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Are you buying less potatoes?
June 26, 2014
UK Consumers eat less potatoes, but this is not a conscious decision
In the United Kingdom the value of fresh potato category is growing with a 3.8% rise over the last year, while the volume of fresh potatoes sold has dropped by 8.0%. The Potato Council is figuring out what can be done about it.
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Washington State Potato Commission Elects New Leadership
June 25, 2014
Washington State Potato Commission Elects New Leadership
The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) has elected its new Executive Committee. Nelson Cox was named chair of the commission
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President signs into law revisions to the EPA rules supporting Maine Farmers
June 16, 2014
President signs into law revisions to the EPA rules supporting Maine Farmers
President Obama signed into law revisions to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that ease compliance for farms across Maine.
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Breakthrough in understanding swarming potato blight spores
June 11, 2014
Breakthrough in understanding swarming potato blight spores
Researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Aberdeen have made a breakthrough in understanding how the microbial spores which cause potato blight are so effective at infecting plants.
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Justin Della Zoppa wins 2014 Rabobank Potatoes South Australia Industry Award
June 10, 2014
Justin Della Zoppa wins 2014 Rabobank Potatoes South Australia Industry Award
Riverland potato producer Justin Della Zoppa has been named the 2014 Rabobank Potatoes South Australia Industry Award winner.
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Univ. Florida Research: Late blight pathogen originates from Mexico
June 09, 2014
Univ. Florida Research: Late blight pathogen originates from Mexico
A University of Florida scientist has pinpointed Mexico as the origin of the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish Potato Famine, a finding that may help researchers solve the $6 billion-a-year disease that continues to evolve and torment potato and tomato growers around the world.
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Hairy Nightshade that has the potential to be problematic in potato cultivation
May 28, 2014
New 'Focus on Potato' Webcasts Tackle Hairy Nightshade, Potato Tuber Moth
Hairy nightshade and potato tuberworm (or potato tuber moth) are two economically important inhibitors to potato production. Two of the latest ‘Focus on Potato’ webcasts focus on these economically important potato pests.
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Produce Marketing Association redesigns website
May 27, 2014
Produce Marketing Association redesigns website
In response to member feedback and as part of its new strategic plan implementation, the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) unveiled its redesigned website http://www.pma.com on Tuesday, May 27.
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May 27, 2014
Biosecurity protection a primary focus of Queensland potato forum
Potato growers attending today’s potato research and development (R&D) workshop in the Lockyer Valley in south east Queensland will hear about exotic and endemic biosecurity risks facing their businesses, and the practical steps they can take to protect themselves.
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¿Por qué la humilde papa es tan apreciada en Kazajistán?
May 22, 2014
¿Por qué la humilde papa es tan apreciada en Kazajistán?
Los kasajos han adaptado como suyo el tubérculo andino y hoy ocupan el noveno lugar en consumo
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Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Senator Collins' Request to Include Fresh White Potato in WIC Program
May 22, 2014
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Senator Collins' Request to Include Fresh White Potato in WIC Program
Today, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved a bipartisan agreement, authored by Senators Susan Collins (R-Me) and Mark Pryor (D-AR), that would allow families using the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program to purchase all fresh, healthy vegetables, including the white potato, which has been excluded from the program.
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Leatherhead appoints Alice Cadman, ex United Biscuits, as Head of Business Development & Marketing
May 21, 2014
Leatherhead appoints Alice Cadman, ex United Biscuits, as Head of Business Development & Marketing
Leatherhead Food Research is delighted to announce the appointment of Alice Cadman as Head of Business Development & Marketing, starting 27 May 2014
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Expanding work programs will help ease the burden on Australian growers
May 21, 2014
Expanding work programs will help ease the burden on Australian growers
Australia’s vegetable and potato industries have backed calls from northern Australian growers for the expansion of the Seasonal Worker Program, to address major labour shortages in horticulture.
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US Potato Board Announces Winner of Guilt-Free Potato Goodness Recipe Contest
May 20, 2014
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'Nacho Usual Breakfast' is the creative and catchy title of the Grand Prize winning recipe in the US Potato Board's Guilt-Free Potato Goodness consumer recipe contest, selected by 'Hungry Girl' Lisa Lillien.
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All of Mexico now open for US Potatoes
May 19, 2014
All of Mexico now open for US Potatoes
The National Potato Council (NPC) and the United States Potato Board (USPB) are pleased that effective today, May 19, 2014, the Mexican government has implemented its final rule to allow U.S. fresh potatoes to enter all of Mexico.
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Potatoes: Working to Put Common Sense Back into the WIC Rules
May 19, 2014
Potatoes: Working to Put Common Sense Back into the WIC Rules
Did you know that in the United States participants in the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program can buy nutritious potatoes with a voucher at a farmer’s market, but not at their local grocer?
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En Gran Canaria crean asociación para alentar a consumir papa e incrementar comercialización de variedades locales
May 16, 2014
En Gran Canaria crean asociación para alentar a consumir papa e incrementar comercialización de variedades locales
La Asociación de Distribuidores de Papas de Gran Canaria (ADIPA), que se presentó oficialmente este viernes (16 de mayo), es una agrupación que tiene como objetivo el de revertir la tendencia actual de consumo y conseguir que el 80% de la papa que se compre en la isla sea de la tierra.
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May 15, 2014
Cuba: Experimentan con cultivo de papa en las montañas
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