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Justin Clements, a fifth year doctoral student in the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center working in the Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the 2016-2017 National Potato Council Academic Scholars
August 17, 2016
National Potato Council Awards Academic Scholarship for Potato Research to Justin Clements
Justin Clements, a fifth year doctoral student in the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center working in the Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the 2016-2017 NPC Academic Scholarship.
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Packaging French Fries at the family owned Belgian Potato Processing Company Mydibel(Courtesy: Bosch Packaging Technology)
August 15, 2016
Belgium's family potato business vital force in land of fries
Potatoes are the second largest cultivated crop in Belgium and a key ingredient in Belgian cuisine. It's the base of the world-famous French fries, and is considered by Belgians as part of their national pride.
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Per 1 augustus 2016 is Gerard ten Bolscher in dienst getreden bij Avebe als Managing Director R&D en lid van het Executive Committee.
August 04, 2016
Avebe benoemt Gerard ten Bolscher tot Managing Director R&D
Per 1 augustus 2016 is de heer Gerard ten Bolscher (48 jaar) in dienst getreden bij Avebe als Managing Director R&D en lid van het Executive Committee.
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University of Idaho to partner with the International Potato Center (CIP) in Peru
August 02, 2016
University of Idaho to partner with the International Potato Center (CIP) in Peru
The University of Idaho is negotiating a partnership with the International Potato Center in Lima, Peru, involving the sharing of scientific expertise and providing UI’s potato program better access to a vast gene bank.
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Participants at the 25th annual Texas Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program field day learned that the harvest is underway, that psyllids are threatening unharvested fields and that new varieties are showing lots of promise.(Courtesy: Texas A&
August 01, 2016
Harvest, psyllids & new varieties the hot topics at Texas potato field day
Participants at the 25th annual Texas Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program field day learned that the harvest is underway, that psyllids are threatening unharvested fields and that new varieties are showing lots of promise.
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Rachael Lynch has joined Potatoes USA as a Global Marketing Manager for institutional foodservice.
July 25, 2016
Rachael Lynch Joins Potatoes USA as Global Marketing Manager
Potatoes USA is pleased to announce Rachael Lynch has joined its staff as a Global Marketing Manager for institutional foodservice
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Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of Cuba (Courtesy: USACC)
July 25, 2016
National Potato Council joins US Agriculture Coalition for Cuba (USACC)
The National Potato Council has joined more than 100 prominent national grower organizations, state grower associations, and agribusiness members as part of the U.S. Agriculture Coalition for Cuba, whose goal is to reestablish Cuba as a market for U.S. food and ag exports
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AHDB Potatoes’ Next Generation continued to explore GB’s diverse potato industry with a processing-focussed, whole supply chain day at McCain GB Foods Ltd Headquarters in Scarborough recently
July 25, 2016
AHDB Potatoes Next Generation education program follows supply chain relationships from field to fork
AHDB Potatoes’ Next Generation educational programme continued to explore GB’s diverse potato industry with a processing-focussed, whole supply chain day at McCain GB Foods Ltd Headquarters in Scarborough recently.
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Karen Davies, of the School of Science and Technology at Nottingham Trent University is working on a PhD project partially funded by the AHDB (AHDB project 115R481 - PhD micronutrient fortification of potato crops)
July 25, 2016
Potato fertilization with (Fe) nanoparticles may benefit cultivation and increase nutritional value
Work to make potatoes more nutritious by including nanoparticles in the fertilizer formulation is proving promising, according to the AHDB-funded researcher Karen Davies
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POPA meeting
July 24, 2016
Potato and Onion Producers Association of Namibia elects new board
Members of the Namibian Potato and Onion Producers Association (Popa) recently met at Tsumeb to elect a new board.
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Texas A&M University AgriLife Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program plots
July 20, 2016
New potato variety to be featured at Texas A&M Agrilife field day July 21 near Springlake
The annual Potato Field Day in the High Plains featuring the Texas A&M University AgriLife Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program will be July 21.
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Maureen Storey, Ph.D., was president and CEO of the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) for five years.
July 19, 2016
Maureen Storey leaves Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE)
After five years as the president and CEO of the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE), Maureen Storey, Ph.D., is no longer leading the organization.
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The Michigan Potato Industry Commission fosters and promotes the economically sustainable potato industry in this US State.
July 17, 2016
Michigan Potato Industry Commission appointments, re-appointments
On July 15, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan announced a series of appointments and re-appointments to the Michigan Potato Industry Commission
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International Potato Center (CIP) Annual Report 2015.
July 11, 2016
International Potato Center (CIP) publishes Annual Report
The International Potato Center (CIP) has published its annual report for 2015.
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Potato Trade show Interpom | Primeurs 2016 focuses on Precision Technology
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July 02, 2016
It's a deal! New Avebe Innovation Centre to be built in Groningen, at the Zernike complex
Potato Starch Cooperative Avebe, Groningen University and the project developer Triade have reached agreement about a new innovation centre to be built at the Zernike complex in Groningen.
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Romain Cools, Belgapom: 'Damage to potato harvest can't be estimated at the moment'
Stories about large losses in harvest in the Belgian sector due to the heavy rainfall are circulating in various media. But Romain Cools of Belgapom says it is too early to come up with a percentage.
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Waste from potato crops could be ‘recycled’ into personal care products such as medical gels and beauty creams – thanks to a new UEA research project.
June 30, 2016
UK research project intends to turn potato waste into beauty creams.
Waste from potato crops could be ‘recycled’ into personal care products such as medical gels and beauty creams – thanks to a new University of East Anglia (UEA) research project.
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