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 USDA
February 07, 2011

NPPGA: Proposed School Lunch Changes Could Have Unintended Consequences

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to change the nutritional guidelines for the school lunch program that would restrict students to just one cup of certain vegetables per week.
February 07, 2011

Potatoes to be exported from India to Russia

A clutch of Punjab-based potato farmers are in the final stages of signing a deal with Russian traders for exporting close to 10,000 tonnes of the crop to Russia for the first time.
 Location flooding in Victoria
February 07, 2011

Potato crop losses in Victoria (AU) due to flooding

Potato farmers near Koo Wee Rup, south-east of Melbourne, say their crops have been wiped out by the flooding on the weekend.
February 07, 2011

Production up 35% at Baxter’s potato plant packing line

Baxters High Brow Produce says it has increased throughput by 38%, reduced production staff and improved potato packing since installing a new automated bagging line.
 Max Foods Dirty Potato
February 06, 2011

Max Foods India Launches Dirty Potato Chips

US Snack foods manufacturer Dirty Potato is all set to enter the Indian market.
Interview with Wallace McCain
February 05, 2011

Interview with Wallace McCain

 Commissie Genetische Modificatie (COGEM)
February 04, 2011

Cogem adviseert over kleinschalige veldproef met Phytophthora-resistente aardappelen

De COGEM is verzocht te adviseren over de milieurisico’s van een kleinschalige (categorie 1) veldproef met genetisch gemodificeerde aardappelen (Solanum tuberosum) met een verhoogde resistentie tegen Phytophthora infestans, de veroorzaker van de aardappelziekte.
February 04, 2011

DLV Plant start onderzoek naar tolerantie en rasgevoeligheid van aardappelrassen voor Pratylenchus penetrans

Team Onderzoek van DLV Plant gaat aan de slag met het onderzoeksproject “Tolerantie en rasgevoeligheid van aardappelrassen voor Pratylenchus penetrans”.
February 04, 2011

Aardappeltermijnmarkt eindigt de week stormachtig

De aardappeltermijnmarkt beleefde een stormachtig einde van de week. Met een zeer hoge omzet van 942 contracten zakte de termijnprijs terug naar 24,70 euro.
February 04, 2011

2010 National Potato Environmental Stewardship Winners Showcased in Video

Mercer Canyon of Prosser, Washington, and Walker Brothers Farms of Malin, Oregon were presented with the prestigious 2010 Environmental Stewardship Award at the 2011 NPC Annual Meeting.
February 03, 2011

Stamppot to go nog geen doorslaand succes

Met de ‘shop in shop’ van Stamppot to go in het tankstation van Berkman Energie Service in Barendrecht kunnen klanten in plaats van een vette hap nu ook kiezen voor stamppot.
February 03, 2011

BC Farmers face uncertainty about reimbursement for washed-out crops

Fall rains devastated potato and vegetable crops across the Fraser Valley, BC and now producers face uncertainty about how much the government is going to help them.

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