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De aardappel is meer dan alleen maar rijk aan koolhydraten. Een dagelijkse portie paarse aardappelen lijkt goed voor ons hart. Tenminste als je ze kookt en niet frituurt of van vette sauzen voorziet. Dat blijkt uit een Amerikaans onderzoek uitgevoerd...

Most farmers in Zimbabwe are shunning potato farming owing to lack of knowledge on the crop. Potato production has been a preserve of former commercial farmers. Seed Potato Co-operation general manager Mr Cain Manzira said his organisation had realise...

De termijnprijs bleef de hele week goed prijshoudend en sloot op het hoogste niveau, 8,80 euro. De termijnmarkt testte deze week verschillende keren de bovenkant van de handelsrange. De vriendelijke stemming wordt gestimuleerd door het relatief lage ...

De Duitse aardappeloogst 2011 komt naar schatting uit op 11 tot 11,5 miljoen ton, mits alle arealen normaal gerooid kunnen worden. Dat meldt de toonaangevende Duitse aardappelgroothandel Weuthen in een vooruitblik op het verdere verloop van het seizoe...

Ook in de toekomst is het mogelijk telers een goede prijs te betalen voor zetmeelaardappelen. Dat zegt aardappelzetmeelconcern Avebe. Zelfs nu de Europese subsidies worden afgeschaft ziet Avebe de toekomst vol vertrouwen tegemoet. Dit maakte het bedri...

Late blight has shown up in the fields of two potato producers, in Palmer and Delta Junction. Alaska. The University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service is working with major potato producers to help prevent the spread.

The Wendy’s Company (NYSE:WEN) announced today that Emil J. Brolick will join Wendy’s as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective September 12, 2011. Brolick, who will relocate to the Dublin area, will also join the Company’s Board of Directo...

The overall theme of the Idaho Potato Commission’s promotional programs for the 2011 crop and the 2011-12 marketing season is the organization’s Diamond Jubilee. The year 2012 is “the 75th anniversary of the Idaho Potato Commission, and everything we ...

Research conducted in part at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that in some production systems, planting potatoes in flat beds can increase irrigation water use efficiency. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agricultural engine...

The potato’s stereotype as a fattening food for health-conscious folks to avoid is getting another revision today as scientists report that just a couple servings of spuds a day reduces blood pressure almost as much as oatmeal without causing weight ga...

La mala fama de las patatas como alimentos que engordan debería ser revisada, así lo demuestra un estudio científico que revela que el consumo moderado del tubérculo reduce la presión arterial y no produce aumento de peso. El trabajo, dirigido por el ...

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...

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 ...

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...

One of Prince Edward Island’s leading food processors will be able to enter new markets and create jobs with a new production line, says Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, Allan Campbell. “Agrawest has provided potato producers with an impo...

Bosch  Packaging  Technology expands its services portfolio with the E-Portal, a customized spare parts ordering platform, presented at PACK EXPO 2011 in Las Vegas. The advanced online portal offers manufacturers optimized spare parts logistics and eff...

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Sept. 26–28, Las Vegas Convention Center) is collaborating with several industry associations to add even more value to the most comprehensive processing and packaging event taking place in North America. “While brand owners ...

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...