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An Australia-wide shortage has led some cafés and restaurants to temporarily substitute frozen potato chips with sweet potato, or take it off the menu altogether, while one major supermarket has introduced limits on ...

It might not be so easy to get your hands on some delicious hot chips this summer or when you do, be prepared to pay a higher price than usual. As Chantelle Francis reports ...

Australian grocer Woolworths Group said heavy rain may keep squeezing supply of farm-based staples, including potato chips, as soaring shelf prices contributed to a decline in first-quarter food sales, according to a report ...

Robertson, the small New South Wales village that is home to film stars such as Miriam Margolyes and the movie Babe, has had its biggest win yet. The town’s Big Potato sculpture has ...

On Tuesday, June 25, following the 12th World Potato Congress in Adelaide, Australia, an Industry Award Ceremony was held to recognize nine remarkable individuals who have devoted their life’s work to the potato industry.  ...

The work of a multi-year research project, undertaken for the Australian potato industry, will come to fruition this month, with the launch of the project’s cutting-edge DNA soil testing service, which will ...

A popular Australian product is the latest victim of the ongoing weather and supply chain issues – and it could affect stock for months. Supermarkets have been hit by an unexpected product ...

Australia’s potato industry has welcomed to two key commitments realised under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (TAFTA), which are set to improve access to the Thai market, as Liam O’Callaghan reports for Fruitnet/Asiafruit David Littleproud, ...

On the bone-dry western flank of Arizona, where the Colorado River Basin meets the Mojave Desert, sit 11,000 acres of alfalfa, sorghum, wheat, and Sudan grass belonging to the Colorado River Indian ...

It’s a risky crop, but Sisters Creek potato farmer Leigh Elphinstone in Tasmania wouldn’t have it any other way, reports Meg Powell in this news story for The Advocate. And the multi-generational farmer’s passion for the ...

Farmers are becoming increasingly dependent on data and software. This has its downsides, such as the discussion about the right to repair.

Australia’s oldest and most iconic chip brand, Smith’s, is celebrating its 90th birthday. As the country's favorite chip brand for almost a century, Smith's has been a pantry staple and mainstay at ...

On average FarmLab saves farmers about 30% of their costs by cheaper sampling costs and reduced fertiliser input

The recent finalisation of a takeover of Thomas Foods International’s potato business and a spike in demand through the coronavirus pandemic has cemented Mitolo Group as the Australia’s largest fresh spud producer. ...

Australia potato supplier, Pye, will invest $35 million in a new potato packing facility at Parilla, 210 kilometres east of Adelaide in South Australia’s Mallee. The Pye Group’s multi-million-dollar investment in its ...

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today that it has acquired Marvel Packers Pty Ltd (“Marvel”), a frozen potato processor in Australia. Terms were not disclosed. Marvel operates frozen potato processing ...

Food processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna is pleased to announce that its co-founders Alf and Nadia Taylor have been awarded with the 2018 Ethnic Business Award in the “Medium to Large ...

The Australian Industry Association AUSVEG has published a Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual. The Potato Growers’ Biosecurity Manual is a guide to farm biosecurity measures to reduce the risk of weeds, pests, and ...

Key Technology introduces its VERYX family of digital sorters to the Australian food processing industry with the VERYX C140 on exhibit at the foodpro trade show in Sydney, July 16-19. VERYX sorters ...