Potato News

June 15, 2012

Idaho growers told to intensify hunt for potato psyllids

Researchers recommend potato growers in the Pacific Northwest intensify their field scouting programs for the potato psyllids that spread the crop disease zebra chip.
June 14, 2012

Tate & Lyle Opens Global Commercial and Food Innovation Centre near Chicago

Tate &Lyle, a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries, today officially opened its new Commercial and Food Innovation Centre in the Hoffman Estates suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The 110,000-sq. ft. st...
June 14, 2012

Pequeños productores de Huancavelica lograron la certificación orgánica de papa nativa y quinua

El Ministerio de Agricultura (MINAG) reconocerá a dos asociaciones de pequeños productores de la provincia de Huancavelica quienes lograron la certificación orgánica al cultivo de papa nativa y quinua, informó Jorge Sáenz Rabanal, asesor de la Alta Dir...
June 14, 2012

Fund launched to grow Irish potatoes in Africa

Irish agribusiness are being offered financial and political support to set up in Africa.
June 14, 2012

US Russet markets sluggish heading into summer

Wisconsin potato grower-shippers don’t see an end to sluggish markets before new-crop harvests later this summer.
June 13, 2012

A fin de combatir la malnutrición, investigadores de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia buscan mejorar la calidad de la papa

A fin de combatir la malnutrición, investigadores de la UN buscan mejorar la calidad y explorar la diversidad genética de este tubérculo, para maximizar el uso de sus recursos genéticos y económicos. Con el análisis de los compuestos nutricionales y a...
June 13, 2012

US potato industry conducting its annual in-person crop survey

Rather than relying solely on acreage estimates from a USDA growers' survey, the U.S. potato industry is physically visiting every spud field in Idaho and other major potato production areas for a fourth year.
June 13, 2012

Potato farms sprout in Georgia

The US State Georgia is known for its peaches, its poultry, its peanuts and pecans — but not so much for its potatoes. However, at least two farming operations in Decatur County have made potatoes a successful crop.
Fresh and Local
June 13, 2012

'Locally Grown' Red Potatoes from Black Gold Farms

Black Gold Farms, an industry leader in the potato industry, has kicked off their summer red potato harvest with a five-month, locally grown program. The locally grown program transitions through all of their summer potato growing locations.
June 13, 2012

European agricultural policy goes down the tubers

The following is a commentary published this week in Nature, on the GMO situation in Europe, focused on potatoes:
Penford launches potato starch based casein replacer
June 13, 2012

Penford launches potato starch based casein replacer

Penford Food Ingredients, a leader in innovative carbohydrate systems and technologies, is adding to its impressive line-up of modified starch systems with the launch of PenTech™ 8500
June 13, 2012

Cavendish Farms now fuelled by cleaner-burning natural gas

Cavendish Farms celebrated the official opening of its natural gas receiving station at a ceremony held at the New Annan site on Prince Edward Island.

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