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Onderzoekers van Plant Research International (PRI) en de divisie Plant van de nieuwe Voedsel en Waren Autoriteit (nVWA) zijn in staat om DNA te isoleren van de veroorzaker van wratziekte bij aardappelen.

Uit de laatste proefrooiingen door het PCA blijkt dat de gemiddelde hectareopbrengst in Belgie van het ras Bintje uit zal komen op 46,5 ton.

El reporte incluye la siguiente información: Producción de papa para el año 2009 Producción de papa durante el invierno Producción final de papa durante la primavera Producción de papa durante el verano Producción de papa durante el otoño Produ...

Storage conditions can be ripe for diseases to develop and devastate potato crops, leading many universities to seek ways to control or prevent diseases before they become a problem. At the University of Maine (UM) a fungicide testing program looks at...

The USDA has recently published their annual potato summary, reviewing the 2009 potato crop.Potato production in 2009 is revised to 431 million cwt, down slightly from the estimate in the January Crop Production 2009 Summary but 4 percent above the 20...

This month's Euro-Potato report focuses on the potato harvest and provides an overview of estimates and predictions currently available on acreages, yields and prices

A new potato variety will be appearing on retail shelves in Australia, Asia and the Middle East in coming months from the South Australian Potato Company

A truck shortage in Washington, Idaho and California is causing potato packers to scramble for available vehicles to bring their product to market.

More and more people in St Louis are choosing the Billy Goat Chip Company for potato chips to satisfy their salty cravings.

Consumers are demanding dramatic changes in the way that food companies formulate, process, and even flavor foods as they continue to look to the food industry for more natural health solutions and increasingly convenient meal options.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will soon begin contacting potato producers to learn about their production practices during the 2010 growing season.

In spite of a still sluggish economy things are looking up in the convenience store (c-store) channel as traffic, sales, and average visits increased in the second quarter of 2010