September 1999

SURFING THE WEB
Potato Information

Professional Associations
 European Association for Potato Research - http://www.agro.wau.nl/eapr
The Potato Association for America - http://extension-horticulture.tamu.edu/potato/variety/paa.htm

Potato Research Institutes

CIP, The International Potato Center - http://www.cipotato.org
Canada - http://res.agr.ca
Romania - http://www.potato.ro
Finland - http://www.mtt.fi/english
Hungary - http://www.georgikon.pate.hu/ enlish/a_potato.htm
New Zealand - http://www.crop.cri.nz.

World Potato Congress, Inc - http://www.potatocongress.org
WPC Inc hosts the fourth World Potato Congress in Amsterdam in September, 2000 -  http://www.potato2000.com
The National Potato Council - http://www.npcspud.com
Potato organization by state - http://www.npcspud.com/state.htm
Canada - http://www.peipotato.org http://www.potatonet.com
Great Britain - http://www.potato.org.uk
The Netherlands - http://www.nivaa.nl
South Africa - http://www.potatoes.co.za
New Zealand - http://www.greenzone.co.nz/ html/vegfed/vf_home.asp

Newsletters and Magazines

World Potato Congress online newsletter - http://www.potatocongress.org/newsletters.htm
The International Potato Center in Lima quarterly electronic newsletter - http://www.cipotato.org/pir/gilb/newsletter.htm.
Canadian newsletters online http://www.bridgecommunications.com
Potato Grower Magazine http://www.potatogrower.com
Potato Country - http://www.freshcut.com

Internet Applications

Late blight forecast system offered by Dacom Systems in the Netherlands  - http://www.dacom.nl
Weekly "aphid alert service" provided online to potato growers in Minnesota - http://ipmworld.umn.edu/alert.htm
Weather-related products specific to potato production in the state of Wisconsin - http://bob.soils.wisc.edu/wimnext/
TiSDat (Timely Satellite Data for Agricultural Management) - http://bob.soils.wisc.edu/nasacan.html

Want More?

Extensive list of potato related web sites - http://www.,potatonews.com


Roger Brook

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