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augustus 31, 2010

Working on a potato future for the Mon-Dak region

Chuck Stadick doesn’t want to predict the agricultural future of the Mon-Dak region — the northwest North Dakota and northeast Montana region.“No, we want to make the future,” says Stadick, who is one of the key experts the area has been counting on to...

augustus 26, 2010

Gorman controls receives government support for storage monitoring project

Gorman Controls Inc., a Prince Edward Island based company, received support from the Rural Broadband Fund for a project to develop a storage controller.

augustus 25, 2010

The Global Staying Power of Private Label

Shoppers around the world took many steps to stretch their budgets during the recession such as eating at home more frequently or cutting back on vacations. While improving economies may prompt consumers to return to restaurants or take a vacation, o...

augustus 25, 2010

New Brunswick potato growers receive assistance for storage losses

New Brunswick potato growers will receive up to $3 million to help offset the extra costs of cleaning and disinfection of storage facilities and disposing of ruined product following a difficult growing season in 2009. The announcement was made today ...

augustus 25, 2010

United States Potato Board publishes 2010 eating trends report

The United States Potato Board presents the 2010 National Eating Trends Report. The objective of this report is to track and examine in-home potato consumption trends. Data for this report is obtained from the NPD Group’s National Eating Trend...

augustus 25, 2010

AldiCarb: EPA and Bayer Cropscience reach agreement to terminate all uses

EPA and Bayer CropScience, the manufacturer, have reached an agreement to end use of the pesticide aldicarb in the United States.

augustus 25, 2010

Minnesota and North Dakota Potato harvest ahead of schedule

Normal temperatures and below average precipitation allowed producers in Minnesota to make steady harvest progress

augustus 25, 2010

Mexican Frozen Potato Tariff for US Products Reduced but Not Eliminated

augustus 24, 2010

Gold Dust Potato Processors, Inc. Host 10th Annual Open House Field Day

Gold Dust Potato Processors and Walker Brothers welcomed customers, vendors and guests to their 10th Annual Open House Field Day.

augustus 24, 2010

FDA releases guidance on federal menu labeling requirements

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released two documents that outline steps to help chain restaurants comply with new federal nutrition labeling requirements. “One of the most important things we can do when it comes to the nation’s health i...

augustus 20, 2010

AFFI Calls on President, Congress to Hasten Resolution of Cross-Border Trucking Dispute with Mexico

President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz of the American Frozen Foods Institute (AFFI) today issued a statement responding to Mexico’s announcement of additional retaliatory import tariffs on select U.S. exports due to the ongoing cross-border trucking dispute.

augustus 19, 2010

PEI Potato board welcomes decision Tribunal in potato contracts appeal

In a dispute around the process for the establishment of potato contracts between potato growers and processors, a decision has been reached by the Natural Products Appeals Tribunal. The decision provides a unique insight in the negotiation process o...

augustus 18, 2010

Manitoba started processing new crop potatoes

In Manitoba, harvest of processing potatoes is underway.

augustus 11, 2010

Confusion around USDA's predicted potato acreage for North Dakota

USDA reported that North Dakota planted 90,000 acres to potatoes in 2010, an 8000 acre increase compared to last year.

augustus 10, 2010

Consejo de la Papa de los Estados Unidos publica su estrategia en Internet

Con el inicio de un nuevo año fiscal, el Consejo de la Papa de los Estados Unidos (USPB, por sus siglas en ingles) ha publicado en línea la estrategia que sus programas seguirán para cumplir los objetivos propuestos. Se encuentra en ingles en http://ww...

augustus 10, 2010

United States Potato Board publishes long range strategy online

With the start of the USPB’s new fiscal year (FY11) July 1, the newly revised Long Range Plan (LRP) is now available at www.uspotatoes.com/120lrp.html. The Long Range Plan is the USPB’s annual strategy document that guides each and every program the B...

augustus 10, 2010

No change in PEI Potato board rules for negotiating contracts

A tribunal ruling allowing the P.E.I. Potato Board to set the rules for negotiating contracts between potato processors and farmers is a victory for growers, says the board.   The rules were designed to put in place a process that would ensure a c...

augustus 09, 2010

GMA Conference, co-located at PACK EXPO focuses on product safety, sustainability & operational reliability

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) has announced the full schedule of sessions for its 'Manufacturing Excellence Conference', to be co-located with PACK EXPO International 2010.