More than 140 potato growers, advisors and agronomists met at Frederick Hiam Ltd, Tuddenham, Suffolk at the end of August, 2013, for Potato Council’s East of England Potato Day.
September 11, 2013
Ben Stein to headline Potato Expo 2014 in Texas
Ben Stein - Actor, Author, Economist, and Pop Culture Icon - will be headlining the Potato Expo 2014 in Texas.
September 05, 2013
Breeders Trust intercepts illegally propagated seed potatoes in Italy
This week, Breeders Trust successfully reached an agreement with eight Italian agricultural cooperatives and producers that propagated potato varieties and marketed these as officially certified seed potatoes, without permission of the variety owner.
September 05, 2013
United States Potato Exports Set another Record
Total US potato and product exports for FY13 (July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013) increased 4 percent in value to $1,639,911,793 and also rose 4 percent in volume to 1,561,896 metric tons (MT)--both record levels.
August 27, 2013
Cronología del desarrollo de la papa transgénica
Línea de tiempo que incluye algunos de los eventos más importantes ocurridos en América y Europa durante el desarrollo de la papa genéticamente modificada.
August 26, 2013
Low potato yield in the Netherlands, according to VTA yield trials
Yield trials of the Dutch Farmers Union VTA indicate a yield mid August 19 percent below the 5-year average.
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August 25, 2013
‘Best-ever’ Potatoes in Practice – buoyant mood as industry turns out in droves
Growers, agronomists and technical specialists turned out in high numbers at Potatoes in Practice earlier this month on the James Hutton Institute’s Balruddery Farm, Invergowrie.
August 25, 2013
National Potato Commission hosts Oregon farm tour for US EPA regulators
During the week of Aug. 23, the National Potato Council (NPC) led a delegation of five U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees in a crop tour of the Columbia Basin growing area in Oregon.
August 21, 2013
GB seed potato industry hosts first-time UK Industry Reception at Potato Europe
Importers and growers looking to buy high health, high quality seed are warmly invited to visit Potato Council’s stand at Potato Europe (Emmeloord, The Netherlands, September 11-12, 2013).
August 19, 2013
NAPMN Projecting 22.6% Drop in North Dakota Potato Production in 2013
North American Potato Market News (NAPMN) is projecting a 22.6% production drop in the North Dakota Potato crop this fall.
August 14, 2013
NPPGA: US Potato Consumers Should See Relief Soon from high prices
US Consumers frustrated with historically high potato prices should look for some relief at the checkout lane soon when the late summer and fall crops start hitting store shelves.
August 13, 2013
Traci Hiebert appointed international marketing director Idaho Potato Commission
The Idaho Potato Commission has stepped up its global marketing efforts with the addition of Traci Hiebert as the new Idaho Potato Commission international marketing director.
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Oregon, Washington potato producers looking to expand export opportunities
Officials from Oregon and Washington are working on an upcoming joint trade mission to expand export opportunities for Northwest potatoes.
August 12, 2013
UK: Growers quit but potato acreage is steady
In the aftermath of last year’s difficult growing and harvesting season, almost one in ten of Britain’s potato growers decided to call it a day, but, according to Rob Clayton of the Potato Council, the 2013 acreage of potatoes in the UK has not fallen.
August 12, 2013
Farmers fight to reclaim the 'British New Potato'
Furious potato growers are going head to head with supermarkets and restaurants in a campaign to reclaim the "British New Potato".
August 12, 2013
Nora Olsen new president Potato Association of America
Nora Olsen is The Potato Association of America president for 2013-2014. Olsen is a professor and Extension potato specialist at the University of Idaho’s Kimberly Research and Extension Center.
August 07, 2013
Maine potatoes recovering after wet and soggy season
Industry leaders with the Maine Potato Board said Thursday that after a wet and soggy spring which forced some growers to do some replanting, crops are recovering and if the weather holds, Aroostook County is on track to have a bountiful potato harvest.
August 06, 2013
‘Many Faces of Potatoes’ campaign successful
Potato Council’s summer ‘Many Faces of Potatoes’ campaign has been hailed a major success, following positive industry and consumer feedback.