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January 28, 2008
Website 'Potatoes...Goodness Unearthed' at www.potatogoodness.com launched by United States Potato Board
A new United States Potato Board (USPB) website, www.potatogoodness.com, joined the Board’s online cache of resources championing the goodness and nutrition found in America’s favorite vegetable. This consumer website went live January 17, 2008 and re...From the archive
January 26, 2008
Sierra Exportadora introducira el consumo de “papapan” en cuarteles del Peru
El presidente Ejecutivo de Sierra Exportadora, Gastón Benza Pflucker, informó que están trabajando para introducir el papapan o pan de papa en los programas de alimentación de los cuarteles de las Fuerzas Armadas. Para el efecto Benza Pflucker soste...From the archive
January 25, 2008
EU: 1 % of the acreage for potatoes is organic
In the 27 countries of the EU, 23,000 hectares were used for growing potatoes according to organic standards in 2006. This is equivalent to 1 % of the total area for potato growing in Europe. The most important countries were Germany with 7,500 hectare...From the archive
January 25, 2008
Aardappelkwekers gezamelijk illegaal kopieren aardappelrassen te lijf
Een internationaal consortium van aardappelkwekers bindt in België de strijd aan tegen landbouwers die hun aardappelrassen illegaal kopiëren. Achter het initiatief zitten twee grote Nederlandse aardappelkwekers (HZPC en Agrico) en twee Duitse (Europla...From the archive
January 25, 2008
Boerenbond: Hergebruik aardappel pootgoed op eigen bedrijf niet illegaal
De antipiraterij-afdeling die enkele buitenlandse bedrijven oprichten om illegale kopieën van hun aardappelrassen bij boeren in ons land op te sporen, wekt bij Boerenbond argwaan. "We verdedigen het fundamenteel recht van boeren om zelf pootgoed v...From the archive
January 24, 2008
Fane Valley potato packer closes Dervock plant
Fane Valley Co-operative Society Ltd said it was no longer feasible to retain its Dervock plant as a potato packing centre and it will close in early April. The plant grades, washes and pre-packs 5,000 tonnes of potatoes every year, sourced from arou...From the archive
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January 23, 2008
Australian water shortages lead to rise in potato imports
Vegetable processor Simplot Australia will import a third of its potatoes this year, more than it has ever had to before. Concerns over water shortages in Tasmania meant that not enough farmers were able to sign contracts to supply potatoes to Simplot...From the archive
January 23, 2008
Latin American 'potato network' to aid poor farmers: Red Latinpapa
With 2008 designated the International Year of the Potato, ten Latin American countries and Spain have formed the Latin American Network for Innovation on Potato Improvement and Dissemination, known as Red Latinpapa. The network was announced following...From the archive
January 22, 2008
USPB Initiates Frozen Potato Program In Central America
As part of its continuing strategy to develop new market opportunities for US potatoes, the United States Potato Board (USPB) has initiated a frozen potato program in Central America. Countries to be targeted include Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, N...From the archive
January 21, 2008
NIR scanner of Taste Technologies spots potatoes with 'Zebra Chip' disease
Auckland company Taste Technologies has developed a sorting method that can find out if potatoes have the Zebra chip disease before they are sent to manufacturers. NIR (or near-infrared) technology works by shining a light on the potato as it travels...From the archive
January 19, 2008
'Variabel poten aardappelen lonend'
Variabel poten met behulp van GPS geeft bij alle beproefde rassen een verbetering van de opbrengst en sortering. Dit zorgt voor een gemiddelde financiële meeropbrengst van € 241 tot € 291 per hectare. Dat stelt The Soil Company in een analyse van vie...From the archive
January 18, 2008
Organic Potato Processing facility starting in Colorado?
Staff of a Denver-area organization supposedly brokering a deal to set up an organic potato processing facility in Center were reluctant to release information locally about the proposal but told residents of Grand Forks, North Dakota, they might have ...From the archive
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January 18, 2008
Petrol-Contaminated Potatoes Provoke Nationwide Products Recall in Denmark
Danish Crown's subsidiary Tulip Food Company has had to recall a number of products from its frozen meal range due to some risk that the potatoes contained within them may have been contaminated with petrol, local media report. The potatoes used by Tu...From the archive
January 18, 2008
Martin van de Ven appointed as new CEO at Aviko
With effect from 1 April 2008 Martin van de Ven (53) will be appointed as CEO of Aviko, business group of Royal Cosun. In this capacity he will remain a member of Cosun’s Executive Board and he becomes responsible for Aviko’s national and international...From the archive
January 18, 2008
Minister Verburg op bezoek bij Aardappeldag
Als start voor het Internationale Jaar van de Aardappel werd woensdag 16 Januari een aardappel middag georganiseerd op proefbedrijf Kollumerwaard. Onder de sprekers was de Minister van LNV mevrouw Gerda Verburg die later rondging bij de deelnemende bed...From the archive
January 18, 2008
British Potato Council publishes 'Spuds rule OK' for caterers and school meal providers
"Spuds Rule OK"is a brand new booklet produced by the British Potato Council (BPC) to help caterers, school meal providers and local authorities meet the government’s nutritional guidelines for school meals. As well as being packed full of nu...From the archive
January 18, 2008
Fresh Solution Farms builds Potato Processing Plant (washing, sorting, packing) in West Michigan
Fresh Solution Farms plans to open a potato processing facility in Mottville Township, just outside White Pigeon in St. Joseph County, Michigan. The county's Economic Development Director tells Newschannel 3 that potato processing wasn't a business on...From the archive
January 17, 2008
Papua New Guinea Potato Industry On Rebound
Papua New Guinea’s K50 million (US$17 million) potato industry is expected to bounce back this year after it was hit by the potato late blight disease (PLB).From the archive
