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 Tom Qualey
Abril 16, 2009

Maine Potato Grower to Chair United States Potato Board

Members of the United States Potato Board recently elected Maine chip stock grower Tom Qualey as Chairman of the Board, an honor last bestowed upon a Mainer more than two decades ago. It is an achievement not easily earned but rather the result of hard...
Abril 15, 2009

Productores peruanos visitaron estacion experimental para conocer el procesamiento de papas nativas

Productores y Técnicos de las Agencias Agrarias de la Región Apurimac, convocados por la Dirección Regional Agraria de esa región, visitaron la Estación Experimental Agraria Andenes del INIA en el Cusco, ubicada en el distrito de Zurite de la provincia...
 United States Potato Board (USPB)
Marzo 23, 2009

United States Potato Board Elects New Leadership during 2009 annual meeting

The United States Potato Board (USPB) grower membership elected new leadership during its Annual Meeting held in Denver, CO, March 10-13. The News release lists the leadership for the coming year by section.
 National Potato Council (NPC)
Marzo 22, 2009

National Potato Council - US frozen potato exports to Mexico will decline after truck funding elimination

The National Potato Council (NPC) is calling on the Obama Administration and Congress to either reinstate the funding required to continue the pilot program allowing Mexican trucks into a limited area within U.S. border states or to quickly develop an ...
Marzo 19, 2009

US Potato Growers hit by Mexican retaliation as US blocks access of Mexican Trucks

Fruits and vegetables - including potatoes- are the most common items on the list of 90 products hit with tariffs as of today, as Mexico retaliated against a U.S. decision to block Mexican trucks from traveling north of a commercial zone along the bo...
 United States Potato Board (USPB)
Marzo 17, 2009

US Potato industry faces export challenges

Competition and market access are the two biggest issues facing the potato industry as it tries to expand exports.“We had been benefiting from having a weak dollar, but that has also made the cost of international programs higher,” said Bart Connors, ...
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 United States Potato Board
Marzo 12, 2009

USPB President Tim O'Connor calls for strategic approach to improve potato sales

The potato industry needs innovation to create a long-term rise in demand, U.S. Potato Board President Tim O’Connor said at the group’s annual meeting.“There’s a difference between increasing demand and just getting a temporary sales bump,” O’Connor sa...
Potatoes New Brunswick
Marzo 11, 2009

New Brunswick Potato delegation visits Cuba

A small group of New Brunswick potato industry experts led by provincial Agriculture and Aquaculture Minister Ronald Ouellette is in Cuba this week for a follow-up on seed potato exports and to evaluate trials of different varieties of seed potatoes s...
Lamb Weston angers Idaho Potato Growers with move towards joint ventures
Febrero 26, 2009

Lamb Weston angers Idaho Potato Growers with move towards joint ventures

Lamb Weston, a division of Con-Agra Foods, has decided to grow a larger share of its own potatoes this year through joint ventures or custom-farming arrangements, according to industry officials in Idaho.The move away from traditional contracts with in...
 Potato Growers of Washington
Febrero 19, 2009

Washington Potato Growers agree to modify 2009 contracts with Simplot, Lamb Weston

Washington State Potato Farmers agreed to modifications in the 2009 potato contracts with potato processing companies Simplot and Lamb Weston.Processing Companies agreed in September to give Northwest potato growers a hefty raise on their 2009 pre-seas...
Febrero 18, 2009

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Febrero 18, 2009

US Potato Growers fear Over-production in 2009

Anyway you slice it, dice it, mash it or fry it, a new survey by the Idaho Potato Commission reveals American's favorite vegetable is the potato. And, despite February being Potato Lover's Month, growers are worried they won't break even on this year's...
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