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Nov 18, 2014 · The fast-food giant says it doesn't use genetically modified potatoes. (AP) The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Idaho-based J.R. Simplot Co.'s new genetically modified potato.
Jan 30, 2015 · 88% of AAAS scientists think eating GM food is safe, while 37% of the public believes that it’s not–a 51-percentage point gap 68% of scientists say it is safe to eat food grown with pesticides ...
Jan 9, 2015 · Before potatoes ever reach the consumer, there is 400 million pounds of potato waste that we could save if Innate potatoes were adopted in the fresh market,” says Haven Baker, general manager ...
Aug 1, 2012 · Potatoes don’t grow in a vacuum; and surely the scientists involved know this. But it rarely benefits the companies engineering these products to factor in ecosystem health.
Feb 28, 2017 · The three varieties are the Russet Burbank, Ranger Russet and Atlantic. They've previously been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. All three varieties "have the same taste and texture ...
Family First (original joke) Mr. Scott Lood was a poor little farmer from Illinois who paid the bills by churning butter all day and all night. He came from a family of dairy farmers: his father was a cream maker, and his father before him a cheese maker. There was little money to be made in this line of work- so little in fact ...
ABSTRACT. Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.) is the third most important crop worldwide and a staple food for many people worldwide. Genetically, it poses many challenges for traditional breeding due to its autotetraploid nature and its tendency toward inbreeding depression. Breeding programs have focused on productivity, nutritional quality, and ...
