Research

July 05, 2012

New director of marketing and industry affairs for Washington State Potato Commission

The Washington State Potato Commission announced the recent addition of Ryan Holterhoff to their organization as the Director of Marketing and Industry Affairs.

July 03, 2012

Idaho Potato Commission to look into premium paid for Idaho spuds

The Idaho Potato Commission plans to conduct a price audit of random stores to investigate concerns that the premium customers will pay for an Idaho spud may be eroding.

July 03, 2012

Search is on for prestigious potato industry award winner in Britain

otato Council is seeking nominations for this year's British Potato Industry Award.

July 02, 2012

US Potato growers welcome agreement to include Mexico in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations

US potato industry leaders applaud the Tuesday, June 19, announcement by US President Barack Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderón to include Mexico in the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations.

July 02, 2012

Idaho Potato Psyllids test positive for zebra chip disease

The University of Idaho extension today announced that the potato psyllids found last month in Idaho tentatively tested positive for Liberibacter, Zebra Chip disease.

June 28, 2012

World Potato Congress information available online

Everyone who attended the World Potato Congress last month agreed that WPC 2012 was a huge success. Now, speaker presentations and video's are available online. It's a great opportunity to have another look at the great presentations or take a look at...

June 25, 2012

McGill University and developing-country scientists working on a better potato for Colombian communities

Researchers cooperate to develop nutritious, high-yielding, and more disease-resistant potatoes for food-insecure indigenous communities in Colombia.

June 25, 2012

The buzz around World Potato Congress

The biggest potato conference ever held in Britain, World Potato Congress 2012, took place in Edinburgh in May, attracting more than 800 delegates from over 50 countries to discuss the world’s third most important food crop.

June 25, 2012

RNA silencing project aims to reduce plant virus clean-up time from one year to far less

Currently, eliminating a virus from an infected plant requires considerable time and money. The price is more than US$500, and the process can take up to a year. Searching for a more cost- and time-effective solution, scientists at the International P...

June 24, 2012

War on waste in the potato supply chain

everal key actions to drive out waste from the potato supply chain, including improved agronomy, were outlined at the recent World Potato Congress in Edinburgh.

June 19, 2012

New UK 'Potato Ambassadors' line up for 2012

Potato Council has recruited an exciting new team of growers to act as ‘Potato Ambassadors’ and inspire the nation to eat more potatoes.

June 08, 2012

Celebracion del Dia Nacional de la Papa en Peru

Están disponibles dos boletines de divulgación que describen las celebraciones del Dia Nacional de la Papa en Peru (30 de mayo) y una selección de las noticias más importantes publicadas sobre dicho festejo. Pueden verse en http://bit.ly/Kr3hh1

June 07, 2012

Chip Week a highly successful UK campaign

The 21st annual Chip Week has been hailed a success! A review of the 2012 campaign, run by Potato Council, reveals the Week encouraged enough media interest to reach every adult in Great Britain more than 2.5 times, providing opportunities for increase...

June 06, 2012

International Program helps train Lamb-Weston distributors in Mexico

The United States Potato Board (USPB) International Marketing program provided Lamb-Weston distributors in Mexico a full day of training as part of their annual conference.

June 05, 2012

National Potato Council met with Mexican Ambassador to discuss market access

Last week, National Potato Council (NPC) Executive Vice President and CEO John Keeling met with Mexico's Ambassador to the United States Arturo Sarukhan to discuss access to the Mexican potato market for fresh U.S.

May 31, 2012

FPSA Foundation Awards Career Development Scholarships

The Foundation of the Food Processing Suppliers Association (FFPSA) is pleased to announce the recipients of ten $3,000 Career Development Scholarships for the 2012-2013 academic year. Winners of these ten scholarships include family members of employe...

May 31, 2012

Demonstrations and discussions at the West Midlands Potato Day in the UK

This year’s packed agenda at the Midlands Potato Day will include practical in-the-field discussions on topics such as soil compaction, fertiliser application and the opportunity to see the George Moat Tillerstar on the land.

May 30, 2012

NDSU Names Boerboom Extension Director

Chris Boerboom is the new director of the North Dakota State University Extension Service. "As you know, this is a critical position, not only for Extension, but also for NDSU and the state,"says Ken Grafton, NDSU's vice president for Agric...