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BASF Delays Gene-Modified Potato Crop, Blames EU for Inaction
BASF SE, the world's largest chemicals maker, postponed cultivation of the genetically modified Amflora potato to at least next year after the European Commission failed to rule on its approval. Bloomberg... more
Soaking Potatoes in Water Before Frying Reduces Acrylamide
Good news for chips lovers everywhere -- new research in the journal Science of Food and Agriculture shows that pre-soaking potatoes in water before frying can reduce levels of acrylamide. ScienceDaily... more
USDA Market Reports will Soon Provide Better Information on Potatoes
United Potato Growers of America is working with USDA to improve potato data gathering and reporting.
Eat Your Blues!
The blue potato is proving a hit across Ireland since it was recently introduced to the market by a Dublin family which has been growing vegetables for 200 years. BBC News (UK)... more
McCain Foods looks at Moses Lake
A food production company is eyeing Moses Lake, Grant County Economic Development Council Executive Director Terry Brewer confirmed. Columbia Basin Herald... more
Elite Seed Farm Topic at Potato Board Meeting
The P.E.I. Potato Board held the first of its four Islandwide annual meetings here Tuesday, where the future of the Fox Island Elite Seed Farm was of key interest. Charlottetown Guardian... more
Potato Restaurant Proposed Downtown
It seems only fitting that in 2008, which was dedicated by international governments and organizations as the "International Year of the Potato," that Boulder soon could have a restaurant in homage of the tuber. Boulder Daily Camera... more
UPI’s Assail Insecticide Label Expanded
Nippon Soda Company has received EPA approval of Assail insecticide for use on cucurbits, stone fruit, tree nuts, legume vegetables, bulb vegetables, strawberries, blueberries and other cane and bush berries.
McCain Hopes Busy Chinese Like Fries
As culture-specific snack foods go, french fries are about as Western as it gets. But if the head of McCain Foods Ltd. has his way, the popular snack food will soon find its way onto more dinner tables and restaurant menus in China, the world's most ... more
$10 A Week Can Help Keep Michigan’s Produce Industry Thriving, Experts Say
Michigan's produce industry brings in $63.7 billion to the state's economy each year, according to Christine Lietzau, manager of the Select Michigan program at the Michigan Department of Agriculture. The program's purpose is simple: Encourage consume... more
