Europa: Potato virus shows potential for cancer treatments
After a recent research study, the potato virus X (PVX) was shown to have potential for possible cancer treatments.
Europa 04/02/2017
Reino Unido: M&S potato supplier sees growth in 2017
Newly filed results for Manor Fresh, a potato supplier, revealed turnover topped £60.3m for the year to 30 April 2016, compared to £57.1m a year earlier. Pre-tax profit also increased to £1.6m from £1.4m.
Europa 04/02/2017
Australia: Australian potato farmer sells purple potato chips
Potato Farmer Peter Scott from the Otways region in Victoria, Australia, could soon become the region’s most famous farmer since another Otways potato farmer, Cliff Young, won the Sydney to Melbourne ultramarathon in 1983.
Oceania 27/01/2017
Italia: Le Patate fra storia, leggenda e linguaggio
Malgrado sia sempre sotto i nostri occhi, spesso non conosciamo la vera storia di uno degli alimenti più versatili e diffusi delle nostre cucine: la Patata. Oggi abbiamo deciso di raccontarvi alcuni segreti che la riguardano.
Europa 27/01/2017
EEUU: National potato leader voices optimism about Trump
An official with the National Potato Council offered reasons why he believes Trump is likely to implement beneficial policies for the potato industry.
Norte Am. 27/01/2017
EEUU: Potatoes get a bad rap. They don’t deserve it.
In the two decades I’ve been writing about food and health, one piece of diet advice has remained consistent: Eat more whole plant foods. More vegetables and fruits, more legumes and grains, more tubers and roots.
Norte Am. 27/01/2017
Chile: Bacterial wilt in potatoes causes alarm in Osorno
The bacterial wilt disease detected in potato crops in the south of the country has set off the alarm among producers, as this disease rapidly spreads through water.
Latam 27/01/2017
EEUU: IN POTATO COUNTRY, A SYMPOSIUM OF SPUDS EXPECTS TO DRAW MANY
CARIBOU, Maine (AP) — Maine’s annual summit of the spud will bring potato producers, crop specialists and farmers to the northern edge of the state for a two-day conference.
Norte Am. 27/01/2017