News on The Potato Supply Chain from the Americas

The plans for a new multi-million dollar Cavendish Farms potato processing plant in Lethbridge, Alberta, should not concern the Prince Edward Island potato industry, says the general manager of the United Potato Growers of Canada.

Lindsey Dodgen is Potatoes USA’s newest team member, joining the team as the Assistant Marketing Manager supporting the Retail, Market Access, Seed, Reputation Management, and Industry Outreach Programs.

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced that at a special meeting of shareowners held on December 13, shareowners of the company approved the merger of Monsanto with a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft.

Un equipo de investigadores del INTA diseñó un sistema de gestión para el manejo de la sanidad del cultivo basado en el uso de información y conocimiento.

Dewulf - Miedema has appointed Banga’s Equipment from Taber, Alberta, as new fullservice dealer to ensure optimum service and support for its customers in Alberta and Western Canada.

En la feria participarán productores de los municipios de Combaya, Chuma, Quime, Carabuco, Cairoma, Ayo Ayo, Sapaqui, Tacacoma, Palca, Mecapaca, Sorata, Inquisivi, Ichoca y Luribay, entre otros.

En el evento se presentaron trabajos de investigación para mejorar la papa en Intibucá, el departamentó de mayor producción del país.

The Plant Management Network (PMN) has released a new presentation entitled 'Epidemiology and Management of Potato White Mold' to help growers, consultants and extension agents understand how white mold persists and spreads

Académicos del Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Microbiológicas, del Instituto de Ciencias de la BUAP (ICUAP), trabajan en el diseño de inoculantes bacterianos que estimulen el crecimiento de plantas y funcionen como métodos alternativos en el cultivo de ciertos alimentos, como la papa.

Every French fry, gnocchi, tater tot and order of hash browns humans have eaten in the past 5,000 years can be traced back to one place in the world — northwestern Bolivia and southern Peru.

Swansfleet Alliance of Treherne and Bruxelles was named the Top Potato Grower for the McCain Foods Manitoba plants during the annual Growers’ Banquet held in November in Carberry MB, Canada

EarthFresh Farms recently announced the acquisition of the assets of Grand Bend Produce, a Southwestern Ontario based fresh potato business.

En la provincia se cultivan unas 15.000 hectáreas; la demanda industrial sostiene el precio.

After further investigation of the food tampering report of this weekend, Halifax Police concluded it can not be determined where the needle originated. This additional reporting caused a sigh of relieve among Canadian Potato Packers.

In September, McDonald's approved two relatively new potato varieties for the production of their french Fries. They only allow seven varieties now, four of which were developed by the Tri-State Program

Earlier today, the Halifax Regional Police announced they received a report of a needle being found in potatoes at a home in Halifax, NS Canada.

Can the nutritional value of potatoes be improved? That is the question USDA research geneticist Kathy Haynes has been asking for nearly 30 years. Her quest for the answer has led her to breeding a more nutritious potato, similar to the papa criolla types found in South America.

Se trata de 400 bolsas de papa, cada una de 50 kilos, que estaban en dos vagones de un tren procedente de la Argentina y con destino final la ciudad de Oruro".