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七月 25, 2008
EPA bans carbofuran residue on food in surprise move
The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday that it will no longer allow residue of the toxic pesticide carbofuran on domestic or imported food, a decision that would effectively remove the chemical from the U.S. market. EPA officials sa...From the archive

七月 24, 2008
Aardappel voor zoute gronden in de maak
Noordelijke aardappeltelers zijn bezig met het ontwikkelen van aardappelen die beter zijn toegerust op zoute gronden dan de huidige rassen. De rassen zijn bedoeld voor de toekomstige teelt in het Noorden van Nederland in verband met de verzilting van ...From the archive

七月 24, 2008
Cavendish Farms Potato suppliers accept new contract
Cavendish Farms producers voted “overwhelmingly yes’’ Wednesday (July 23) to accept the latest offer from the Irving-owned company, but many look to the future with concern. It was the fourth meeting for the approximately 180 growers on Prince Edward ...From the archive

七月 24, 2008
BASF Plant Science takes Amflora case to EU Court
BASF Plant Science today filed an action with the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg against the EU Commission for failure to act. According to the company, the approval process of the cultivation of Amflora, its genetically improved potato...From the archive

七月 23, 2008
Para el 2015 se preve triplicar la produccion de papa industrial en Argentina
El actual titular del INTA, Carlos Cheppi, reemplazará a Javier de Urquiza como Secretario de Agricultura Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentos de la Nación. Habría presentado un plan a la presidenta Cristina Fernández de Kirchner que contempla fuertes crecimie...From the archive

七月 23, 2008
McCain CEO Nick Vermont backs Potato Council's British Potato Industry Award;Nominations requested
An industry with the size and diversity of the British potato sector should be prepared to back an awards scheme that recognises those who have made a significant contribution to its development, says Nick Vermont, McCain chief executive officer for Gr...From the archive
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七月 22, 2008
Potato industry must work together to eliminate CIPC residues
The whole potato industry must work together to eliminate CIPCresidue anomalies or the sprout suppressant will be lost, visitors to the recent Potato Council storage day at G H Chennells Farms in Lincolnshire were told. New limits on both total CIPC ap...From the archive

七月 22, 2008
Coloradokever bedreigt groei aardappelen
Albert Koops, technisch adviseur bij Bayer CropScience, verwacht een toename van het aantal coloradokevers als het eind deze week warm weer wordt. Dat is een probleem voor de zetmeel- en consumptieaardappelteelt. De omstandigheden voor de aardappelpl...From the archive

七月 22, 2008
Allan Stevenson new chair potato council
The appointment of a new chairman to the Potato Council is an important step forward for the industry in these times of change. Allan Stevenson, who takes office from 21 July 2008, also becomes a main Board Director of Agriculture and Horticulture Deve...From the archive

七月 21, 2008
Washington State 2008 Potato acreage down 6%
The Washington office of NASS said Washington growers planted fewer potatoes and more dry peas and will have lighter peach and apricot crops. Washington winter wheat production is expected to reach 109.7 million bushels this season, up 1 percent.Potato...From the archive

七月 21, 2008
Pepsico buys potato in Uttar Pradesh at windfall prices
Farmers of the potato belt in Uttar Pradesh now see hope in PepsiCo. The company has started procuring a specific breed of potato from farmers at Rs 825 a quintal (100 kg) while the market is not fetching a price of even Rs 300 per quintal. The company...From the archive

七月 21, 2008
Bhutan potato farmers suffer from potato glut in India
On July 16, farmer Sonam Tshering, 55, from Paro, went down to Phuentsholing with 23 sacks of potato, optimistic of earning a good sum. He thought of how he would be able to meet the expenses of his two sons, both monks at Ramjam Rinpoche dratshang in ...From the archive

七月 20, 2008
P.E.I. potato farmers come closer to settling contract dispute with Cavendish Farms
Prince Edward Island potato growers may be one step closer to settling a contract dispute with Cavendish Farms. But they’ll have to wait until Wednesday to find out how close they’ve come.After nearly two weeks away from the table, the potato growers ...From the archive

七月 18, 2008
US Potato chip manufacturers feel crunch of rising potato costs
It's not the Great Irish Potato Famine of the 19th century, but the summer of 2008 has turned into a major test for potato-chip producers across the country. The price of a bushel of chip potatoes has doubled in the last few months, going from $9 to a ...From the archive

七月 18, 2008
Bengal farmers in potato protest
Angry farmers in the Indian state of West Bengal have been dumping their potato crop on roads in protest against poor prices. Farmers say they are selling at a loss because a bumper crop and lack of storage facilities has led to a dramatic fall in pr...From the archive

七月 18, 2008
Middleswarth potato shortage easing
Potato chip producer Ira Middleswarth &Son may soon see the end of the potato shortage that slowed their July production to a crawl, according to a company official. Thanks to Midwestern crop shortages, the Middleburg-based chip maker endured three...From the archive

七月 18, 2008
Idaho potato farmers plant 300.000 acres, a 12.3% decline
United Potato Growers of Idaho projects 300,266 acres of potatoes in Idaho for the 2008-09 season, down 12.3 percent from the acreage counted in 2007-08 by the Farm Service Agency.United announced the results of its first-ever potato acreage count at t...From the archive