Investigación y Desarrollo de Los Estados Unidos

Octubre 11, 2012

South Korea lifts ban on Pacific Northwest grown potatoes

South Korea has lifted a ban against Pacific Northwest-grown potatoes used for things like potato chips, but a ban on other fresh potatoes still remains because of a fear over a bacterium known as zebra chip, state officials announced Wednesday during ...

Octubre 09, 2012

Halloween Potato Recipes from Idaho bring Spooks and Spuds together

Trick or...Tater! Halloween treats don’t always have to be about the candy. Make Halloween all about potatoes with this collection of ghoulish recipes offered by the Idaho Potato Commission. We have updated the links to the recipes! Easy and Scary...

Octubre 03, 2012

US Potato Exports Projected to Benefit from World Supply Situation

For the recently completed marketing year, the volume of US potato and potato product exports grew 10 percent to the fresh weight equivalent of 65,271,616 hundredweight. This is equal to 16 percent of total US potato sales for the year. For the past 10...

Octubre 01, 2012

Reducing acrylamide levels in french fries

The process for preparing frozen, par-fried potato strips — distributed to some food outlets for making french fries — can influence the formation of acrylamide in the fries that people eat, a new study has found. Published in ACS’ Journal of Agricult...

Septiembre 19, 2012

ARS Restores $209,000 in Potato Research Grants

USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) announced it has restored half of the FY 2012 potato research funding it originally cut as a way to meet its obligated savings requirements.

Septiembre 18, 2012

Mike Madsen elected commissioner at Washington State Potato Commission

Mike Madsen has been elected as the newest commissioner for the Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC). The election took place during the WSPC’s quarterly meeting on September 6, 2012. Mike will fill the WSPC’s vacant at-large position and begi...

Septiembre 12, 2012

Potato Recipe Interactions soar with USPB Online advertising

The United States Potato Board (USPB) Year-End Online Advertising Campaign results are in. The FY 2012 campaign was highly successful, building off momentum from the past two years. Total recipe interactions nearly quadrupled during this past year. Tha...

Septiembre 11, 2012

APRE receives additional funding for Potato Nutrition Research & Education

The Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE) today announced that it will receive additional funding from the United States Potato Board (USPB) to support nutrition science research and education on the white potato in all forms.

Septiembre 10, 2012

Raina Spence joins Washington State Potato Commission as Director of Industry Outreach

The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) is pleased to announce the recent addition of Raina Spence to their organization as the Director of Industry Outreach. Raina joins the WSPC as a decorated professional with dozens of publications in the ...

Albanian Potato farmers visiting Red River Valley

Septiembre 04, 2012

Albanian potato growers tour Red River Valley

Three potato and onion growers, and one potato researcher from Albania, visited the United States, funded by the Cochran Fellowship Program.

Septiembre 03, 2012

University of Wisconsin scientists probe, attack late blight in potatoes

As the annual potato harvest begins, Wisconsin farmers continue to check their fields for late blight, the ferocious plant disease that caused the 1848 Irish potato famine and fueled massive emigration from Ireland.

Agosto 30, 2012

US Potato Board to host International Chip Symposium

The United States Potato Board (USPB) would like to invite all interested US growers to attend an exciting international information session to be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Agosto 30, 2012

Idaho Potato Commission appoints Travis Blacker as new Industry relations director

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) is pleased to announce that Travis Blacker has accepted the position of Industry Relations Director. Blacker will work out of the IPC’s Eastern Idaho office and will focus on building and developing relationships betwe...

Agosto 28, 2012

USPB to quadruple its contribution to APRE

The U.S. Potato Board has agreed to quadruple its annual contribution to a year-old organization charged with defending the french fry. Effective this crop year, USPB will increase its investment in the Alliance for Potato Research and Education (APRE...

Agosto 27, 2012

Michigan Potato Industry Commission appointed Michael Wenkel as its new executive director

The Michigan Potato Industry Commission (MPIC) appointed Michael Wenkel as its new executive director, effective Aug. 31. He succeeds Ben Kudwa, who has held the position since 1986 and is transitioning into retirement. Wenkel comes to MPIC from Michi...

Agosto 23, 2012

US potato industry working to reverse ban on domestic exports to South Korea

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal &Plant Health Inspection Service is working to provide data to officials in South Korea that it hopes will result in a reversal of a decision to ban potato exports from Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

Agosto 22, 2012

Alexandra Imhof promoted to US Potato Board Industry Communications & Policy Manager

The United States Potato Board (USPB) is pleased to announce the promotion of Alexandra Imhof to the position of USPB Industry Communications &Policy Manager, effective July 1, 2012. She has been with the USPB since August 2003, when she was hired ...

Zebra chip disease affected potato tubers

Agosto 16, 2012

University of Idaho receives grant to study zebra chip disease

The federal government is providing $109,000 for the University of Idaho to study an emerging plant disease the school says “poses a substantial threat to the state’s potato industry.” The money will be used to monitor potato fields for the presence o...