Cadena de Suministro de Papas de América del Norte

Enero 31, 2012

Bayer CropScience announced new web based tracking tool for growers

Bayer CropScience announced at the National Potato Expo (NPE) in Orlando, Fla., the launch of Good Growing Link, a Web-based tracking tool powered by food safety and traceability technology leader FoodLogiQ, Inc.

Enero 30, 2012

US growers to stand up for potatoes on Capitol Hill

Potato growers from across the country will descend upon the nation's capital as part of the National Potato Council’s (NPC) annual Potato D.C. Fly-In.

Enero 30, 2012

Potato shortage in Manitoba results in production cuts and potato imports from the US

A shortage of locally grown processing potatoes is threatening to make the Canadian province of Manitoba an importer of spuds for the first time in more than two decades and will lead to production cuts in at least one local processing plant.

Richard Pavelski, President of Heartland Farms

Enero 29, 2012

Wisconsin’s Heartland Farms Presented with NPC’s 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award

Dick and Jeremie Pavelski of Heartland Farms were presented with the prestigious 2011 Environmental Stewardship Award at the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2012 Annual Meeting, held January 6-7, 2012, in Orlando, Fla.

Enero 27, 2012

Domestic potato demand stagnant, says CEO of McCain Foods USA

The North American potato industry continues to battle a misperception about the nutritional value of potatoes, according to the CEO of McCain Foods USA.

Enero 27, 2012

Nutritionist: kids like potatoes

Potatoes can be presented in kid-friendly ways and are nutritious to boot. Montana nutritionist and author Dayle Hayes showed a variety of potato dishes being served in U.S. schools to growers Wednesday at the Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.Kids l...

Enero 26, 2012

USDA issues new guidelines for school meals - potatoes remain unrestricted

Northwest potato growers meeting in the Tri-Cities this week at the Washington State Potato Conference will continue to see their produce on school lunch menus.

Enero 26, 2012

University of Idaho potato scientists tackle Zebra chip disease threat

In October, the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences confirmed that Idaho’s potato growers faced a new challenge to the state’s most famous crop with the arrival of Zebra chip.

Enero 26, 2012

North American potato production up 4%

Fall potato production in the United States and Canada is estimated at 481 million hundredweight, up 4 percent from 2010. United States fall potato production increased 6 percent to 389 million cwt while Canadian production was 5 percent lower at 91.9 million cwt.

Enero 22, 2012

Bayer CropScience Files Third Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Dow AgroSciences

Bayer CropScience announced today that it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia against Dow AgroSciences (DAS) based upon DAS's unauthorized use of Bayer patents related to gluf...

Enero 18, 2012

Researcher says zebra chip not likely to spread through seed

A potato disease that arrived late this summer in the Pacific Northwest called zebra chip likely can't be spread by planting infected seed, new research suggests.

Enero 18, 2012

Washington-Oregon Potato conference keynote focuses on nutrition

The nutritional value of potatoes will take center stage during the upcoming Washington-Oregon Potato Conference.

Enero 17, 2012

Grower turned inventor focuses on affordability with potato sorter

Few people know better than Greg Jones how important it is to sort and grade potatoes accurately and quickly.

Enero 16, 2012

Sustainability: It's the right thing to do

They all had slightly different ways of expressing it, but when panelists at the Potato Expo 2012 discussed sustainability, their message came down to three words known as the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit.

Enero 16, 2012

Potatoes: The misunderstood vegetable

An image problem continues to trouble all sectors of the spud industry, according to the Alliance for Potato Research and Education

Enero 15, 2012

'Areaal aardappelen in de wereld zal in 2040 circa 40% groter zijn'

De aardappel zal binnen enkele decennia tarwe als tweede akkerbouwgewas in de wereld verdringen. Dat is de overtuiging van onderzoeker Anton Haverkort van Plant Research International van Wageningen UR.

A J Bussan speaking on acrylamide at the Potato Expo 2012

Enero 15, 2012

US Potato industry focusing on acrylamide

The potato industry is behind a unified effort to learn more about acrylamide - which was discovered in food about ten years ago.

Enero 15, 2012

US: Acres in potato production increase in Pacific Northwest

Officials associated with the potato industry in the Pacific Northwest have indicated that acreage planted to potatoes in Oregon and Washington increased this season.