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On a global scale, the European market accounts for two-thirds of the frozen potatoes exported worldwide, making it the largest...

Blight is the bane of potato growing and experts warn that, long-term, pressure in the UK is only set to...

The H Flow Conyevor is one of Kiremko’s newest products. This conveyor belt is developed for the transportation of snacks and frozen...

“The damage of Alternaria in potatoes is – certainly in recent years – greater than that of Phytophthora. Most growers have...

varieties are differentiated by their morphological characteristics and their genetic material (DNA), duration of the productive cycle, resistance to diseases,...

Sesotec has launched its new metal detection technology, INTUITY. With multi-variable-simultaneous-frequency technology, INTUITY delivers detection sensitivity that is up to 50 percent...

Dewulf, developer of harvesting technology for potatoes and carrots, is expanding its Roeselare, Belgium site with a new Smart Logistics...

Matrix Packaging Machinery, powered by Pro Mach, will feature a selection of flexible packaging solutions at United Fresh 2016 (Matrix...

First Irrigation Show & Conference takes place within the expanded two-day potato event The “Ukrainian Potato Day”, with the main...

DynaClean food processing conveyors by Dynamic Conveyor can now be driven by Van Der Graaf’s stainless steel continuous profile drum motor. The Van...

Now Potato news is even more accessible at the moment, you can use the following languages: English, Non-German, Dutch, Russian,...

A special and successful virtual event for the potato sector! On 10 June the European potato community virtually gathered for...

Two years ago, a team of potato scientists and researchers from across Canada launched a comprehensive study aimed at reducing...

The relatively wet spring has a different impact on the companies of the NPPL participants. This is apparent from a telephone...

New Stainless Steel Conveyor Drives are now available from Winsmith. Recently developed and now proven in the field, Winsmith’s new Conveyor Drives are certified...

The European Commission has set an EU-wide objective for all packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2030. But chips...

In order to achieve the ambitions of the Agri&Food top sector, sufficient and well-trained employees are a critical success factor....

Kellogg Company, the parent corporation which owns the Pringles brand, has announced a brand-new product for this summer: Pringles Wavy...

Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2021)— Yesterday, 288 agricultural organizations representing the geographic and commodity diversity of our nation’s farmers urged...

Tholen - Today Polder Potato started again with the first new potatoes from the island of Tholen

Kronen engineers have developed a new GEWA washing machine in collaboration with sterilAir (CH-Weinfelden). With this Kronen GEWA washing line, salads and...

On 16 and 17 June, we are offering virtual one to one sessions for private and tailor-made PEF Show &...

IN its newly-released inaugural 2020 Sustainability Report, Corteva Agriscience has set science-based targets for its greenhouse gas emission reductions and...

Potato cultivation has vigor and health in Castilla y León, and points out ways in terms of quality, with a...

PORBATATA (the Potato Association of Portugal), which represents the interests of the potato sector in Portugal, has launched a campaign...

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Supporting sustainable food production What does soil erosion mean to the future of farming? Though opinions vary on whether the...

Uganda’s GM potato breeding technology is now being adopted where permitted — in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.

The United States, Europe and Bolivia are the main destinations for Peruvian potato exports, which this year are expected to...

LWM RUS, the leading producer of frozen potato products in Russia, has signed an investment agreement with the governor of...

Preparations for PotatoEurope 2021 (1 & 2 September) are in full swing! With excellent weather conditions this week, the great...

Patatas Meléndez, vallisoletana the leading company in the field of potato fresh, closed last year with a turnover of 104...

14 international teams - virtual test areas - innovative robot technology… and the feeling of a live event reproduced online...

Over her years working in the P.E.I. potato industry, Mary Kay Sonier has become everyone’s go-to person.

A study from the Centre for Nutraceuticals at the University of Westminster found that plant-based protein shakes may be potential...

A new study funded by the Alliance for Potato Research and Education, and published in Nutrients investigated the effect of...

One of the challenges of farming lies in the fact that by the time plants appear to be diseased or...

South Africa is currently experiencing a sharp rise in potato prices after extremely cold weather conditions in the northern parts...

In 2020, Washington potato growers faced a staggering surplus of potatoes. In 2021, they’re banking on a revival of the...

Northwest potato stocks totaled 43.7 million cwt on June 1, down 7.2% from 47.1 million cwt a year ago, the...

The potato farming sector in the Region of Murcia is reported by the COAG farmer’s union to be facing its...

Kenya’s government announced it has launched a massive crackdown to apprehend unregistered Irish potato dealers countrywide. According to Kenya’s Ministry...

Growers without access to irrigation systems are being encouraged to follow the lead of one Lincolnshire farmer who has embraced...

Chinese scientists have developed a generation of “pure and fertile potato lines” with genome editing technologies in a groundbreaking achievement....

This year is looking good for the region’s potato growers, but the recent scorching temperatures are “bad for man, crop...

Potato cultivation has seen tremendous success in Sudan when productivity in some areas reached 28 tons an acre, like in...

Tissue culture technology is being widely used for large-scale plant multiplication that gives science-based solutions for plant propagation, disease elimination...

Bill Gates is the largest private farmland owner in the US — and according to a new report from NBC,...