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juni 12, 2008
Low storage supply keeps potato markets strong
Markets for potatoes should stay very strong into August, with supplies scarce thanks to smaller storage crops in Idaho and other states, but there should be plenty of new-crop potatoes for late summer and fall promotions, grower-shippers said.As stora...
juni 11, 2008
FDA Expands Tomato Warning Nationwide
Restaurants, markets stop offering some products after 167 people in 17 states sickened by salmonella, CDC reports. U.S. health officials expanded their warning about salmonella-contaminated tomatoes nationwide Tuesday, as experts cautioned consumers ...juni 08, 2008
Surging fuel and fertilizer costs are hurting the potato industry
Surging fuel and fertilizer costs are hurting the potato industry, even though potato prices are good, the executive director of the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee says. Three years ago, cost of production in the San Luis Valley was about $4 ...juni 06, 2008
Let the chips fall: Penn State supports state's potato chip heritage
At Penn State, thousands of potato varieties from around the globe are put through extensive cross-breeding programs, genetic research and intercollegiate collaborations.juni 06, 2008
Severe shortage of potatoes in the United States leads to soaring prices
A severe shortage of potatoes nationwide has sent prices soaring, and they’ll probably go higher in the coming weeks if weak supply projections for July and August hold true, grower-shippers and industry officials said.On June 3, the U.S. Department o...juni 05, 2008
Funding for Plastics from Potatoes
A consortium hoping to make plastics from Maine potatoes has received more than $650,000 to further develop the proposal. Sponsored Content
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juni 04, 2008
Los Angeles implemented a voluntary program in which restaurants can be certified as 'trans fat free'
Los Angeles County has implemented a voluntary program in which restaurants can be certified as "trans fat free"and receive a decal to display that fact to customers.Both the city and county of Los Angeles considering banning the use of trans...juni 02, 2008
Professor Eric Tollens over de werldwijde voedselcrisis
Over de wereldwijde voedselcrisis heeft iedereen de voorbije weken zijn zegje gedaan, van de Groene Kring tot voormalig Sovjetleider Michail Gorbatsjov.Maar wat moeten we tot hiertoe onthouden van alle reacties en intentieverklaringen? Wat moet er vera...juni 01, 2008
Wereldbank pompt 6 miljard dollar in landbouw
De Wereldbank stelt dit jaar zes miljard euro ter beschikking voor de financiering van landbouwprojecten. De Amerikaanse voorzitter Robert Zoellick gaat volgende week naar de FAO-voedseltop met een arsenaal aan schenkingen, leningen en verzekeringen. &...mei 27, 2008
Heinz Sets Sustainability Goal of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 20 Percent by 2015
The H. J. Heinz Company (NYSE:HNZ) announced today a milestone company goal: to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2015. This effort is part of Heinz’s sustainability vision, to be a trusted leader in nutrition and wellness, dedicat...mei 26, 2008
Processed potato has overtaken fresh potato in terms of output and turnover.
Between 1995 and 2005 processed potato output rose from five million tonnes to over 10 and the value of these transactions doubled from 2,000 million dollars to almost 4,000. Fresh potato was worth less than 2,500 million dollars for an output of just...
mei 22, 2008
McDonald's switches to transfat free frying oils
The McDonald's Corp. has completed its changeover to cooking oil with no trans fat at its restaurants in the U.S. and Canada The world's largest restaurant chain is now cooking French fries, hash browns, Filet-O-Fish sandwiches and chicken in a blend ... Sponsored Content 
mei 16, 2008
Five million ton Canadian potatoes and how to prepare them
Five million tonnes of spuds. That's how many potatoes Canadian farmers produce each year. Most of those are processed and sliced into potato chips or frozen into french fries for fast-food joints here and around the world. But there is a multitude of...mei 14, 2008
White potatoes back in US federal nutrition program WIC
White potatoes are due to be back in a federal nutrition program for low-income women and children. After lobbying by Idaho's congressional delegation, the potato was included from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's nutrition programs, including the...mei 08, 2008
World Potato Congress invites nominations for Industry Awards
The President of the World Potato Congress (WPC) Inc. Mr Allan Parker, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the Chairman of the WPC Awards Committee, Mr Douglas (Doug) Harley, Kinross, Scotland, have announced that nominations are now being called for t...mei 06, 2008
Regional potato extension/research group (NCERA) meets
The NCERA (North Central Research and Extension Activity) 205 group met in East Lansing during late March 2008. The group was composed of members from Michigan, Wisconsin, North Dakota, Minnesota, Colorado and Nebraska potato industries. Michigan atten...
mei 06, 2008
University of Idaho Extension Web Site Helping Potato Growers
Farms whose produce is used in federal food programs or sold to an increasing number of major processors and fresh packers must pass U.S. Department of Agriculture Good Agricultural Practices audits, a task that can be daunting. To help Idaho's potato...mei 06, 2008
U.S., Canada make deal on potato cyst rules
The U.S. and Canada have agreed on a new protocol to deal more effectively with future outbreaks of potato cyst nematodes. Under the new protocol, dirt from fields in Canada and the U.S. that produce seed potatoes will need to be sampled using a full-f...