidad que tiene como increíble "aliado" al glaciar Perito Moreno y su periódica ruptura.
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Shortly after the passage of hurricane Maria, the Government of Dominica provided several farmers with free seeds and fertilisers for short term crops such as white potatoes to ensure food security and to quickly revive the agriculture sector. This proved
April 05, 2018
Expansion potato cultivation part of resilience strategy Dominica after hurricane Maria
Shortly after the passage of hurricane Maria, the Government of Dominica provided several farmers with free seeds and fertilisers for short term crops such as white potatoes to ensure food security and to quickly revive the agriculture sector. This proved very successful.
Worldwide consumption of potatoes is increasing, according to Blair Richardson, chief executive officer of Potatoes USA
April 04, 2018
Global demand for potatoes is up, but US market share is down
Worldwide consumption of potatoes is increasing, according to Blair Richardson, chief executive officer of Potatoes USA during a recent meeting of Wisconsin potato growers
Presentación del trabajo galardonado (Imagen del primer "slide")
April 03, 2018
Premian al CIP en simposio internacional de manejo de plagas
El Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) fue galardonado por desarrollar métodos de aprendizaje basados en el descubrimiento de los agricultores, en Bangladesh, China, Etiopía, Uganda, Bolivia, Ecuador y Perú.
Goodbye to the famous titanic tuber and hello to the newly unveiled, 40-foot long Big Idaho French Fry Truck
April 03, 2018
Idaho Potato Commission joins in on the April Fools Fun with a new French Fry truck
The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) said goodbye to their famous titanic tuber and hello to the newly unveiled, 40-foot long Big Idaho French Fry Truck.
Chile: Piden un mejor control de las plagas de la papa
April 01, 2018
Chile: Piden un mejor control de las plagas de la papa
El INIA pide a los productores de papa proteger el patrimonio fitosanitario de la zona, tras el avance de plagas cuarentenarias que amenazan la condiciones de zona libre de Los Ríos y Los Lagos.
50 lb. boxes of table stock potatoes ready for shipping at Jones Potato Farm
March 29, 2018
Potato Growers South Florida enjoy a good start of the season
The South Florida potato harvest season has started well, with a good healthy crop taking shape. It has been underway for just over a month and despite cooler weather at the start of the year, South Florida crops escaped any major frost damage.
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March 28, 2018
Judge rules Idaho Potato Fields illegally Quarantined
A federal judge ruled that the United States government illegally quarantined some Idaho potato fields infested with potato cyst nematodes (PCN), a pest that could threaten the state’s $1.2 billion potato industry.
Back: Heidi Randall of Friesland, Wisconsin, Chris Hansen of Bliss, New York, Eric Schroeder of Antigo, Wisconsin, Jaren Raybould of Saint Anthony, Idaho, Steve Streich of Kalispell, Montana, Blair Richardson, Potatoes USA CEO and Marty Meyers of Boardman
March 24, 2018
Potatoes USA Chooses new Leadership
The Potatoes USA, 2018 Annual Meeting came to a close last week with the election of a new Board Chairman and Executive Committee.
Buenas expectativas para el sector de la papa en Argentina
March 22, 2018
Buenas expectativas para el sector de la papa en Argentina
Es la opinión de los integrantes de la Mesa Papera de Buenos Aires, que se reunieron durante la Fiesta Provincial de la Papa, llevada a cabo en la ciudad de Otamendi, entre el 16-19 de marzo.
Gastronomía Peruana ¿Cuál es la mejor papa para cada plato?
March 21, 2018
Gastronomía Peruana ¿Cuál es la mejor papa para cada plato?
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson, makes his address at the launch of the H&L Agro’s Duwest soluble crop nutrition line, at the Junction Guesthouse Auditorium in
March 18, 2018
Jamaica anticipates 100% self-sufficiency for table potatoes this year
Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson says he is anticipating that Jamaica will achieve its goal of 100 per cent self-sufficiency in the production of table Irish potato this year.
Benjamin 'Benjy' Firester, 18, of New York City, won the top award in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018 with a mathematical model that uses disease data to predict how weather patterns could spread late blight spores. (Courtesy: Society for Science
March 14, 2018
Teen scientist wins USD 250,000 with late blight prediction model
Benjamin 'Benjy' Firester, 18, of New York City, won the top award in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2018 with a mathematical model that uses disease data to predict how weather patterns could spread late blight spores.

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