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The overall economy may continue limping along in 2011, but American farmers could plow their way to record harvests.

Gary Linkletter has been elected chair of the P.E.I. Potato Board.

Potential end users who learn about U.S. dehydrated potatoes at trade shows and seminars and who decide to incorporate dehy into a product don’t have to go it alone.

In 2010, favorable planting conditions allowed an early start to the cropping season in New Brunswick.

'Focus on Potato' has published its latest webcast, titled: “Black Dot Root Rot of Potato'

By a vote of 215 to 144 today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Food Safety Modernization Act, enacting large-scale changes to the nation’s food safety system.

La Comisión Europea decidió continuar con la autorización de cultivo de plantas genéticamente modificadas pese a la oposición de numerosos países y de la opinión pública, anunció este lunes el encargado del asunto, John Dalli. "No tenemos la inte...

Extreme weather patterns wreaking havoc on many parts of the world could put the global farmer on the endangered species list, says an international agricultural expert.

Lukie Pieterse, responsable del contenido de la Global Potato News y una de las personas que más conoce la industria de la papa en Canadá, está organizando una gira de conocimiento en la Isla del Principe Eduardo para febrero del próximo año. Aún no s...

The port of Summerside (Prince Edward Island, Canada) may begin exporting tablestock potatoes again this winter.

Chris Voigt is the executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission, which supports and promotes the Washington state potato industry (1). On October 1st, Mr. Voigt began a two month, potato-only diet to raise awareness about the health properties of potatoes.

The 13 major potato States held 232 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2010, down 13 percent from a year ago.

Though potato fields yielded average amounts, the crop quality in Maine was better than last year, growers and industry representatives said Monday.

America’s number one potato, the Idaho® potato, has earned another number one title: Best Agricultural Cooperative Website.

Bayer CropScience today announced that is has divested certain crop protection products to Amvac Chemical Corporation (Amvac)