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United States Potato Board Tests the Waters in Emerging Market of Burma
October 09, 2013
United States Potato Board Tests the Waters in Emerging Market of Burma
Food industry buyers and professionals in Burma received their first taste of U.S. frozen and dehydrated potato products with the United States Potato Board’s (USPB) participation in the U.S. Food &Beverage Agent Show.
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Major Fresh Potato Campaign launched in Western Australia
October 09, 2013
Major Fresh Potato Campaign launched in Western Australia
The Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia has started a campaign to increase the consumption of fresh potatoes.
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Potato week
October 08, 2013
Potato Advertising Push gets underway in United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, a high profile advertising campaign has been launched to drive awareness and sales of named potato varieties.
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Potato harvest in full swing in Maine's Aroostook County
October 05, 2013
Potato harvest in full swing in Maine's Aroostook County
It’s potato harvest time in northern Maine and thanks to one of the longest stretches of nice weather since midsummer, farmers from one end of Aroostook County to the other are looking to get as much of their crop in as they can while the the sun shines.
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Report: The value chain for seed and ware potatoes in Kenya
September 30, 2013
Report: The value chain for seed and ware potatoes in Kenya
Potato in Kenya is an important food crop, second to maize. In 2011 the Dutch and Kenyan government agreed to support an initiative to support seed potato development in Kenya in order to increase yields and enhance food security.
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Guía fotográfica de las principales plagas del cultivo de papa en Ecuador
September 29, 2013
Guía fotográfica de las principales plagas del cultivo de papa en Ecuador
Destinada a facilitadores y técnicos de campo para ser usada en prácticas con agricultores y estudiantes. Provee descripciones cortas y fotografías de las principales plagas que afectan al cultivo de papa.
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High temperatures shrink potato sizes in Washington
September 23, 2013
High temperatures shrink potato sizes in Washington
Washington's hot summer has shrunk the size of potatoes, which could make long fries and large baked potatoes less plentiful this season.
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September 13, 2013
Successful East of England Potato Day 2013
More than 140 potato growers, advisors and agronomists met at Frederick Hiam Ltd, Tuddenham, Suffolk at the end of August, 2013, for Potato Council’s East of England Potato Day.
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Ben Stein to headline Potato Expo 2014 in Texas
September 11, 2013
Ben Stein to headline Potato Expo 2014 in Texas
Ben Stein - Actor, Author, Economist, and Pop Culture Icon - will be headlining the Potato Expo 2014 in Texas.
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Breeders Trust intercepts illegally propagated seed potatoes in Italy
September 05, 2013
Breeders Trust intercepts illegally propagated seed potatoes in Italy
This week, Breeders Trust successfully reached an agreement with eight Italian agricultural cooperatives and producers that propagated potato varieties and marketed these as officially certified seed potatoes, without permission of the variety owner.
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United States Potato Exports Set another Record
September 05, 2013
United States Potato Exports Set another Record
Total US potato and product exports for FY13 (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013) increased 4 percent in value to $1,639,911,793 and also rose 4 percent in volume to 1,561,896 metric tons (MT)--both record levels.
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CPRI develops potatoes resistant to cold-induced sweetening
August 28, 2013
CPRI develops potatoes resistant to cold-induced sweetening
The Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) in Shimla, India's premier potato research institute, has evolved a new technology to prevent conversion of starch into glucose in low temperature conditions, like cold storages.
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Cronología del desarrollo de la papa transgénica
August 27, 2013
Cronología del desarrollo de la papa transgénica
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Low potato yield in the Netherlands, according to VTA yield trials.
August 26, 2013
Low potato yield in the Netherlands, according to VTA yield trials
Yield trials of the Dutch Farmers Union VTA indicate a yield mid August 19 percent below the 5-year average.
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‘Best-ever’ Potatoes in Practice – buoyant mood as industry turns out in droves
August 25, 2013
‘Best-ever’ Potatoes in Practice – buoyant mood as industry turns out in droves
Growers, agronomists and technical specialists turned out in high numbers at Potatoes in Practice earlier this month on the James Hutton Institute’s Balruddery Farm, Invergowrie.
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National Potato Commission hosts Oregon farm tour for US EPA regulators
August 25, 2013
National Potato Commission hosts Oregon farm tour for US EPA regulators
During the week of Aug. 23, the National Potato Council (NPC) led a delegation of five U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees in a crop tour of the Columbia Basin growing area in Oregon.
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Potato Psyllid Trapping and Management - Focus on Potato webcast
August 21, 2013
Potato Psyllid Trapping and Management - Focus on Potato webcast
This webcast by the Plant Management Network on Potato Psyllids, responsible for the transfer of the Zebra chip disease consists of two parts:
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Goodbye British Potato Council, hello Potato Council Limited
August 21, 2013
GB seed potato industry hosts first-time UK Industry Reception at Potato Europe
Importers and growers looking to buy high health, high quality seed are warmly invited to visit Potato Council’s stand at Potato Europe (Emmeloord, The Netherlands, September 11-12, 2013).
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