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.
June 09, 2011
Pacific Northwest program works to create disease resistant potato varieties
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
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?
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.
June 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:
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June 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...
June 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.
June 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.
June 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.
June 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.
June 02, 2011
Idaho Potato Commission discusses research priorities
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MyPlate replaces food pyramid
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June 02, 2011
Michelle Obama onthult 'MyPlate'
June 01, 2011
New Focus on Potato webcast: White Mold of Potato, Epidemiology and Management
May 31, 2011
Plant worker handling diacetyl awarded $814,500 for 'popcorn lung'
A plant worker won an $814,500 judgment in Baltimore County Circuit Court after claiming he contracted a rare lung disease known as "popcorn lung"from breathing diacetyl, a chemical used to make food taste buttery.
May 30, 2011
Frito-Lay Modesto Facility California’s First Existing Food Manufacturing Site to Achieve LEED Gold
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay Modesto, Calif., facility has become the state’s first food manufacturing site to be awarded LEED® Gold existing building