Focus on Potato Webcast Addresses Fungicide Resistance
The latest Focus on Potato webcast, titled “Best Management Tactics and Fungicide Resistance in Early Blight and Brown Spot” highlights the importance of measures to mitigate fungicide resistance, particularly when applied and repeatedly used on a single site.
Agosto 12, 2015
FAO Food Price Index at six year low
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 164.6 points in July 2015, down 1.7 points (1.0 percent) from June and almost 40 points (19.4 percent) less than in July 2014, its lowest monthly value since September 2009.
Agosto 10, 2015
Venezuela: Siembran 12 mil toneladas de papa para abastecer el mercado de final de año
El objetivo del Plan de Siembra de Semilla Nacional es cumplir con la demanda de este rubro que aumenta en el mes de diciembre.
Agosto 10, 2015
Australian consumers favour pre-packaged potatoes in a small bag
Consumer research in Australia, Potato Tracker, has shown that Australian consumers prefer to purchase pre-packaged potatoes, with one to two kilogram packages as the ideal sizes.
Agosto 10, 2015
Snyder’s - Lance reports for 2015 Q2 an 8% net revenue increase over last year
Snyder’s - Lance, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter 2015
Agosto 10, 2015
Quick action by employees prevents major fire damage at McCain Foods Plover
A fire chief credits quick action by employees for a short interruption of work at a McCain potato processing plant in Plover, Wisconsin.
Agosto 10, 2015
American Burger Chain Carl's Jr. opens its first restaurant in India
American Burger Chain Carl's Jr. announced today the opening of its first restaurant in India
Agosto 10, 2015
TOMRA launches French language version of its website
TOMRA Sorting Food has launched a French version of its website to showcase to French-speaking countries the sorting and peeling solutions the company offers.
Agosto 10, 2015
National Potato Council awards 2015/16 academic scholarship
The National Potato Council awards its 2015-16 Academic Scholarship to Shunping Ding, a PhD. student in Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Agosto 10, 2015
Wisconsin Badger CommonTater now available online
Badger Common’Tater, a leading source of news, education and highlights of Wisconsin’s potato and vegetable industry is now available online.
Agosto 08, 2015
México: Sin apoyo gubernamental cerca de 300 productores de papa
Sin ayuda de las Secretarías de Gobierno se encuentran cerca de 300 productores de papa en comunidades de las faldas del Volcán Pico de Orizaba; la causa, no hay apoyos para este producto que es el sostén de cientos de familias.
Agosto 06, 2015
Lays announces the finalists for the Do-Us-a-Flavour Tastes of Canada contest
After receiving almost 950,000 flavour submissions, Lay's Canada has revealed the four finalist flavours for this year's Do Us a Flavour Tastes of Canada contest