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Uit rassenproeven s gebleken dat de rassen dit jaar, als gevolg van de droogte, gemiddeld 0,4 à 1 stengel per struik minder ontwikkeld hebben in vergelijking met vorig jaar.

On May 17, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award more than $346 million in international assistance grants

Officials and Scientists discussed the new public rollout of the MyPlate initiative during a Monday press conference at the IFT 2011 Annual Meeting and Food Expo.

Wanneer op 1 juli de overnames van Scana Noliko en d’Aucy worden afgerond, groeit PinguinLutosa uit tot een wereldspeler. De groep wordt dan zo groot dat het nood heeft aan een nieuwe naam. “Alle suggesties zijn nog welkom”, grapt topman Herwig Dejong...

Incoming IFT President Roger Clemens and President-Elect John Ruff presented four companies with the 2011 IFT Food Expo Innovation Awards.

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The recent unveiling of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) MyPlate icon heralded a bold, new visual reminder of the importance of fruit and vegetable consumption, filling half the plate with these two important food groups.

Geert Staring, algemeen directeur van kwekersorganisatie Breeders Trust, laat weten dat ze een overeenkomst gesloten hebben omtrent betaling van kwekersrechten met 3 Belgische Boerenbonden

Scientists at the Potato Research Centre hope to crossbreed foreign and domestic potatoes to create a new spud that's resilient to disease and requires fewer pesticides.

Ballarat district potato growers have struck a new price deal with McCain Foods, months ahead of schedule. The growers will be paid an increase of $15 a tonne of potatoes for next year's crop.

French fries and potatoes are not evil but they have been demonized. What will it take to get the buying consumer to realize that a potato is a very simple, healthy and wholesome food and not the primary culprit in rampant obesity?

The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, is leading an international project with the goal of developing new potato varieties which are tolerant to the effects of climate change, as well as to identify already e...

After several months of consumption of stored potatoes, it is time for new potatoes, the early potato, with all the flavor and freshness, because they are newly harvested. Under the slogan "A seasonal flavor"Amdalusian Early potatoes are pro...

The Chief Operating Officer of the United Potato Growers of America offers his view of the potato prices this summer:

Eén dag na de vernieling van het proefveld namen de onderzoekers van het Instituut voor Landbouw- en Visserijonderzoek (ILVO) de tijd om de schade op te meten.

Washington potatoes are not only good for you, their production is highly sustainable.

Revisions to the grading standards for No. 1 potatoes allow for mixed varieties of potatoes to be packaged together, as requested by grower/shippers and retailers.