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This year, according to a recent North Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) press release, EU-04’s potato harvest will be much...

The proof is in the spud-ing… Following success in 2020, the Potato Photographer of the Year award once again called for spud-loving creatives...

UK crops are likely to be in higher demand after floods affected European growers, with supplies for frozen chips particularly...

Last month was not only the hottest July on record, it was also the hottest month ever recorded on Earth,...

A team of at least 13 scientists from USA, France, Saudi Arabia and Great Britain recently released a paper that...

A major new project will tackle pests in potatoes through the protection of clean land and the management of land...

Thanks to a team from the faculty of bio-engineering sciences at Ghent University that has developed a vaccine, potato blight...

In response to the challenges of climate change, growing demands for food, and persistent malnutrition, crop breeders across the Global...

Outdoor eight-hectare event 18 August – 20 August 2021 in Konya-Ankara in Turkey - 3500 visitors with access to trials...

Scientists at the James Hutton Institute have outlined plans for a Potato Innovation and Translation Hub as a centre of excellence to...

Industry leaders have said they will push to reinstate Scotland’s valuable seed potato trade with Europe at the opening of...

Even though the potato growing season has seen “some challenges”, according to Coleman Oswald, Director of Sales at Eagle Eye...

History: The CIS region has for a long time now been in the focus of G. Larsson (Larsson Sweden) attention....

Ballreich Snack Food Co. Tiffin, Ohio, is recalling its 1.5oz, 2.75oz, and 7oz packages of BAR-B-Q Potato Chips due to...

Cover crops are not free, but they don’t have to be a cost. In fact, they can save farmers money....

An annual inspection of buildings and hardware is an important step in store preparation before the new potato crop can...

All-yellow flesh potatoes continue to rise above russets, reds and whites in the critical metric of retailer volume sales, an...

Given that Israeli company CropX was making its first steps into crop protection and crop recording, the newest Dutch acquisition...

The requirements being made on the productivity, comfort and safety of mobile machines in the off-highway sector are constantly increasing....

Farm management specialist CropX has acquired Dacom Farm Intelligence. What is Dacom?Dacom is one of the pioneers of the global...

The New Zealand potato industry remains a billion-dollar-plus industry despite a year of crises, and a disappointing Ministry for Business,...

The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) says in a recent news release that “It is much more the production per hectare than...

Move over lightly salted and boring barbecue – MSN’s Lifestyle / Food and Drink reporter Miriam Carey has uncovered (and...

Tomorrow marks the return of Potatoes in Practice (PiP), the UK’s largest annual field event for the industry. The Scotsman reports that the...

A team of researchers at Montana State University and North Dakota State University recently reported on results of a study...

Potatoes in Practice, the UK’s largest field event for potatoes and a highlight of the season for the sector bringing together...

Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the...

The opening ceremonies of KOPIA Pakistan Centre and Aeroponic Potato Seed Production System were held recently at the National Agricultural...

Utkal Tubers is a seed potato seed company focused on development of high yielding disease resistant varieties. The company is...

Prince Edward Island (PEI) and New Brunswick Canadian provinces are announcing excellent potato crops developments. According to the latest United...

Oyatsu Company is releasing two flavors of snack chips made specifically to pair with canned cocktails at home. The two...

Both chemical fertilizers and cover crops can help build the nitrogen content in soil. But cover crops come with many other benefits,...

As far as growing seasons go, the P.E.I. Potato Board says this summer is one of the best they’ve seen...

Market and consumer data analytics company A-INSIGHTS last week published its latest monthly newsletter on trends in the Frozen Potato Products industry,...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) reports that overall, consumption and demand have improved over the past 10 days in Ireland, following the...

Harvest will pick up steam in August for the 2021 Wisconsin potato crop. Sources said acreage won’t be much changed...

As DLG Fuarcılık, Potato Days Turkey, which we organized for the first time in 2019 in Konya Selçuklu Karaömerler with a product-specific fair understanding, will meet with its visitors between 18-20 August  this  year, taking into account the Covid 19 measures....

To ensure his business gets its timing right, GoldenGrow owner Graeme Jarvie employs a ‘less is more’ approach, where the...

What can possibly happen in 10 seconds? For Filipinos hooked to their mobile phones for more than 10 hours a...

1,4GROUP, a producer of potato sprout-inhibiting products, is looking at expanding to Louisiana by investing in a new USD35m chemical...

For the first time ever, Lay’s, the leader of flavor innovation, is bringing two iconic snacks from PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay division...

By equipping Tolsma’s box filler with a box tipper, the company’s experts created a multifunctional machine, which means that it...

GRIMME UK is celebrating the sale of the 1,000th VARITRON self-propelled harvester by offering customers the opportunity to take advantage...

An Idaho potato preservative and insect repellent producer is considering building a $35 million chemical processing plant in Ascension Parish....

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is helping one Northern Michigan business get a little bigger. The Great...

During its regularly scheduled meeting, the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) voted to approve a Food and...

Dr Judith Nyiraneza is a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Charlottetown Research and Development Centre on Prince Edward Island. She and...

India’s Britannia 50-50 has launched the ‘5050 Potazos’. It is billed as a ‘fusion’ product that brings together potato chip...

The Elora Research Station in Ontario will host its annual open house event next Wednesday, August 11. Everyone who is interested in...

Manipulating RNA can allow plants to yield dramatically more crops, as well as increasing drought tolerance, according to research published...