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Idaho Potato Commission board members unanimously voted June 15 to oppose the U.S. Potato Board's use of a national retail trademark at the retail level.

Officials and Scientists discussed the new public rollout of the MyPlate initiative during a Monday press conference at the IFT 2011 Annual Meeting and Food Expo.

On May 17, US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will award more than $346 million in international assistance grants

Incoming IFT President Roger Clemens and President-Elect John Ruff presented four companies with the 2011 IFT Food Expo Innovation Awards.

Wanneer op 1 juli de overnames van Scana Noliko en d’Aucy worden afgerond, groeit PinguinLutosa uit tot een wereldspeler. De groep wordt dan zo groot dat het nood heeft aan een nieuwe naam. “Alle suggesties zijn nog welkom”, grapt topman Herwig Dejong...

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The recent unveiling of the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) MyPlate icon heralded a bold, new visual reminder of the importance of fruit and vegetable consumption, filling half the plate with these two important food groups.

Geert Staring, algemeen directeur van kwekersorganisatie Breeders Trust, laat weten dat ze een overeenkomst gesloten hebben omtrent betaling van kwekersrechten met 3 Belgische Boerenbonden

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.

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?

After several months of consumption of stored potatoes, it is time for new potatoes, the early potato, with all the flavor and freshness, because they are newly harvested. Under the slogan "A seasonal flavor"Amdalusian Early potatoes are pro...

The Chief Operating Officer of the United Potato Growers of America offers his view of the potato prices this summer:

Washington potatoes are not only good for you, their production is highly sustainable.

Revisions to the grading standards for No. 1 potatoes allow for mixed varieties of potatoes to be packaged together, as requested by grower/shippers and retailers.

Don’t save your water for later – use it now, Eric Anderson, senior agronomist at Scottish Agronomy urges potato growers.

De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling.

De voorbije vier jaar betaalden Belgische aardappeltelers geen kwekersrechten op meer dan 11.000 ton pootgoed.