Trends in landbouw en voedsel uit de Verenigde Staten

november 03, 2012

Beyond Sustainability: Resilience

For decades, people who concern themselves with the world’s “wicked problems” — interconnected issues like environmental degradation, poverty, food security and climate change — have marched together under the banner of “sustainability”: the idea that ...

oktober 31, 2012

Bananas could replace potatoes in warming world

Climate change could lead to crops from the banana family becoming a critical food source for millions of people, a new report says.

oktober 26, 2012

Simplot cuts energy use

J.R. Simplot Co. has embraced energy efficiency as a core business value. The Idaho food, fertilizer and chemical company has dramatically reduced its use of electricity and natural gas, saving millions of dollars annually. Simplot, which has 10,000 e...

oktober 24, 2012

POTATO EXPO 2013 Tradeshow showcases cutting-edge products and services

POTATO EXPO 2013, Jan. 9-11 at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, will feature the largest and most active Tradeshow in event history, enabling attendees and exhibitors to establish new business connections within our record-breaking 40,000+ square feet of flo...

oktober 24, 2012

Potatoes with higher levels of carotenoids developed by ARS scientists

Potatoes with higher levels of beneficial carotenoids are the result of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) studies to improve one of America's most popular vegetables.

oktober 24, 2012

Investigadores desarrollan papas que contienen niveles más altos de carotenoides

Papas que contienen niveles más altos de los carotenoides beneficiosos son el resultado de estudios por científicos del Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS) para mejorar una de las hortalizas más populares en EE.UU.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

oktober 23, 2012

Consuming wide variety of produce more important than organic, say pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Weighs In For the First Time on Organic Foods for Children. In its report, the AAP cites lower pesticides in organic produce and potentially lower risk of exposure to drug-resistant bacteria, but says the most i...

oktober 22, 2012

McDonald's highlights challenging conditions at Q3 earnings report

McDonald's Corporation Friday announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012. In constant currencies, the Company posted higher revenues and earnings per share compared with the prior year while operating income was flat.

oktober 18, 2012

Maine Department of Agriculture Reports a Good Year for Maine's Potato Crop

Maine farmers were not affected by the severe drought that affected the Midwest this summer, and Maine potato producers are harvesting "a quality crop"this season, according to state agriculture officials. With 80 to 85 percent of the crop a...

oktober 18, 2012

New logo for Wendy's highlights transformation

The Wendy's QSR chain is going through a transformation and in a press release last week, the company is going to great length to stress all the changes that are going on. Wendy's also anounced a very visible change the brand will undergo, a new logo w...

oktober 18, 2012

Seed Potato Aging, Bacterial Ring Rot Webcasts Available in Focus on Potato

Understanding the physiology of seed potato aging and how it affects crop growth and yield can be vital to the industry. Such knowledge will allow growers to adopt management practices that control the aging process and optimize tuber set and size.

oktober 17, 2012

Kettle Brand Wins 2012 EPA Green Power Leadership Award

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) announced today its Kettle Brand® was one of 24 recipients honored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its 12th annual Green Power Leadership Awards. The Green Power Leadership Award recogni...

oktober 17, 2012

Newly Weds Foods buys industrial food coating business of Continental Mills

Last week, Newly Weds Foods, Inc. has purchased the industrial food coating business of Tukwila, WA. based Continental Mills, Inc. for an undisclosed sum. The business is primarily comprised of starch and flour based coatings &batters for potato ...

oktober 16, 2012

Snyder's-Lance, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Snack Factory, LLC

Last week, Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (Nasdaq-GS: LNCE), announced the completion of its acquisition of Snack Factory, LLC from VMG Partners, first announced on September 5, 2012. The transaction, which includes the fast growing Pretzel Crisps® brand, prov...

oktober 15, 2012

National Potato Council redesigns Website

The National Potato Council (NPC) has launched a redesigned website (www.nationalpotatocouncil.org) that provides current information on issues and news for the U.S. potato industry while improving the overall user experience. Since 1948, National Pot...

oktober 15, 2012

Invertase key enzyme in cold-induced sweetening of potatoes

Preventing activity of a key enzyme in potatoes could help boost potato quality by putting an end to cold-induced sweetening, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists.

oktober 11, 2012

South Korea lifts ban on Pacific Northwest grown potatoes

South Korea has lifted a ban against Pacific Northwest-grown potatoes used for things like potato chips, but a ban on other fresh potatoes still remains because of a fear over a bacterium known as zebra chip, state officials announced Wednesday during ...

oktober 09, 2012

Halloween Potato Recipes from Idaho bring Spooks and Spuds together

Trick or...Tater! Halloween treats don’t always have to be about the candy. Make Halloween all about potatoes with this collection of ghoulish recipes offered by the Idaho Potato Commission. We have updated the links to the recipes! Easy and Scary...