Ciclo del Nitrógeno: Para dónde se va este elemento?
Con la llegada de la primavera, la pérdida de nitrógeno del suelo de nuestras granjas no es sólo una preocupación, es más bien una realidad desagradable. Sin embargo, utilizar la palabra "perdido"para describir el lugar a dónde se ha ido el n...
June 10, 2011
Breeders Trust en Belgische aardappeltelers komen tot overeenstemming
Geert Staring, algemeen directeur van kwekersorganisatie Breeders Trust, laat weten dat ze een overeenkomst gesloten hebben omtrent betaling van kwekersrechten met 3 Belgische Boerenbonden
June 10, 2011
Low acrylamide potato lines created by University of Wisconsin scientists
What do Americans love more than French fries and potato chips? The answer: Not much...
June 10, 2011
La Universidad de Wisconsin crea líneas de papa con bajos niveles de acrilamida
Existe algo que los estadounidenses amen más que las papas fritas y las papas a la francesa? No hay muchas cosas... pero tal vez las estén amando más de lo que deberían hacerlo. Haciendo a un lado las grasas y las calorías, ambos alimentos contienen al...
June 09, 2011
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 09, 2011
Key Technology Opens Innovation and Solutions Center
June 09, 2011
Phytophthora gevonden in Noordoost Nederland
DLV Plant laat weten dat op woensdag 8 juni Phytophthora is gevonden in de omgeving van Assen.
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
Ballarat Potato growers already struck new McCain price deal
Ballarat district potato growers have struck a new price deal with McCain Foods, months ahead of schedule. The growers will be paid an increase of $15 a tonne of potatoes for next year's crop.
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 08, 2011
Summer potato markets heating up
In North America, summer potato markets are strengthening as the East Coast deal shifts from northern Florida to North Carolina.