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september 23, 2010

Sarna común: una posible solución en el suelo

Los productores de papa han estado esperando que los científicos encuentren un camino para combatir la sarna común de la papa. Los investigadores han encontrado un defensor en el suelo. Traducción al castellano del Ing. Agr. Carlos A. Del Caso del artí...

september 21, 2010

Potato Harvest Progress North Dakota and Minnesota

The potato harvest in North Dakota continued slowly as the first frost of the season hit this week, according to the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, North Dakota Field Office.

september 18, 2010

NPD: Visits to US Restaurants Decline in Spring for Eighth Consecutive Quarter, But Rate of Decline Slows

The effects of a lingering recession continued to keep visits to U.S. restaurants down for the eighth consecutive quarter this past spring, but the rate of decline eased over the same quarter a year ago, according to The NPD Group, a leading market re...

september 17, 2010

Bloomberg: P&G said to have rejected Pringles, Diamond merger

Bloomberg: Procter &Gamble Co. was in talks to merge its Pringles unit with Diamond Foods Inc. before halting negotiations last month on concern about the deal’s structure, according to people with direct knowledge of the discussions.

september 13, 2010

Colorado’s fresh potato industry set for rebound

The fast-approaching 2010-11 potato season in the San Luis Valley of Colorado could be the antidote for the lingering headaches grower-shippers have been suffering in the wake of the 2009-10 deal.

september 13, 2010

Hungry Jack & Celebrity Chef Adam Gertler Challenge Americans to Put Down the Shopping List & 'Use up the Box'

Who says a box of pancake mix can only make pancakes?

september 13, 2010

Idaho 2009 potato crop revised up

Final disposition numbers show Idaho’s 2009 potato crop totalling 133 million cwt, an increase of 1.1 percent from earlier estimates.

september 08, 2010

USDA sees better prices for this fall's potato crop

Harvested area for fall-season potatoes is forecast by the USDA to be down four percent from 2009.

september 04, 2010

STORECAST will be the name for Pest Pros Inc Storage Potato Disease Risk Indexing system

Pest Pros Inc has been granted a trade mark for its Storage Potato Disease Risk Indexing system to be known as STORECAST.The system is the first of its kind potato storage disease and inventory management tool.

september 02, 2010

New PMN webcast: The Changing face of Potato Virus Y

"Focus on Potato"of the Plant Management Network has published a new webscast: The Changing Face of Potato Virus Yby Dr. Stewart Gray of USDA-ARS

september 01, 2010

More organics ending up in the basket

Organic foods are making a larger impact in consumers’ shopping choices in 2010, according to the results of Whole Foods Market’s annual Food Shopping Trends Tracker survey, conducted online in June by Harris Interactive.

september 01, 2010

El CIP acaba de publicar en ingles un manual técnico sobre tizón tardío

El desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías ha permitido a los especialistas un mejor entendimiento de la biología del Phytophthora infestans (Mont.) de Bary. Sin embargo, mucha de esta información se presenta de forma fragmentada o en publicaciones que a vece...

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 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

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...