研究开发

九月 26, 2011

Potato Storage Research Facility ceremoniously handed over to University Wisconsin

Today, the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) has ceremoniously “handed over the keys” of the Potato and Vegetable Storage Research Facility (SRF) to the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW). The ceremony gives the WPVGA a cha...

九月 25, 2011

Amerika leert aardappel achter Belgische frieten kennen

In een land dat een gemeenschappelijke taal ontbeert, kunnen Belgische frieten uitgroeien tot een nationaal symbool. Zo begint de gerenomeerde krant The Wall Street Journal een verhaal over Bintje, de aardappelvariëteit achter het succes van de Belgi...

九月 25, 2011

Belgapom prijs zakt naar € 40,00 / ton

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...

九月 24, 2011

Idaho Potato Commission Recognized for its Retail Ad Campaign by Produce Business Magazine

The Idaho Potato Commission's (IPC) popular comic book themed Retail advertising campaign was the recipient of Produce Business' 23rd Annual Marketing Excellence Award for the fourth consecutive year. This action-packed campaign, delivered both as ad...

九月 23, 2011

Potato companies sign potato breeding deal with Mylnefield Research Service

Two Potato companies - Taylor Food Group and QV Foods - have signed a five year deal with the James Hutton Institute's Mylnefield Research Service (MRS) subsidiary to continue a potato breeding programme that originally started in 2005. Taylor Food Gr...

九月 23, 2011

New formula to calculate potato selling price applied in PEI

Trends in potato prices are key indicators for potato farmers to keep track of. But average potato price trends can be calculated in a number of different ways. PEI now has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to adopt two new measures - fresh weig...

九月 22, 2011

The United Nations puts the world obesity crisis into the spotlight

The recent General Assembly of the United Nations was a landmark event as it was only the second time the UN had met to discuss health issues - with the last health meeting being held in 2001 and focused on the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The United Nations...

九月 20, 2011

'Cook your own potatoes' new classroom project Potato Council

Potato Council is introducing a wide range of potato related resources into secondary schools as part of the national curriculum after successfully piloting a new classroom project;‘Cook Your Own Potatoes’. Following on from the increasingly popular ...

九月 20, 2011

Potato Council successful at Potato Europe 2011

International seed breeders and exporters sharing the Potato Council stand enjoyed a very busy time at this year’s Potato Europe (Tournai, Belgium, September 7-8). “The record-breaking 2011 seed potato export season reflects our success in this secto...

九月 20, 2011

'To Bintje or Not to Bintje'

French fries aren't French—they're Belgian. And in a country without a single common langcode, the humble snack is a potent national symbol. That's why farmers, fryers and foodies are battling over the future of the potato which made Belgium great: th...

United States Potato Board International Seed Symposium

九月 19, 2011

USPB Conducts Largest Ever International Seed Symposium

The United States Potato Board (USPB) held its largest ever International Seed Potato Symposium in Denver, CO, August 1, 2011. This year’s seed symposium included buyers from Brazil, Burkina Faso, Mauritius, Sri Lanka, Nicaragua, Egypt, Uruguay, Hondur...

九月 19, 2011

US Agricultural research supported by tax-exempt donations?

Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate to allow tax-exempt donations to support agricultural research as a means to help keep American agriculture on the forefront of food production breakthroughs. The Charitable Agriculture Research Act (...

九月 16, 2011

Belgapom Notering 16 September 2011: ongewijzigd

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. ...

九月 16, 2011

Verantwoord Frituren haalt doelstelling toch niet

Uit de recentste meting van de nVWA blijkt dat in het najaar van 2010 61 procent van de cafetaria’s vloeibaar frituurvet gebruikte. Daarmee is het aantal fastfoodbedrijven dat in vloeibaar frituurvet bakt sinds 2004 bijna verdubbeld. In 2004 bleek ui...

九月 16, 2011

NEPG verwacht een record aardappeloogst: 25,5 millioen ton

De NEPG verwacht onder invloed van een hoge hectareopbrengst en een groter areaal een recordopbrengst bij de aardappeloogst. Dat maakt de organisatie in een persbericht bekend. Pas 20 procent is geoogst. Wat opvallend is doordat de aardappelen dit seiz...

九月 15, 2011

US potato industry confident it can gain back market share in Mexico

The U.S. potato industry is confident it can gain back the significant market share it lost in Mexico over a cross-border trucking dispute once the issue is resolved and remaining tariffs on U.S. products are lifted. Having watched its revenue from fr...

九月 15, 2011

Michelle Obama makes headway calling for Healthy Foods

Calorie by calorie, first lady Michelle Obama is chipping away at big portions and unhealthy food in an effort to help America slim down. In the year and a half since she announced her campaign to curb childhood obesity, Mrs. Obama has stood alongside...

九月 14, 2011

The NRA is looking for cutting edge kitchen equipment for the 2012 Kitchen Innovations Awards

The National Restaurant Association is calling on foodservice equipment manufacturers to apply for its 2012 Kitchen Innovations Awards. Selected by an independent panel of experts, the award recipients represent the most groundbreaking equipment on the...