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Purple Potatoes May Help Prevent Colon Cancer

Compounds found in purple potatoes may help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of the cancer, according to scientists at Penn...

Potato Psyllid Under Control in New Zealand

New Zealand potato growers are successfully dealing with the pest that’s been their biggest headache in recent years, an industry group says. The tomato-potato...

Promoting Sustainable Potato Cultivation in Europe

Bayer CropScience and Farm Frites recently started the Food Chain Partnership initiative, designed to implement sustainable agricultural practices in potato cultivation in the Netherlands...

Reward Upped in Potato Tampering Investigation

On June 29, Prince Edward Island’s potato industry increased the reward it is offering to $500,000 for information that leads to the arrest and...

Potato Growers Reach $25 Million Antitrust Settlement

A U.S. potato growers’ co-operative has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it violated antitrust law by acting as a cartel...

Soil Bacteria Could Protect Against Late Blight

A research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has discovered that naturally occurring bacteria found in some Saskatchewan and Alberta soils could offer protection...

Purple Potatoes May Help Prevent Colon Cancer

Compounds found in purple potatoes may help kill colon cancer stem cells and limit the spread of the cancer, according to scientists at Penn...

Potato Psyllid Under Control in New Zealand

New Zealand potato growers are successfully dealing with the pest that’s been their biggest headache in recent years, an industry group says. The tomato-potato...

Promoting Sustainable Potato Cultivation in Europe

Bayer CropScience and Farm Frites recently started the Food Chain Partnership initiative, designed to implement sustainable agricultural practices in potato cultivation in the Netherlands...

Reward Upped in Potato Tampering Investigation

On June 29, Prince Edward Island’s potato industry increased the reward it is offering to $500,000 for information that leads to the arrest and...

Potato Growers Reach $25 Million Antitrust Settlement

A U.S. potato growers’ co-operative has agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations that it violated antitrust law by acting as a cartel...

Soil Bacteria Could Protect Against Late Blight

A research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has discovered that naturally occurring bacteria found in some Saskatchewan and Alberta soils could offer protection...