Canadá: Organic potatoes a tough row to hoe
Kroeker Farms Ltd. has been growing organic potatoes since the early 2000s
Norte Am. 12/02/2016
EEUU: Idaho grower pleased with no till spuds
An Eastern Idaho farmer has experimented with no-till potatoes.
Norte Am. 12/02/2016
China: Convincing the Chinese to eat potatoes
China will make potatoes their staple food within four years, in a big shift that aims to stop land, water and food shortages. It also aims to ensure basic food supply is available as the country’s population balloons to 1.3 billion by 2020.
Asia 12/02/2016
EEUU: Expert views on best management practices in potato production.
Growers and processors are always looking at how to improve farming practices that will boost yields in potato fields. Could using a narrower row width when planting potatoes be one way?
Norte Am. 12/02/2016
Alaska: Woman claims McDonald’s Happy Meal hasn’t aged in six years
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- The owner of an Alaska chiropractic clinic shared a photo she alleges to show a 6-year-old McDonald’s Happy Meal that shows no outward signs of aging.
Norte Am. 12/02/2016
Egipto: Manca interesse nella coltivazione di patate, quest anno
L’egiziana Agro Alex Group ha incrementato la sua produzione di patate in modo da poter soddisfare le necessità dei suoi clienti in Russia, Paesi del Golfo e Grecia.
Africa 12/02/2016
Canadá: Canada releases new pink potato
This year, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) has released 16 new kinds of potatoes, with bright pink and purple being touted as the hot new fashion colours for potatoes in Spring 2016.
Norte Am. 12/02/2016
Pakistán: Maximum tax for farmers should be equal to that for traders
According to Provincial Agriculture Minister Dr Farukh Javed the ceiling rate of agriculture income tax should be enhanced from Rs 80,000 to Rs 400,000, equal to the traders’ community.
Asia 12/02/2016