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 Potatoes New Brunswick
九月 09, 2009

New Brunswick potato cash receipts grow 32%

New Brunswick farmers have raked in one of the highest revenue increases in the country this year over last, thanks to the potato industry, newly released figures state. Higher prices for potatoes boosted farm cash receipt totals for New Brunswick in ...
Restrain Ethylene generator wins Potato Europe 2009 innovation award.
九月 08, 2009

Restrain Ethylene generator wins Potato Europe 2009 innovation award

The PotatoEurope 2009 Innovation Award was handed out this evening to the company Restrain Company Ltd for its Restrain Generator.
九月 07, 2009

Latest Fat Attack: Oxycholesterol

A recent study from the Chinese University in Hong Kong isolated a type of oxidized cholesterol in foods that is thought to both increase total cholesterol levels and promote atherosclerosis, or the hardening of the arteries. Lead researcher, Zhen-Yu...
 Top Institute for Food and Nutrition
九月 07, 2009

Smart salt distribution enables up to 25% reduction

Scientists at Top Institute Food and Nutrition (TIFN) announce new technology that enables up to 25% salt reduction in food products without loss of taste and without sodium substitutes, or taste or aroma additives. This new technology is an enormous b...
九月 07, 2009

Andes Farmers help maintain biodiversity of the potato

The world may one day owe a debt of gratitude to a group of potato farmers high up in the mountains of Peru.Thanks to a new $116 million global fund established this summer, the Quechua Indians are being paid to maintain their diverse collection of rar...
九月 07, 2009

Man dies after falling into potato harvester

In Fife, Scotland, a farm worker died after falling into a potato harvester in Fife. The arms and legs of the 34 year old man became entangled in the machinery on Foodie Farm near Cupar on Sunday morning.He was taken by helicopter to hospital but later...
 Smart choices
九月 06, 2009

Industry food labels deceptive?

It's a controversy that's as close as your local supermarket shelf - those familiar government nutrition labels. Now some big food manufacturers are adding labels of their own."The purpose is to help people make choices about healthier food and to...
九月 06, 2009

El negocio de la papa frita crece saltando obstáculos

Lucana, La Paceñita, El Pibe o Batman son algunas de las marcas de papas fritas, elaboradas de manera casi industrial por unas 25 pequeñas empresas familiares que decidieron optar por la formalidad. Ofrecen productos de calidad, pueden dar factura, acc...
 Fire at the Cavendish Farms French fry factory in Jamestown
九月 05, 2009

Cavendish Jamestown French Fry plant to reopen within four weeks

Officials at Cavendish Farms expect the James-town potato-processing plant damaged by fire on August 31, 2009 to be operational within the next four weeks, said Mary Keith, vice president of communications with Cavendish Farms, by e-mail Thursday eveni...
 Potatoes New Zealand
九月 05, 2009

Potato Psyllids ravaged crop in New Zealand

The full effect of tomato and potato psyllids, a plant disease that damages potato and tomato plants is beginning to be understood and the news is not good.Potato growers around Hawke’s Bay abandoned hectares of failed crops this year, not bothering t...
九月 04, 2009

Potato Peel waste helps predators of thrips in greenhouses

As part of a research project into methods to reinforce anti-parasite biological agents in growth media, the horticulture department of the Dutch University of Wageningen has made a promising discovery. When the growing medium is covered with waste fro...
 Supermarket Guru
九月 04, 2009

Sustainability at Frito-Lay (Phil Lempert Supermarket Guru)

What began as two small, mom-and-pop chip operations back in the early 1930’s is now the largest snack-selling company in the United States. Today, Frito-Lay, maker of such favorites as LAY'S®, FRITOS®, CHEETOS® and SUNCHIPS®, has more than fifteen $10...

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