Trends in landbouw en voedsel uit de Verenigde Staten

juni 12, 2011

Potatoes Make the Plate! New MyPlate Icon Recommends Half the Plate as Fruits and Vegetables

The recent unveiling of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) MyPlate icon heralded a bold, new visual reminder of the importance of fruit and vegetable consumption, filling half the plate with these two important food groups.

juni 12, 2011

Ciclo del Nitrógeno: Para dónde se va este elemento?

Con la llegada de la primavera, la pérdida de nitrógeno del suelo de nuestras granjas no es sólo una preocupación, es más bien una realidad desagradable. Sin embargo, utilizar la palabra "perdido"para describir el lugar a dónde se ha ido el n...

juni 10, 2011

Low acrylamide potato lines created by University of Wisconsin scientists

What do Americans love more than French fries and potato chips? The answer: Not much...

juni 10, 2011

La Universidad de Wisconsin crea líneas de papa con bajos niveles de acrilamida

Existe algo que los estadounidenses amen más que las papas fritas y las papas a la francesa? No hay muchas cosas... pero tal vez las estén amando más de lo que deberían hacerlo. Haciendo a un lado las grasas y las calorías, ambos alimentos contienen al...

juni 09, 2011

Do you expect customers to pay extra for healthier menu items? They won't...

The expanding waistlines of U.S. consumers have created a flurry of governmental and restaurant industry actions aimed at getting Americans to eat more healthfully.

juni 09, 2011

Pacific Northwest program works to create disease resistant potato varieties

juni 08, 2011

Aginfo interview with Frank van Schaayk: Building a Strong Front

French fries and potatoes are not evil but they have been demonized. What will it take to get the buying consumer to realize that a potato is a very simple, healthy and wholesome food and not the primary culprit in rampant obesity?

juni 07, 2011

Northern Star potato processing plant facing noise complaints from neighbours

The new Northern Star Co. potato processing plant and its 400 jobs were received in Chaska with open arms 18 months ago, but the town didn't expect loud flushing sounds in the middle of the night.

juni 07, 2011

UPGA view on Potato Prices: Perched on a cliff

The Chief Operating Officer of the United Potato Growers of America offers his view of the potato prices this summer:

juni 07, 2011

FAO Food price Index hovering just below February's all time high

The FAO released today the FAO Food Price Index for May 2011, a key indicator of changes in the internatioanl prices of food commodities. At 232 points, the FAO Food Price Index was down 1 percent from the revised estimate of 235 points in April and 3...

juni 04, 2011

A Warming Planet Struggles to Feed Itself

The rapid growth in farm output that defined the late 20th century has slowed to the point that it is failing to keep up with the demand for food, driven by population increases and rising affluence in once-poor countries.

juni 03, 2011

USDA revises standards for No. 1 potatoes

Revisions to the grading standards for No. 1 potatoes allow for mixed varieties of potatoes to be packaged together, as requested by grower/shippers and retailers.

juni 03, 2011

5 positive signs for restaurants

Rising costs for food and fuel have dominated headlines and weighed heavily on the minds of restaurant operators.

juni 03, 2011

Washington potato production among the most sustainable on the planet

Washington potatoes are not only good for you, their production is highly sustainable.

juni 02, 2011

Idaho Potato Commission discusses research priorities

juni 02, 2011

Diamond Foods Raises Guidance After Strong Third Quarter

juni 02, 2011

MyPlate replaces food pyramid

First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate, to serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices.