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HBO DOC DRAWS IRE FROM INDUSTRY
National potato industry leaders have taken exception with the four-part HBO documentary "The Weight of the Nation" because of data it includes describing the role of spuds in the mounting U.S. obesity crisis.
May 17, 2012
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WHICH FUNGICIDES ARE MOST EFFICIENT TO CONTROL LATE BLIGHT?
New fungicides to control late blight will enter the market in future. Each fungicide has its own mode of action and efficacies and therefore has specific characteristics. To evaluate each characteristic a Euroblight table was set up to get an overview of the value of each characteristic.
May 16, 2012
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Views 45
MALHEUR CO. VOTERS OPT TO SUPPORT RESEARCH STATION
ONTARIO, Ore.—Malheur County growers expressed relief over the passage of a ballot measure May 15 that will help ensure the future of Oregon State University's research station and extension office near Ontario.
May 16, 2012
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CPB ALERT FOR PNW
A new potato alert was posted to PNWPestAlert.net. The following information was provided by Dr. Mike Thornton, Potato Specialist at the UI Parma R and E Center.
May 15, 2012
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IPC CLARIFIES PCN FINDINGS
A highly cited recent article in the Idaho Falls-based Post Register stated that there were new detections of Potato Cyst Nematodes in Idaho.
May 15, 2012
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Views 54
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR 2013 USPB BOARD MEMBERS
DENVER—The United States Potato Board (USPB) announces nominations are now open for new Board Members for the 2013–2016 term. Twelve members will be elected to fill the seats of outgoing Board Members who are completing their second three-year term in March 2013.
May 14, 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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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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STUDY: PURPLE MAJESTY DECREASES BLOOD PRESSURE
The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about four percent without causing weight gain. In a report in the ACS's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the researchers say that decrease, although seemingly small, is sufficient to potentially reduce the risk of several forms of heart disease.
February 22, 2012
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HOW LATE BLIGHT TAKES HOLD
Late blight is an economically devastating disease for potato growers worldwide, causing tens of billions of dollars worth of damage each year. Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, has evolved to overcome fungicides and major resistance genes that have been bred into commercial potato cultivars. In order to dampen the immune response of its host, P. infestans secretes molecules called disease effectors at the site of infection.
January 19, 2012
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U.S. RESEARCHERS PROBE GLYPHOSATE DRIFT
ABERDEEN, Idaho—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 research suggests.
February 09, 2012
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UK CROP AT RISK FROM AGGRESSIVE NEW DISEASE
An aggressive strain of disease is a major threat to the country’s potato industry, a leading researcher has warned.
March 13, 2012
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May 21, 2012
Produce Inspection Training Program
May 27, 2012
8th World Congress
June 04, 2012
Seed Potato Technology and Supply Systems
June 18, 2012
WSPC Annual Meeting
June 20, 2012
Maine Potato Board Meeting
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