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August 25, 2017
National Potato Council awards scholarship to Adrienne Gorny for nematode research
Adrienne Gorny, a fourth-year doctoral student in Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology at Cornell University, is the recipient of the 2017-2018 NPC Academic Scholarship.From the archive
August 24, 2017
Argentina: Investigadores identifican mecanismo de defensa del cultivo de papa
El hallazgo permitiría el desarrollo de plantas resistentes al tizón tardío, una de las enfermedades más destructivas del cultivo de la papa.From the archive
August 18, 2017
Honduras producirá semilla de alta calidad usando megatúneles
La iniciativa es financiada el USDA y ejecutada por la Secretaría de Agricultura y Ganadería (SAG). Con estas estructuras se espera obtener cerca de 2700 kgs de semilla por ciclo de cultivo.From the archive
![Dirk Hays,Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant geneticist: “With Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), we can image the size of the tubers and get a correlation to the actual physical size of the potato without harvesting them. [...] We can get an almost one-to-](https://media.potatopro.com/texas-a-and-m-gound-penetrating-radar-early-potato-1200.jpg?width=480&height=295&crop=smart&mode=crop "Dirk Hays,Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant geneticist: “With Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), we can image the size of the tubers and get a correlation to the actual physical size of the potato without harvesting them. [...] We can get an almost one-to-")
August 17, 2017
Early maturing potato cultivars can be identified using ground-penetrating radar, finds Texas A&M Agrilife
Dirk Hays,Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant geneticist: “With Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), we can image the size of the tubers and get a correlation to the actual physical size of the potato without harvesting them. Potatoes are a dream for Ground Penetrating Radar.”From the archive
August 17, 2017
Dave Rhodes named Northeast retail promotion director Idaho Potato Commission
The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) announces that Produce industry veteran Dave Rhodes has joined their team as Retail Promotion Director-Northeast, based in Indianapolis, IndianaFrom the archive
August 14, 2017
RPE brings a new crop and a new life to Old Oak Farms® Party Potatoes®
Old Oak Farms®, RPE’s core commodity brand, is bringing new life to the fingerling potato category with Party Potatoes®. In hopes to share the party nationwide, RPE has created multi-themed promotional campaign that will span over the next several months.From the archive
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August 09, 2017
Así operaba en cartel de la papa en los Estados Unidos
Un reciente estudio revela que los estadounidenses pagaron más por las papas que consumían debido a acuerdos establecidos entre cooperativas de productores. El cartel llegó a controlar el 60% de la producción en 2005.From the archive
August 09, 2017
Liberan variedad de papa en Costa Rica
La nueva variedad es resistente a enfermedades y altas temperaturas y posee alto contenido de vitamina C.From the archive
August 08, 2017
Argentina empezó a exportar papa semilla a Vietnam
El primer envío fue de 70 toneladas y se realizó desde el puerto de Mar del Plata, bajo los controles sanitarios del Senasa.From the archive
August 08, 2017
National Potato Council says the Mexican court ruling banning potato import 'Ignores Science'
The National Potato Council, representing the United States Potato Industry responds to the Mexican Court decision to block the import of US potatoes: 'Mexican Court Ruling Ignores Science'From the archive
August 07, 2017
Parkland Potato Varieties will be hosting its annual open day.
Parkland Potato Varieties will be hosting is annual open day at the Crop Diversification Centre South in Brooks, Alberta on August 18th from 10 am to 2 pm.From the archive
August 05, 2017
México veta la papa de Estados Unidos
Para los jueces que dictaron la medida, los tubérculos constituyen un riesgo latente a la biodiversidad y son un potencial riesgo de propagación de 63 plagas cuarentenarias.From the archive
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August 05, 2017
New Wisconsin State laws force potato growers to apply best practices
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed two new measures involving the potato industry last Wednesday. One law makes use of certified seed potatoes mandatory, the other enforces a faster response to the presence of late blightFrom the archive
August 05, 2017
Mexican court blocks import of potatoes from the United States
A Mexican Federal court has made a ruling that bans the import of (table) potatoes from the United States.From the archive
August 03, 2017
Second Generation Innate® Potatoes Receive Approval in Canada
Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have completed the food, feed, and environmental safety assessments of the J.R. Simplot Company’s second generation of Innate® potatoes. The authorizations enable the potatoes to be imported, planted, and sold in Canada.From the archive
August 03, 2017
The Little Potato Company Celebrates the Official Grand Opening of its New Processing Facility in DeForest Wisconsin
The Little Potato Company celebrated the official grand opening of its new U.S. processing facility in DeForest, near Madison, Wisconsin on July 27, 2017.From the archive
July 25, 2017
Washington Potato Industry Votes To Continue Marketing Order
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that potato producers in Washington voted to continue their federal marketing order program.From the archive
July 24, 2017
Cavendish Farms invests in more efficient centralized potato storage on Prince Edward Island
Canadian Potato Processing company Cavendish Farms is investing in major potato storage upgrades at its New Annan French Fry plant, Prince Edward Island.From the archive