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To learn more about use of electronic technology among its clients, the University of Idaho Extension surveyed 80 university students and 135 potato farmers. It was found that the farmers were likely to use more technology than the students were. It...

Potatoes were the lowest cost source of dietary potassium, a nutrient identified by the 2010 Dietary Guidelines as lacking in the American diet. The high cost of meeting federal dietary guidelines for potassium, 4,700 mg per person per day, presents a ...

Hockey is one of Canada's greatest national past times, a sport that connects Canadians from coast-to-coast through their hometown pride, favourite hockey jerseys and passion for the game. Also deeply rooted in Canadian culture is the Lay's brand. Hav...

Sen. Susan Collins, who hails from Maine's potato country and picked potatoes as a girl, is working to restore some respect for the humble spud, which is on the verge of being virtually banished from the nation's school lunch programs. New guidelines ...

On the occasion of the Duizenberg lecture in Washington, Rabobank presents its report entitled ‘Rethinking the F&A Supply Chain: Impact of Agricultural Price Volatility on Sourcing Strategies’. In Rabobank’s view the world is facing a period of s...

Today, the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) has ceremoniously “handed over the keys” of the Potato and Vegetable Storage Research Facility (SRF) to the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW). The ceremony gives the WPVGA a cha...

The Lone Wolf Farms potato packing plant in Minto, ND is considered a total loss after a fire Sunday. The Minto Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze at the Lone Wolf Farms washplant around noon. No injuries were reported from the blaze. T...

Irrigate with the right amount of water, at the right time, in the right place, growers were urged by Dr Jerry Knox at the well-attended Potato Council East of England day (September 1, Tuddenham, Bury St Edmunds). Improved water efficiency may not ne...

To ensure efficient, robust and reliable box tipping, Tong Peal, the UK’s leading designer and manufacturer of handling and sorting equipment for the vegetable handling industry, has introduced a new side eject box tipper.

De Nederlandse aardappelverwerkers draaien al vroeg in het seizoen op volle toeren. Volgens de laatste cijfers van het Potato Info Centre toegankelijk via de website van de Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) werd in augustus maar liefst 338.500 to...

Aardappelhandelshuizen HZPC uit Joure en Agrico uit Emmeloord hebben tot nu toe geen duidelijkheid over de mogelijkheden om ook dit najaar pootaardappelen aan landen in Noord-Afrika te kunnen leveren. In verschillende landen in deze regio heeft in het ...

In een land dat een gemeenschappelijke taal ontbeert, kunnen Belgische frieten uitgroeien tot een nationaal symbool. Zo begint de gerenomeerde krant The Wall Street Journal een verhaal over Bintje, de aardappelvariëteit achter het succes van de Belgi...