Onderzoek en ontwikkeling (R&D)

april 08, 2011

Breeders Trust commences legal proceedings against Belgian government

Breeders Trust, an organisation looking after the interest of potato breeders, is taking the Belgian Federaal Agentschap voor de Veiligheid van de Voedselketen (FAVV;Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain) to court.

april 07, 2011

New York State Restaurant Association (NYSRA) speaks on proposed New York City toy ban

New York's City Council announced its proposal to outlaw toys and other incentives from meals that don't meet extensive nutrition requirements

april 07, 2011

Detained New Brunswick farmer had been developing market in Lebanon

There is still no word on why Henk Tepper of New Brunswick is in custody in Lebanon.

april 06, 2011

Major late blight research project funded by the USDA

Given that world potato production is about 320 million tons per year (20 million tons per year in the United States) and world tomato production is about 120 million tons per year (13 million tons per year in the U.S.), late blight is a major problem worldwide even today.

april 04, 2011

Producing high quality potato starches with new genetic tools

Neiker-Tecnalia (the Basque Institute of Agricultural Research and Development) is realising a project for obtaining high quality starch in potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) using new molecular and genetic tools.

maart 30, 2011

Scottish seed potato exports to Egypt soar despite turmoil

There may be political turmoil in the Middle East but Scottish seed potato exports to that part of the world have just risen to new heights.

maart 30, 2011

Euro Potato: UK exports of fresh potatoes to Holland in January were 11 times higher than the 3 year average

A highlight from this report: UK exports of fresh potatoes to Holland in January were 11 times higher than the 3 year average

maart 29, 2011

Seed Potato Performance: to cut or not to cut

Phil Nolte, University of Idaho Extension professor and seed potato specialist, knows that potato growers face a lot of tough decisions when it comes time to plant

maart 28, 2011

NFU calls for swift action on Epitrix Potato Flea Beetle threat

Food and Environmental Research Agency (FERA)

maart 28, 2011

Norwegian potatoes tested in the United Kingdom

maart 27, 2011

SNAXPO visitors hear about the state of the snack food industry

More than 1100 snack food executives and suppliers from 38 countries are on hand at SNAXPO 2011 in Orlando, where they are gaining insight and knowledge at educational sessions as well as from trade show exhibitors and their counterparts from across t...

maart 25, 2011

Washington Potato Commission approves potato research for next season

The Washington Potato Commission approved about 742-thousand dollars in research projects for the upcoming growing season at its quarterly meeting this month.

maart 24, 2011

Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers launch New website

maart 22, 2011

Construiran una planta de procesamiento de papa andina y quinoa

Una planta de procesamiento de papa andina y quinoa será construida en un paraje del departamento salteño Rosario de Lerma, tras la firma de un convenio entre funcionarios salteños y el sacerdote Sigrfrido Moroder, que preside una fundación solidaria e...

maart 22, 2011

March 22 is World Water Day: Eat potatoes!

March 22 is 'world water day’ and a diversity of organisations are making use of this day to check the water use in the production of a wide variety of food stuffs.

maart 16, 2011

US consumer attitude towards potatoes back to pre-Atkins levels

Tim O'Connor, United States Potato Board president and CEO, discusses the good news about consumer attitudes and potato consumption at the USPB's annual meeting.

maart 15, 2011

Project to reduce acrylamide with yeast technology (Acryleast) supported by Canadian Government

Functional Technologies Corp. (TSX-V: FEB) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Phyterra Yeast Inc., has been awarded $2.5 million from the Government of Canada's Atlantic Innovation Fund