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FEDS DOOM LIGHTSQUARED'S LTE 4G NETWORK
Nine federal agencies decided that none of LightSquared’s proposals for its LTE 4G broadband network would overcome significant interference with GPS devices. The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Executive Committee (PNT ExComm) announced recently that the nine federal agencies that make up the body made the decision unanimously.
January 27, 2012
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POTATO SCIENTISTS TACKLE ZEBRA CHIP THREAT
POCATELLO, Idaho—In October, the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences confirmed that Idaho’s potato growers faced a new challenge to the state’s most famous crop with the arrival of Zebra chip. The potato disease, named for the dark bands it produces in fried potato products, was initially found last summer in research plots and fields in Jerome and Twin Falls counties. It poses no known health, safety or nutritional problems.
January 26, 2012
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CAN POTATO CHIPS BE MADE HEALTHIER?
CALS food scientist Kerry Huber’s innovative work with potatoes has yielded a discovery that may make fans of some tasty foods rejoice: a starch that resists quick conversion to blood sugar.
January 25, 2012
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U.S. GROWERS CONCERNED WITH NEW SCHOOL MEAL RULES
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The following statement is from John Keeling, Executive Vice President and CEO of the National Potato Council (NPC), on the release of the USDA’s final regulations on school meals:
January 25, 2012
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BASF STOPS DEVELOPMENT OF GM POTATOES
BASF announced last week that it is concentrating its plant biotechnology activities on the main markets in North and South America. The company will adjust the portfolio and site footprint of its subsidiary BASF Plant Science to reflect this change.
January 24, 2012
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LIGHTSQUARED PLAN WOULD DISRUPT GPS
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tests show that even the modified plans of the company LightSquared to start up a national high-speed wireless broadband network would cause harmful interference with GPS signals, federal officials said in a letter released last week.
January 23, 2012
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IDAHO GROWERS EYE BASF'S NEW GM POTATO
More than a decade has passed since Jim Tiede was among the growers caught up in a debacle over the first U.S. genetically modified potato variety.
November 15, 2011
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COULD NEW VARIETY UPSET COMPETITIVE REGIONS?
Will a newly discovered russet potato variety make the Red River Valley a yield contender with the Pacific Northwest?
October 10, 2011
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MANAGEMENT PRACTICES FOR DEALING WITH COMMON SCAB
Common Scab is a disease that can persist indefinitely in some soils and affects all varieties of potatoes. This unsightly disease causes lesions on tubers, which lowers marketability and increases the costs of production and processing.
October 26, 2011
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PVMI RELEASES THREE NEW VARIETIES
December 16, 2011
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POTATO WASTE COULD PROVIDE "NEW GEN" OF INGREDIENTS
A new extraction method promises to deliver large-scale extraction of potato fibres especially rich in the pectin rhamnogalacturonan I, could help to produce new ingredients and functional hydrocolloids, say researchers.
October 20, 2011
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NOLTE: ID SHOULD CONSIDER LOWER PVY LIMIT IN SEED POTATOES
Idaho should consider a more stringent cap on the percentage of seed potatoes infected with potato virus Y that may be replanted for more seeds, an industry expert advised.
December 13, 2011
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January 31, 2012
WPVGA/UW Grower Education Conference
February 01, 2012
Idaho Weed Conference
February 08, 2012
Rocky Mountain Ag Conference
February 23, 2012
2012 Potato Industry Leadership Institute
February 24, 2012
International Potato Technology Expo
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