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十月 05, 2011
Meer dan 75% van Noord-west Europese aardappelen gerooid
De uitzonderlijk mooie weersomstandigheden van de voorbije twee weken hebben een snelle oogst van de aardappelen toegelaten. Men neemt aan dat op dit ogenblik 80 tot 90 % van de Belgische aardappelen gerooid zijn. In Nederland hebben de overvloedige...From the archive

十月 04, 2011
National Potato Council applauds US Administration for sending trade pacts to Congress
The following statement is from Randy Hardy, Vice President of Trade Affairs for the National Potato Council (NPC) and owner of Hardy Farms, a potato growing operation in Oakley, Idaho, on the transmission by the Obama Administration of the pending fre...From the archive

十月 04, 2011
Scientists look for source of Alaska potato blight
Potato late blight, that same disease that caused the Irish Potato Famine, resurfaced in Alaska this fall. This wasn’t the first time the disease, widespread in the Lower 48 and worldwide, came to Alaska. Plant pathologist Jenifer McBeath suspects it...From the archive

十月 04, 2011
Potato waste could provide 'new generation' of food ingredients
A new extraction method promises to deliver large-scale extraction of potato fibres rich in the are especially rich in the pectin rhamnogalacturonan I, could help to produce new ingredients and functional hydrocolloids, say researchers. Writing in Foo...From the archive

十月 04, 2011
Record attendance expected at UK potato industry showcase BP2011
Record numbers are expected at the potato industry’s event of the year, BP2011, which will be held at Harrogate in November. Entry will be free of charge and amateur growers can attend, although the event is not designed for them. Students thinking o...From the archive

十月 04, 2011
US Potato Production in 2010 down 7%
Recently the USDA has published a revised overview of the United States Potato Industry statistics for harvest 2010. This report contains a wealth of data on the production per state and utilisation, for which we refer to the report itself.From the archive
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十月 03, 2011
Could new potato variety upset competitive position potato regions?
Will a newly discovered russet potato variety make the Red River Valley a yield contender with the Pacific Northwest? Carl Hoverson of Larimore, N.D., thinks so, and — as one of the key growers for the Simplot-processed potato plant in Grand Forks, N....From the archive

十月 02, 2011
German per capita Potato Consumption up in 2010
The Germans are buying more potatoes again. After a several-years of continuing decline of the amount of potatoes consumed, German per capita consumption increased to around 63kg in 2010, up from 60kg in 2009, according to Martin Umhau, chairman of t...From the archive

十月 02, 2011
Kevin MacIsaac new General Manager United Potato Growers of Canada
United Potato Growers of Canada has hired a potato industry veteran as its new General Manager. Kevin MacIsaac, of Bear River, Prince Edward Island will join United in this senior role, effective Monday, October 3rd. Along with his brother, Kevin has ...From the archive

十月 01, 2011
Salvaging missed potatoes for hungry Alaskans yields rich harvest
Food Bank of Alaska executive director Susannah Morgan called it one of those rare and glorious "all is right with the world"kinds of days. It's what happens when an active Rotary Club, 42 caring individuals and one generous potato farmer te...From the archive

十月 01, 2011
Idaho Potato Cyst Nematode containment area to expand
Potato growers in Eastern Idaho are questioning the effectiveness of the USDA's efforts to contain the pale cyst nematode (Globodera Pallida), a small wormlike pest that endangers Idaho's potato export markets. Several U.S. trading partners, including...From the archive

十月 01, 2011
PEI Potato farmers could use a little rain
After the wet weather Maritimers experienced from spring until mid-August, this might take some by surprise: a little bit of rain would be welcomed just about now. Bill MacKendrick, a Department of Agriculture employee in O’Leary, said the current con...From the archive

十月 01, 2011
El CIP investiga dos nuevas variedades de papa en Ecuador
Aunque la biodiversidad ecuatoriana de papa menciona 400 variedades nativas identificadas, no más de seis se siembran comercialmente en la Sierra y de estas el 1,5% utilizando semilla certificada . En buena parte esto explica el bajo promedio del rend...From the archive

九月 29, 2011
Nora Olsen unearths potato mysteries
Because of the research she does on many different issues important to the potato industry, University of Idaho potato specialist Nora Olsen is a rising star. Her work on a new inhibitor that prevents potatoes from sprouting while in storage is the la...From the archive

九月 29, 2011
Greenvale sees turnover rise, profit drop
A Scottish potato producer that supplies Birds Eye, McCain and Tesco has unearthed a 10 per cent rise in turnover in its maiden results as a listed company. Revenues at Duns-based Produce Investments grew to £171.4 million in the year to 25 June, boos...From the archive

九月 29, 2011
Vilsack: Not Done With Potatoes And School Lunch
Recently, The Salt had a chance to chat with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. He's held the top post at USDA since January 2009. As a former Iowa governor, he knows a thing or two about farm country and he's been open about his struggles with weight....From the archive

九月 29, 2011
Record au gratin potato dish prepared in Skagit Valley
It takes a village to break a world record. That’s what happened on Saturday, Sept. 24 when potato farmers, business owners, mechanics, welders, engineers, trucker, as well as school, college and Job Corps students, civic groups members and even som...From the archive

九月 29, 2011
Mark Szymanski appointed director public relations at the National Potato Council
Mark Szymanski has joined the National Potato Council as director of public relations. Szymanski brings more than 10 years of combined experience in communications, new media and regulatory affairs to the NPC. He will lead the association's media outre...From the archive