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June 13, 2011

"De groei van PinguinLutosa is nog niet voorbij"

Wanneer op 1 juli de overnames van Scana Noliko en d’Aucy worden afgerond, groeit PinguinLutosa uit tot een wereldspeler. De groep wordt dan zo groot dat het nood heeft aan een nieuwe naam. “Alle suggesties zijn nog welkom”, grapt topman Herwig Dejong...
 MNcCain aardappel wereld
June 13, 2011

Verantwoord Ondernemen: McCain Foods haalt weer twee doelstellingen

Maatschappelijk Verantwoord Ondernemen is een speerpunt voor McCain.
Wendy's
June 13, 2011

The future for Arby’s, Wendy’s

The $430 million sale of Arby’s Restaurant Group Inc. to Roark Capital could be qualified as addition by subtraction for both the 3,600-unit Arby’s and its former sister chain, the 6,600-unit Wendy’s.
June 12, 2011

The nitrogen cycle: Where is your nitrogen going?

June 12, 2011

Wet weather delays potato planting in Eastern Canada

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MyPlate
June 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.
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June 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...
June 10, 2011

Breeders Trust en Belgische aardappeltelers komen tot overeenstemming

Geert Staring, algemeen directeur van kwekersorganisatie Breeders Trust, laat weten dat ze een overeenkomst gesloten hebben omtrent betaling van kwekersrechten met 3 Belgische Boerenbonden
 Acrylamide
June 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...
 Acrilamida
June 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...
 NPD Group
June 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.
 Washington State University
June 09, 2011

Pacific Northwest program works to create disease resistant potato varieties

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June 08, 2011

Potato Research Centre hopes to breed resistant potatoes

Scientists at the Potato Research Centre hope to crossbreed foreign and domestic potatoes to create a new spud that's resilient to disease and requires fewer pesticides.
June 08, 2011

Ballarat Potato growers already struck new McCain price deal

Ballarat district potato growers have struck a new price deal with McCain Foods, months ahead of schedule. The growers will be paid an increase of $15 a tonne of potatoes for next year's crop.
 Frank van Schaayk at PotatoExpo 2011
June 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?
Neiker-Tecnalia leads search for potatoes adapted to climate change
June 08, 2011

Neiker-Tecnalia leads search for potatoes adapted to climate change

The Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Neiker-Tecnalia, is leading an international project with the goal of developing new potato varieties which are tolerant to the effects of climate change, as well as to identify already e...
 Andalusian early potatoes promoted in Spanish supermarkets
June 08, 2011

Andalusian Early potatoes promoted in Spanish supermarkets

After several months of consumption of stored potatoes, it is time for new potatoes, the early potato, with all the flavor and freshness, because they are newly harvested. Under the slogan "A seasonal flavor"Amdalusian Early potatoes are pro...
June 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.

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