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十一月 01, 2007
Arrangement Between Canada and the United States Benefits Potato Producers and Processors
The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board and the Honourable David Emerson, Minister of International Trade today welcomed the conclusion of an arrangement to facilitate bilateral trade i...From the archive

十月 26, 2007
Washington potato harvest could break last year's record of $562M
The deal: The value of the state's potato crop hit a record $562 million last year and could beat that record for the just-harvested 2007 crop. This year and last, the state's potato growers seem to be hitting the marks perfectly in terms of global ...From the archive

十月 25, 2007
Idaho Potato Commission Congratulates Idaho Growers on Another Harvest Well Done
Idaho produced approximately 13 billion pounds of their signature spuds during the harvest, which runs from August through October. The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), representing Idaho Potato processors, shippers and growers, reports another excellent...From the archive

十月 22, 2007
VN opent het Internationale Jaar van de Aardappel
Na de internationale jaren voor de rijst (2004) en voor de bergen (2002) kan een jaar voor de aardappel natuurlijk niet achterblijven. Vorige week opende de Verenigde Naties het jaar met als belangrijkste doel om overheden subsidie te laten verstrekken...From the archive

十月 19, 2007
Seed bytes October 2007: Newsletter for the New Brunswick Potato Seed Industry
Careful and wise storage management decisions are your best defences against crop losses due to potato storage diseases. It is essential to know that you cannot cure tubers of diseases, but you can minimize storage losses from tuber infections.From the archive
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十月 19, 2007
On World Food Day, UN launches International Year of the Potato
On World Food Day, the United Nations launched the International Year of the Potato which will spotlight the humble vegetable discovered in Peru that has become a staple in diets around the globe and the world's fourth largest source of food. The year-...From the archive

十月 18, 2007
McCain sponsors the United Nations International Year of the Potato 2008
McCain Foods Limited announced its sponsorship of the United Nations (UN) International Year of the Potato 2008, at the official launch today in New York.The United Nations General Assembly has declared that the potato should be a major component in st...From the archive

十月 16, 2007
PEI testing potatoes for wart
A virus that crippled Prince Edward Island's potato industry for six months in 2000 may have returned. A single spud from a quarantined processing field near Kensington is being tested for potato wart, a disease that poses no threat to humans but leave...From the archive

十月 12, 2007
Wide variation in quality Idaho spuds
Keith Esplin, executive director of Potato Growers of Idaho, on this years crop: “I think as far as the crop, growers are pleased with what they found,” he said. “Yield and quality are better than thought.”Esplin said growers were expecting ...From the archive

十月 05, 2007
Washington State Potato Growers have settled processing contracts with Simplot and Heinz
Washington state potato growers have settled processing contracts with the J.R. Simplot Co. and H.J. Heinz Co. for the 2008 growing season.Simplot will pay growers a $240-per-acre "energy surcharge"under the new contract, Potato Growers of Wa...From the archive

十月 03, 2007
Organic Potato Markets (Idaho)
Market perspective for organic potatoes. This project was conducted by Joe Guenthner and Gina Greenway in the Agricultural Economics &Rural Sociology Department at the University of Idaho, Jennifer Miller at the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives...From the archive

十月 02, 2007
Idaho Potato Commission celebrates 70th anniversary
The Idaho Potato Commission is marking its 70th anniversary this year. Formed in May 1937 and originally (and only briefly) known as the Idaho Fruit &Vegetable Advertising Commission, the IPC has been actively promoting Idaho potatoes since its in...From the archive

九月 28, 2007
Idaho Potato Harvest Indicates Yield Decrease (video)
Harvest time is here and Idaho farmers are busy digging up their fields. But the hot weather we saw this summer has taken a toll on the local crop. The fields are pretty much dug up, with a few stragglers left behind. While farms say the quality o...From the archive

九月 28, 2007
Wireworms have met their match in spuds
An insecticide previously approved only for field corn and non-crop uses is headed for release next spring in potatoes, thanks to an integrated pest management project for wireworm control led by University of Idaho entomologist Juan Manuel Alvarez.Fip...From the archive

九月 28, 2007
2006 Potato Crop value in the US up 8% compared to 2005
For the United States, the value of all potatoes sold from the 2006 crop is estimated at $2.98 billion, up 8 percent from the previous year.according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, according to the USDA's National Agricultural...From the archive

九月 26, 2007
US potato export tops one billion
For the marketing year July 2006 - June 2007 (MY07), the United States Potato Board (USPB) reports total US potato exports were valued at a record $1,000,252,000. On a volume basis, total exports were 1,108,391 metric tons (MT). This represents an inc...From the archive

九月 26, 2007
Potato farmers adapting to new food safety regulations
As potato farmers nationwide dig up and truck in this year's crop, they're being held for the first time to guidelines aimed at preventing a food safety scare similar to the deadly E. coli outbreak in spinach last year. Besides watching the weather a...From the archive