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五月 05, 2010
Miembros de la Junta de Papa de EUA expresaron sus dudas sobre la salud de la industria de producción, comercialización y consumo de papas
Miembros de la Junta de Papa de Estados Unidos (USPB, por sus siglas en inglés) expresaron sus dudas sobre la salud de la industria de producción, comercialización y consumo de papas. Esperan que la industria sufra las consecuencias disminución de dem...
五月 03, 2010
Providing Nitrogen for organic potatoes
Conventional potato growers can topdress commercial fertilizer to meet a growing potato crop's need for nitrogen, but certified organic growers don't have that option. Meeting the crop's nitrogen needs during the transition period from conventional to...
五月 03, 2010
HVP recall continues – but far smaller than feared
Two more products have been recalled due to the possibility that they may contain salmonella-tainted hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP) from Basic Food Flavors – but fears of a large-scale recall have proved unfounded.At the beginning of March, Food an...
五月 03, 2010
Idaho Potato Commission Announces 2010 Potato Lover’s Month Retail Display Contest Winners
The Idaho Potato Commission’s (IPC) 19th Annual Potato Lover’s Month Retail Display Contest triggerred retailers to pull out all the stops: Floor-to-ceiling, head-turning displays and increased retailer participation demonstrated that this retail promo...
五月 02, 2010
Idaho Potato growers hopeful things are turning around
The last couple of years have been tough on our potato industry. With a high supply and a low demand, it's been a farmer's nightmare. But this year, farmers say things should turn around.Last year the potato industry was hit with the perfect storm. &qu... Sponsored Content
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四月 25, 2010
Walker Brothers potato farm received NPC Environmental Stewartship award
Walker Brothers has received one of two Environmental Stewardship Awards from the National Potato Council. Along with a farm in Washington State, Walker Brothers farm was praised for their leadership in habitat conservation for wildlife as well as pro...
四月 24, 2010
Will there be a sequel to last summer's late blight with tomatoes, potatoes?
Many readers are no doubt aware of last summer's late-blight infestation, in which a fungus, Phytophthora infestans, decimated local tomato and potato plantings. The fungus overwinters in southeastern United States but does not generally overwinter in ...
四月 24, 2010
Idaho potato growers plant potatoes without deal
Idaho potato growers are taking to the field this spring without a collective agreement with major processors. The collective bargaining process broke down in Idaho last year following a dispute with ConAgra Foods. Growers blamed ConAgra, and the compa...
四月 22, 2010
US Potatoes 2010: Processing down 6%, Spring Production Up
Production of winter and spring potatoes is estimated at 25.6 million hundredweight(cwt) in 2010, a 3-percent increase over 2009 and the highest level since 2004. (As of 2010, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service includes California winter ...
四月 22, 2010
2009 US Organic Food Sales up 5.1% to $24.8 Billion
U.S. sales of organic products continued to grow during 2009 despite the distressed state of the economy, the Organic Trade Association (OTA) revealed today in releasing findings from its 2010 Organic Industry Survey. In fact, organic product sales in...
四月 14, 2010
PMMI economic outlook: US Economy in mild recovery
According to PMMI’s Quarterly Economic Outlook, the U.S. is in the early stages of a mild recovery. The Industrial Production Index reached a low point in October, ending its worst economic downturn since 1946. Most industries are showing increasing a...
四月 13, 2010
Al Reser, CEO and Chairman of Reser's Finefood dies at 74
Al Reser, CEO and chairman of Reser's Fionefood, a philanthropist and "Beaver Believer,"died Monday night at the age of 74.According to a statement issued by his family on Tuesday, Reser passed away in his sleep at his Sarasota, Fla., vacatio...
四月 12, 2010
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and Agrian to Develop Enterprise-wide Agronomy Information System
ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston and Agrian announced today that they have reached an agreement under which Agrian will develop the company’s sustainability data collection and reporting system utilizing the Agrian suite of data management tools. The software...
三月 23, 2010
NASS: Frozen potato in storage down 7% compared to last year
The USDA NASS Cold Storage report released yesterday indicates there was a total of 1,106,521,000 pounds of frozen potato products in storage in the United States on February 28 2010. This is down 7% from last year and slightly up from the amount in s...
三月 22, 2010
Princeton research suggests HFCS may contribute to obesity problem
A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their o...
三月 16, 2010
Basic American Foods buys Hungry Jack retail potato Business from J.M. Smuckers
The J. M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM) and Basic American Foods today announced the sale of and a licensing agreement for Hungry Jack(R) brand potato products that will allow Basic American Foods to expand its retail presence in the potato business. The...
三月 11, 2010
USPB President Tim O'Connor addresses declining demand
The U.S. Potato Board is targeting declining demand as a top priority. During the group’s annual meeting March 11, board President Tim O’Connor urged members, in approving the next long-term plan, to make fixing declining demand a priority, and to fo...