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our approximately 570 South African potato growers, have managed to produce 12 months per year, supply fresh potatoes every year.

Belgium is already the world’s largest exporter of pre-fried potato products.

Potato producers in the country anticipate unfair competition with their counterparts in the United States, once they conclude the legal...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of more than $5.2 million to support nanotechnology research at 11 universities. The universities...

Thermo King, a manufacturer of transport temperature control solutions, introduced the new ThermoLite solar panels. The panels are designed to maintain...

Potato growing in Estonia has seen a three-fold decline in the past decade

Farmers are struggling to obtain essential items that they once took for granted

During April 2021 we experienced cold dry conditions which haven’t been seen in some years. Moving into May much of...

As we learned from our partners in the Potato System magazine, the McCain Company has begun construction of a plant...

At a recent meeting of the United Fresh Supply Chain Logistics Council, chairman Kenny Lund asked all in attendance to predict...

Our website supports farmers, informing them about the events taking place in the world, and promoting the introduction of new...

This year’s Anuga FoodTec trade fair in Cologne, Germany, which saw some 43,000 visitors, highlighted new food processing technology from...

South African potato industry is appealing to stakeholders to form more partnerships to drive growth and transformation

The GRIMME receiving hoppers of RH-and RH-Combi series have been updated with various new features. Storing according to tuber size...

The Canadian government is providing up to $21.4 million to cover about 2,000 youth jobs in agriculture, the federal government...

why not be satisfied if you earn money every year with potatoes?

By Melanie Epp, Contributing Writer Earlier this year, Linde showcased advanced cryogenic freezing solutions at the Anuga FoodTec trade fair in Cologne, Germany. The company...

Wyma has recently installed the biggest Rotary Bin Tipper it has ever built, the company said in a news release. The Australian washing and...

For ten years, JSC “Ozyory” has been a member of the Union of the Participants of Potato and Vegetable Market...

The California Avocado Commission began promoting guacamole for its potential as a Super Bowl and Cinco de Mayo staple decades ago,...

Potato exports are currently struggling. That's according to Leon Kranenburg of the Dutch potato trading and sorting company of the...

DETECTO’s new model PS30 compact countertop portion scale boasts a 30-pound capacity. The NSF-certified stainless steel PS30 can be used in food service...

Scientists hope to use a type of virus called a bacteriophage to infect bacteria that causes blackleg in potato plants,...

Germicopa is engaged in the creation of potato varieties. Through its French research station and international experimental network, Germicopa selects...

Despite the cold and dry month of April, potato grower Benny De Coster expects Monday 10 May to harvest the...

Instead of his traditional Pieper competition, Harry Schreuder of arable farm Harrys Farm in Swifterbant, Flevoland, is organizing a Pieper...

Fields and orchards can be wonderful, magical worlds unto themselves. You just don’t want their residents – or invaders –...

HZPC buys certificates and then donates them to members / growers. In 2017, the price of such a certificate was...

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) today announced a new, impact-driven Positive Agriculture ambition, anchored by a goal to spread regenerative farming practices...

The Dmitrovskie Ovoshi Group is a modern agricultural enterprise located in the Moscow region in an hour drive from the...

New foreign varieties of potatoes are grown in Azerbaijan. Samir Verdiyev, a local farmer said he grows potatoes in six...

The start of the potato growing season is going according to plan in large parts of the country, unlike last...

Proper cutting is a chief component of any produce processor. Depending on the product, incoming raw fruits and vegetables often require...

Our Fight Against Blight programme started in 2004 and since then ‘blight scouts’ have sent in over 10,000 samples of...

Potatoes produced by contract growers of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) are now being exported to Malaysia. Under the...

Growing, storing, processing and providing the consumers with the quality vegetable products, promoting the breeding and seed production of potatoes...

Automation will take center stage during RedLine Solutions’ webinar, “How to Grow Profits Through Operational Efficiencies,” on Feb. 17. The hour-long...

Jerry Bushman began his career in the potato industry in September 1961, working for his father, John, and his uncle,...

Freshseal, a pack format for tomato, berry and fresh produce packing is now available in the U.S., Canada and Mexico,...

Harvest season is well underway for some crops, but there is growing concern not all those crops will make it to market. The problem...

KABUL, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan harvested 855,395 metric tons of potatoes in all farms across the country in 2020,...

LLC Scorpion was founded in 1998 on the basis of the Denisovs dinasty farm situated in the Bezenchuksky dis-trict of...

Potato cooperative Agrico last week announced to its members an average indication price of 25 euros per 100 kilos for...

One veteran potato farmer welcomes Wednesday's potato boost, but questions whether the new land can get up to speed by...

"Onega" is one of the biggest manufacturers of chips from natural pota-toes and snacks in the Republic of Belarus. It...

TEHRAN- As announced by a director in the Iranian Agriculture Ministry, the country’s export of potato increased by 83 percent...

Among the many challenges posed by climate change and its impacts on agriculture, improving plant health faces numerous obstacles and yet holds perhaps...

Pacific Northwest instrumentation manufacturer, Felix Instruments – Applied Food Science, has announced a joint marketing collaboration with Hanna Instruments. Together they will work...

Farmer Bertrand Roussel had no choice. With the crisis, his unsold potatoes would have ended up in the trash

Potato breeders in Europe are working hard to innovate and create new potato varieties.