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Seed certification database to be showcased at World Potato Congress |
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Summary: Scottish seed producers will soon be able to view seed certification data in real time from 2012, thanks to the latest online roll out of Scotland’s certification scheme.
At the event,...
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Potatoes no longer big pay day for Northern Ireland farmers |
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Summary: Northern Ireland potato growers say a market glut has caused prices to crash and some banks to withdraw credit for the coming season.
It once was a staple food but these days the potato...
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US researchers probe glyphosate drift in potatoes |
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Summary: Symptoms of glyphosate contamination in seed potatoes vary by variety, and tubers sustain severe damage without exhibiting foliar symptoms when exposure occurs after bulking starts, new...
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US researchers keep eyes on potato virus Y |
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Summary: A worrisome tuber necrotic strain of Potato virus Y, called NTN, is now present in Idaho, Washington, Oregon and Montana, according to results of the 2011 Washington Commercial Seed Lot...
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Washington State newspaper is home grown using potato starch |
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Summary: The Columbia Basin Herald is a home-grown newspaper. Its true in more aspects than that it is produced locally. Some of the components that go into making the actual newsprint paper come...
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Potato shortage in Manitoba results in production cuts and potato imports from the US |
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Summary: A shortage of locally grown processing potatoes is threatening to make the Canadian province of Manitoba an importer of spuds for the first time in more than two decades and will lead to...
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Gourmet raw launches new raw crisps |
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Summary: British raw food brand Gourmet Raw will be launching a new addition to their range in mid January 2012.
Their new raw crisps are a snack range, made from sprouted buckwheat, which is...
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French fries image needs work |
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Summary: The French fry appears to be taking sole blame of Americans being obese.
Many organizations are vilifying the French fry as a symbol of high calorie, nutritional-less junk food.
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Researcher says zebra chip not likely to spread through seed |
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Summary: A potato disease that arrived late this summer in the Pacific Northwest called zebra chip likely cant be spread by planting infected seed, new research suggests.
Joseph Munyaneza, a...
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Vales Sovereign now available on the open market for Scottish potato growers |
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Summary: For the first time, leading potato supplier Greenvale AP is making a limited amount of its seed potato variety, the Vales Sovereign, available on the open market to Scottish potato...
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