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Nuevo sitio web sobre cadenas de valor en agricultura
mei 26, 2015

Nuevo sitio web sobre cadenas de valor en agricultura

La Cadena de Valor del Conocimiento Clearinghouse es una iniciativa liderada por el Programa de Investigación del CGIAR en Política, Instituciones y Mercado, con la colaboración del IFPRI, CIAT, ILRI, IITA, ICRISAT, Bioversity y el CIP.
Large Russets in Idaho in short supply
mei 24, 2015

Large Russets in Idaho in short supply

Wada Farms is currently planting next year’s crop. While potatoes from last season are still plentiful in the market and there is no issue with supply, large-sized Russet potatoes will be short in Idaho until new crop comes on.
Two of the recalled products (see full list below)
mei 24, 2015

Nails and Needles in Potatoes lead to recall in Atlantic Canada

Loblaw Companies Limited and Strang's Produce Inc. are voluntarily recalling certain Farmer's Market and Strang's Produce brands of Russet Potatoes from the marketplace due to possible food tampering with nails and needles.
Courtesy: RCMP Prince Edward Island
mei 21, 2015

No end to Prince Edward Island Potato Food Tampering case

Prince Edward Island RCMP Major Crime Unit responded to a potential food tampering incident on May 18, 2015, following a complaint that a metal object was found in a potato.
Potato Processing Deals Reached in Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick
mei 18, 2015

Potato Processing Deals Reached in Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick

Potato Producers Manitoba, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick all have reached a deal with the French Fry manufacturers.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) compost study
mei 18, 2015

Does Healthier Soil mean increased Potato Productivity? Study started in New Brunswick

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has joined forces with McCain Foods Canada and the province’s potato growers in a major project to improve potato yields in New Brunswick by improving soil health.
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USDA publishes 2014 Chemical Use data for Fall Potatoes
mei 17, 2015

USDA publishes 2014 Chemical Use data for Fall Potatoes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) thursday published the 2014 Agricultural Chemical Use survey data for corn and fall potatoes.
Tasteful Selection opens Green Potato Facility in California
mei 17, 2015

Tasteful Selection opens Green Potato Facility in California

CSS, along with RPE, Carrollton, Texas-based Pro-Health® and Stevens Point, Wisconsin-based Plover River Farms Alliance, Inc. partnered together and opened a new, stainless steel, 200,000 square foot facility near Bakersfield dedicated to Tasteful Selections specialty potatoes.
Potato recipes to prepare with your kids: Thai Lettuce Cups with Red Curry Potatoes
mei 13, 2015

Potato recipes to prepare with your kids

From soup to strata and everything in between, creative cooking with your kids just got easier! The United States Potato Board (USPB) and The Kids Cook Monday just released 52 Mondays, a potato recipe cookbook for families.
Potato Planting in Prince Edward Island pushed back two weeks
mei 12, 2015

Potato Planting in Prince Edward Island pushed back two weeks

Potato planting season in Prince Edward Island, Canada has been pushed back by about two weeks due to the record-setting snowfall this winter and spring.
HZPC takes potato genome browsing to the next level
mei 11, 2015

HZPC takes potato genome browsing to the next level

Ceres, Inc. (NASDAQ: CERE), an agricultural biotechnology company, today announced that the company has licensed its Persephone bioinformatics software to global seed potato developer, HZPC Holland BV.
Where do my french fries come from?
mei 11, 2015

Where do my french fries come from?

Lamb Weston now provides restaurant operators in North America with a tool to find out where the potatoes that become their fries originated and then share that information with their customers.
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US Potato Stocks Up 9 Percent from April 2014

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Teenagers’ potassium intake may lower blood pressure in adulthood

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april 29, 2015

Improperly Home-canned Potatoes suspected as source of Botulism Outbreak

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Fontagro abre convocatoria para propuestas sobre innovaciones para el manejo sostenible de recursos naturales en la agricultura familiar en LAC
april 19, 2015

Fontagro abre convocatoria para propuestas sobre innovaciones para el manejo sostenible de recursos naturales en agricultura familiar de LAC

El Fondo Regional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (FONTAGRO) anuncia la Convocatoria 2015 “Innovaciones para el manejo sostenible de recursos naturales en la agricultura familiar en América Latina y el Caribe”. Recibe propuestas hasta el 5 de junio.

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