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三月 27, 2008
Vale's Fresh offers parcooked potatoes for schools
Vale's Fresh has launched parcooked potatoes developed for the school market and to meet the demands of the Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative (PSFPI). The potatoes are 100% British, 100% natural, with no additives or preservatives, and have a ...From the archive
三月 27, 2008
Conagra Foods Reports Strong EPS Growth and Improved Sales for Consumer Foods
ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) one of North America's leading packaged food companies, today reported results for the fiscal 2008 third quarter ended Feb. 24, 2008. Current-quarter diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.63;items impacting com...From the archive
三月 27, 2008
Potato Eyes: Potato nematodes: life cycle, effects and management
Overview of the different potato nematodes that occur in North America and a description of their life cycle, effects and management.From the archive
三月 25, 2008
Ohio Potato Grower Todd Michael to Lead Industry Communications & Policy Committee of the USPB
Todd Michael of Urbana, OH, was elected to the United States Potato Board (USPB) Executive Committee at the organization’s 36th Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 12-14. Michael is serving his third year on the USPB and first year as co-chairman ...From the archive
三月 25, 2008
Rexburg Potato Grower Shane Webster to Lead United States Potato Board Domestic Marketing Committee
Shane Webster of Rexburg, ID, was elected to the United States Potato Board (USPB) Executive Committee at the organization’s 36th Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 12-14. Webster is serving his third year on the USPB and first year as co-chairm...From the archive
三月 24, 2008
A new blight-resistant potato variety has been named after Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
A new blight-resistant potato variety that has a high solid content, plus an expected high return on investment (ROI), has been named after President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The potato variety – whose original planting material was sourced from the C...From the archive
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三月 24, 2008
Indian Food processing sector registers 13.7% growth
The growth of food processing sector has nearly doubled to 13.7 per cent during the last four years, Minister of State for Food Processing Industries Subodh Kant Sahai said. "The food processing sector growth has reached the double digit at 13.7...From the archive
三月 24, 2008
Farmer's son develops disease-free potato seed
Jang Bahadur Singh Sangha, a local farmer who has done his MSc in plant physiology and pathology from Cornell University in the United States, with a specialisation in potato seed, has set up a laboratory in the farms owned by his father, and has bee...From the archive
三月 21, 2008
NEPG expects small reduction in 2008 potato planting
During their last meeting in Belgium at the beginning of March the NEPG (North-Western European Potato Growers) discussed a possible reduction in the 2008 potato area in the 5 main producing countries (Germany, France, Belgium, GB and The Netherlands)...From the archive
三月 21, 2008
Kartelvorming fritesfabrikanten onderzocht
Fritesfabrikanten maken geen prijsafspraken en vormen geen kartel. Dat is de conclusie die vicevoorzitter Hans Hus van de sector Fastservice trekt uit een onderzoek naar de prijsvorming van frites. De prijsvorming van frites is onderzocht naar aanl...From the archive
三月 20, 2008
XXIII Congreso ALAP y VI Seminario Latinoamericano de uso y Comercialización de la Papa
XXIII CONGRESO ALAP y VI SEMINARIO LATINOAMERICANO DE USO Y COMERCIALIZACIÓN DE LA PAPA “PAPA: 8000 años de alimento sano” Mar del Plata, 30 de noviembre al 6 de diciembre de 2008 CIRCULAR N° 3 E...From the archive
三月 19, 2008
Bangladesh: Farmers at a fix with bumper potato yield
A bumper potato production in eight northern districts of Bangladesh has compelled farmers to preserve the item in their indigenous methods as the total output far surpassed the capacity of cold storages. Officials of Agriculture Extension Department...From the archive
三月 19, 2008
XXIII ALAP Congress and VI Latin American Seminar on Potato Use and Trade
Year 2008 has been declared as the “International Potato Year (IPY) by the UN as a way to focus world attention on the value of potato to fight hunger and poverty in developing countries. Within that context, Argentina has taken responsibility to orga...From the archive
三月 18, 2008
Argentina: Bienvenida, papa extranjera
La Secretaría de Agricultura autorizó el levantamiento, hasta fin de año y en forma “excepcional”, de las medidas sanitarias que impiden la importación de papa, para paliar la escasez del producto provocada por las heladas que afectaron parte de la pro...From the archive
三月 18, 2008
The Victorian potato industry struggling because of heatwave.
The Victorian potato industry is struggling because of the heatwave. This year's potato crop was expected to be successful after a good start, but the recent hot weather has dried up irrigation sources. Norm Suckling, a potato farmer from Mollongghip ...From the archive
三月 17, 2008
North Carolina State University's Potato variety trial planting underway
A researcher for North Carolina State University's Potato Breeding and Genetics Program, Clough plants test fields in Pasquotank County and other state locations each year to test potato varieties and compare their yields and quality.From the archive
三月 17, 2008
March US Potato Stocks Up 8 Percent from Last Year
The 13 major potato states held 172 million cwt. of potatoes in storage March 1, up 8 percent from last year and 10 percent above 2006, according to USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Potatoes in storage accounted for 43 percent of the 2...From the archive