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september 01, 2011

Uso del sistema de camas planas aumenta rendimientos de papa en un 6% y reduce el riego en un 5%, según estudio del ARS

Cuando los agricultores en Idaho comenzaban a aumentar la fama de su estado debido a la producción de papas, ellos sembraron sus cultivos en hileras de caballones y las regaron con un flujo de agua en los canales entre las hileras. Pero aunque la mayor...

augustus 31, 2011

Fall potato harvest begins in Southern Idaho

Some potato growers in Idaho are already into the fall harvest, despite a slow start to the growing season due to an extended, wet spring. Packing and shipping was just beginning Aug. 29 at Rigby Produce and Potandon Produce in southeast Idaho. Jamey ...

augustus 31, 2011

Idaho Potato Research focuses on resistant starch

A University of Idaho researcher is teaming up with J.R. Simplot Co.'s food group to develop new potato products with resistant starch, which can improve digestive health and benefit people with diabetes. Resistant starch is modified starch that bypas...

augustus 31, 2011

Pest Pros to test STORECAST potato storage disease prediction system in Canada

A recent agreement between Pest Pros Inc and Soil Food Web Atlantic Canada will test the use of STORECAST, “Storage Potato Disease Risk Indexing” in Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada this storage season. Mr. Daryl Lingley of Soil Food Web Atlantic C...

augustus 30, 2011

New potato developed for the Alaska market

A new line of potato developed at the University of Alaska (at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer) stands to boost Alaska's agriculture industry with its consumer plate appeal. “It has high potential,” said Carol Lewis, dean of the University of ...

augustus 30, 2011

J.R. Simplot Announces Staffing Changes at Grand Forks and Portage la Prairie Facilities

There has been some restructuring at the J.R. Simplot Midwest Raw Department. James Kim has accepted the position of Regional Raw Procurement Manager for the Midwest and will be based in Grand Forks. Kim will be responsible for North Dakota and Manito...

HZPC Americas Corporation builds new potato lab on PEI

augustus 30, 2011

HZPC Americas builds a new potato lab on Prince Edward Island

HZPC Americas Corporation - a leading company specializing in new potato variety development and potato seed production - is setting up a research and development facility on the BioCommons Research Park, says Prince Edward Island Agriculture Minister ...

augustus 28, 2011

A Potato Recipe once a week from the US Potato Board

On August 2, 2011, the United States Potato Board kicked-off the first weekly recipe email featuring Grilled Pesto Potato Salad to highlight a favorite healthy summertime recipe. The goal of the weekly recipe email is to encourage tUSPB's target consum...

augustus 28, 2011

Dietary potassium intake inversely associated with risk of stroke

The American Heart Association published in their journal the results of a meta-analysis of the relation between Potassium Intake and stroke. This is of particular interest to the potato industry since potatoes and potato products are a major dietary...

Dole 3lbs sweet potatoes mesh (Wada Farms)

augustus 26, 2011

Sweet potatoes in bags making inroads

Shippers say consumers like the convenience of picking up bagged sweet potatoes, and the 3-pound bag seems to be just the right size. Sales of bagged sweet potatoes are picking up, said George Wooten, president and partner, Wayne E. Bailey Produce Co....

augustus 26, 2011

Dennis Johnson recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award

Dennis A. Johnson, professor of plant pathology at Washington State University, has been recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific division of the American Phytopathological Society (APS). First presented in 1990, this honor is g...

augustus 25, 2011

Idaho Potato shortage forces early harvests

This season’s harvest is shaping to be a bit backwards for Aberdeen, Idaho, grower Ritchey Toevs. Normally by Aug. 23, Toevs would be winding up his grain harvest, leaving his potatoes in the ground for another month. Due to cool, damp weather this su...

augustus 25, 2011

Potato rot nematode investigation to include Prince Edward Island

An investigation into how a small Ottawa garlic farm became infested with a pest called potato rot nematode will include Prince Edward Island even though it's highly unlikely it came from there. P.E.I. is the only province in Canada where the pest has...

augustus 25, 2011

Idaho Potato Commission to pay 2.49 million for bowl game naming rights

Idaho potato producers will spend $2.49 million over six years for the naming rights of a college post-season football bowl game, according to a contract between the Idaho Potato Commission and Humanitarian Bowl Inc. The contract was released to the C...

augustus 25, 2011

Potatoes: Goodness Unearthed issue continues

In response to criticism from the Idaho Potato Commission, the U.S. Potato Board has created a new set of rules for the use of its Potatoes: Goodness Unearthed logo. The biggest change governs the accepted size of the logo on retail bags, according t...

augustus 24, 2011

Improved diagnostic test for Potato Cyst Nematodes developed by ARS

A US Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist, Xiaohong Wang - a molecular biologist - has created a new weapon in the war being waged against the potato cyst nematode-a diagnostic test that identifies the type of nematode infesting a grower's field.

augustus 24, 2011

Portion Control of Growing Interest to U.S. Consumers, Reports NPD

Portion control is a tenet of healthy eating, and it appears that consumers are increasingly aware of the importance of managing the portion size of the foods they eat, according to The NPD Group, a leading market research company. For a recent report...

augustus 23, 2011

Científica del ARS creó una prueba para diferenciar los nematodos de la papa

Una científica del Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS) ha creado una nueva arma contra el nematodo quiste de la papa–una nueva prueba diagnóstica que identifica el tipo de nematodo infestando el campo agrícola. Xiaohong Wang, quien es una bióloga...