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Octubre 25, 2007
Idaho Potato Commission Congratulates Idaho Growers on Another Harvest Well Done
Idaho produced approximately 13 billion pounds of their signature spuds during the harvest, which runs from August through October. The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC), representing Idaho Potato processors, shippers and growers, reports another excellent...
Octubre 22, 2007
VN opent het Internationale Jaar van de Aardappel
Na de internationale jaren voor de rijst (2004) en voor de bergen (2002) kan een jaar voor de aardappel natuurlijk niet achterblijven. Vorige week opende de Verenigde Naties het jaar met als belangrijkste doel om overheden subsidie te laten verstrekken...
Octubre 19, 2007
On World Food Day, UN launches International Year of the Potato
On World Food Day, the United Nations launched the International Year of the Potato which will spotlight the humble vegetable discovered in Peru that has become a staple in diets around the globe and the world's fourth largest source of food. The year-...
Octubre 05, 2007
Washington State Potato Growers have settled processing contracts with Simplot and Heinz
Washington state potato growers have settled processing contracts with the J.R. Simplot Co. and H.J. Heinz Co. for the 2008 growing season.Simplot will pay growers a $240-per-acre "energy surcharge"under the new contract, Potato Growers of Wa...
Octubre 03, 2007
Organic Potato Markets (Idaho)
Market perspective for organic potatoes. This project was conducted by Joe Guenthner and Gina Greenway in the Agricultural Economics &Rural Sociology Department at the University of Idaho, Jennifer Miller at the Northwest Coalition for Alternatives... Contenido Patrocinado
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Octubre 02, 2007
Idaho Potato Commission celebrates 70th anniversary
The Idaho Potato Commission is marking its 70th anniversary this year. Formed in May 1937 and originally (and only briefly) known as the Idaho Fruit &Vegetable Advertising Commission, the IPC has been actively promoting Idaho potatoes since its in...
Septiembre 28, 2007
Idaho Potato Harvest Indicates Yield Decrease (video)
Harvest time is here and Idaho farmers are busy digging up their fields. But the hot weather we saw this summer has taken a toll on the local crop. The fields are pretty much dug up, with a few stragglers left behind. While farms say the quality o...
Septiembre 28, 2007
Wireworms have met their match in spuds
An insecticide previously approved only for field corn and non-crop uses is headed for release next spring in potatoes, thanks to an integrated pest management project for wireworm control led by University of Idaho entomologist Juan Manuel Alvarez.Fip...
Septiembre 28, 2007
2006 Potato Crop value in the US up 8% compared to 2005
For the United States, the value of all potatoes sold from the 2006 crop is estimated at $2.98 billion, up 8 percent from the previous year.according to the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, according to the USDA's National Agricultural...
Septiembre 26, 2007
US potato export tops one billion
For the marketing year July 2006 - June 2007 (MY07), the United States Potato Board (USPB) reports total US potato exports were valued at a record $1,000,252,000. On a volume basis, total exports were 1,108,391 metric tons (MT). This represents an inc...
Septiembre 26, 2007
Potato farmers adapting to new food safety regulations
As potato farmers nationwide dig up and truck in this year's crop, they're being held for the first time to guidelines aimed at preventing a food safety scare similar to the deadly E. coli outbreak in spinach last year. Besides watching the weather a...
Septiembre 21, 2007
Dr. Alexander Pavlista elected president of PAA
Dr. Alexander Pavlista of Scottsbluff was elected president of the Potato Association of America in August, during the organization's annual meeting at Idaho Falls, Idaho. The association has more than 700 members, including scientists in university, ...
Septiembre 19, 2007
United Potato Growers asks Idaho farmers to withhold potato shipments
United Potato Growers of America issued an open letter asking farmers in Idaho to withhold some potato shipments to help shore up potato prices and prevent a shortage later this year. A hot growing season meant farmers dug up fewer potatoes compared...
Septiembre 13, 2007
Idaho Spud harvest begins
Jim Tiede operates a farm with his son Alex in the Flat of Pleasant valley and the harvest has just begun. Jim said he didn't expect this year's potato yield to be as good as last year's record crop, but he was encouraged by what they found once they ...
Septiembre 12, 2007
Idaho Potato Commission announced new marketing plans
The Idaho Potato Commission announced initiatives for its 2007-08 season that include the release of two new commercials with spokesperson Denise Austin and the launch of a major cable television commercial campaign expected to make over a billion con...
Septiembre 12, 2007
Oregon returning to normal potato production in 2007
Bill Brewer, executive director of the Oregon Potato Commission, said that potato growers are looking for a return to normal production in 2007. "So far, we're happy with the quality,"Mr. Brewer told The Produce News. "Potato growers are...
Septiembre 07, 2007
Potatoes Chock Full of Phytochemicals
Americans love their spuds, consuming 130 pounds per person annually. Now that culinary love affair could grow even more passionate with Agricultural Research Service (ARS) findings that some potato varieties are packed with health-promoting compounds...