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 The Cadalec Group
Junio 29, 2012

Packaging Equipment Manufacturer tna acquired The Cadalec Group

Confirming its position as the leading complete packaging solutions provider, tna is pleased to announce its acquisition of The Cadalec Group.World-renowned specialists in electrical and control system integration, The Cadalec Group bring over 20 years...
Junio 29, 2012

Conozca cómo se celebró el Día Nacional de la Papa en Ecuador

Desde 2008, la fecha de hoy (29 de junio) fue escogida como un día especial para honrar a la papa y a sus agricultores. Por eso, ayer jueves, con una degustación gastronómica, exposiciones y un acto protocolario, se dio inicio a las 18h00, a las celebr...
Junio 28, 2012

Gujarat to have first potato dehydration centre soon


In a bid to enhance shelf-life of potatoes, Gujarat will soon set up its first potato dehydration centre in Palanpur town with a handling capacity of 500 kg per hour.
Junio 28, 2012

New blight strain prompts fungicide concerns in the UK

Dutch tests on a new strain of potato blight similar to that discovered for the first time in the UK last year have shown some isolates have reduced sensitivity to the common active fluazinam used to control the disease.
Junio 28, 2012

Potatoes off to a good start in Canada#s Manitoba province

The disease risk in potatoes has increased with the wet weather over the last few weeks. Luckily, so far no late blight hasbeen found in Manitoba.
 World Potato Congress Edinburgh
Junio 28, 2012

World Potato Congress information available online

Everyone who attended the World Potato Congress last month agreed that WPC 2012 was a huge success. Now, speaker presentations and video's are available online. It's a great opportunity to have another look at the great presentations or take a look at...
Junio 28, 2012

Two potato psyllids found in Twin Falls spud field

Two adult potato psyllids were found on yellow sticky cards that were collected June 19 from a Twin Falls County potato field, according to an alert issued Tuesday by University of Idaho Extension staff.
 Food Valley Award 2012
Junio 27, 2012

Solynta's fast hybrid potato breeding program nominated for the Food Valley Award

Solynta's fast hybrid potato breeding program one of the three nominees for the 2012 Food Valley Award. Potatoes are the world's third most important food crop after rice and wheat. They are significantly more efficient in their use of water and nutri...
Junio 27, 2012

Henk Tepper says Ottawa did nothing to get him released from Lebanese jail

During the 373 days he spent in a Lebanese jail on allegations he tried to export rotten potatoes to Algeria, Henk Tepper says the day his daughter graduated from high school was among the most difficult. The farmer from New Brunswick spoke for the fi...
Junio 27, 2012

East Africa: better selection of seed potatoes improves yield thirty percent

East African farmers, who are mostly small-scale, currently select their seed potatoes from the mass of harvested potatoes. That results in lots of virus diseases and potato brown rot, as well as low yields of an average of 10.5 tons per hectare. Tha...
Lamb Weston Meijer CSR Report
Junio 27, 2012

Lamb Weston / Meijer publishes sustainability report

Today, Lamb Weston / Meijer - manufacturer of deep frozen potato products - published its online sustainability report for 2010 and 2011. The company aspires leadership in three sustainability themes: water, energy and potato. The report illustrates t...
 Logo de las papas azules "Delizia Blu"
Junio 26, 2012

Compañía italiana lanza las papas azules "Delizia Blu"

La empresa MA.DE.CO. , que trabaja en Grotte di Castro, Tuscia Viterbese (Italia), está orgullosa de lanzar una patata nueva e innovadora, llamada "Delizia Blu"(delicia azul) y se ha definido como una "patata sana"por la empresa, ya...

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