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Due to the current scarcity of fertilizers, the 'red areas' and the increasing production costs, efficient nitrogen fertilization is becoming...

Boulder Canyon, a line of better-for-you, kettle-style potato chips offered by Utz Brands Inc., has partnered with Austin-based hot sauce...

University of Idaho researchers are introducing genes from a plant in the nightshade family into potatoes, seeking to develop spuds...

From October 4 to 7 in Moscow, at the Crocus Expo IEC, the largest International exhibitionof agricultural machinery and equipment...

The World Potato Congress is extremely pleased to present its fourth webinar on October 18 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard...

Researchers at the Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre (CMCDC) are looking for ideas that would lessen the labour of removing green...

A new Reser’s Fine Foods plant in Pasco is a testament to how the company, which started in a farmhouse kitchen, became...

A community project that provides farmers with healthy potato seeds, cultivated using innovative laboratory techniques is significantly increasing yields in...

There is a push by some groups in the U.S. to reclassify the potato as a ‘grain’ – a notion...

Farmers in a small town perched on a northern Lebanese mountain have long refused to accept defeat even as the...

A Suffolk potato and onion grower is facing eye-watering costs to dry and store his harvested vegetables over winter, as Sarah...

“You’ve got your foodies, you’ve got your chefs and then the category of bloody good cooks. But somewhere in there...

Potatoes USA says in its latest monthly newsletter that potato retail sales increased in dollar sales but decreased in volume sales from...

It took over 1,350 kilos of potatoes to cook the world’s largest rösti – a traditional potato fritter from Switzerland. According...

Consumption and demand continue to return to pre-pandemic levels with the current cost of living crisis influencing consumption also, according to...

Members of the Global Culinary Innovators Association (GCIA) learned about potato trends and witnessed a culinary demonstration at the Potatoes...

Solving the climate crisis is about more than the cars we drive, it’s about what we eat. Our food system...

A combination of the high summer temperatures and growers being unable to apply maleic hydrazide means potatoes coming into stores...

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Farmers’ rights activists say the PepsiCo India court case over its registration of a potato variety used to make its...

Ellwangen The saying "necessity makes you inventive" applies to this story like no other: in the spring of 2020, Anton...

Oregon State University has been awarded a $50 million grant from the USDA to work with farmers and Native American...

ZASSO and AGXTEND present, for the first time in the field, the XPower XPR Concept, an electric weeding solution for...

Managing CO2 levels in potato stores is mainly done with large, energy-hungry fans. By not using your large fans, but instead...

Farmer Anton Wagner from Ellwangen-Neunheim was left sitting on tons of colorful potatoes last year. Then he had chips made...

In the Leningrad region, PhosAgro's largest investment project for the construction of a new millionth plant for the production of...

The worst drought farms have faced in decades is making conditions worse.Experts have warned that potatoes may stop growing on...

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Elea will host a webinar on Tuesday, September 27th during which participants will learn more about the company’s PEF Advantage systems and the...

The increasingly unpredictable climate is triggering a new set of challenges to the Scottish potato industry, where milder summers and...

Where do you get the millions of pounds of potatoes a national chip company consumes annually? Someday, maybe right from...

A new study led by Texas A&M AgriLife researchers has revealed some resistance to zebra chip disease among certain wild species of...

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In May this year Incotec and true potato seed breeder Solynta announced their collaboration agreement to optimize the performance of...

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Oregon State University has been awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with farmers...

KFC has revealed its secret recipe to the Ruffles brand to provide Canadians with an epic snacking experience. Fried chicken...

Market disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic are threatening quality and traceability, two important requirements of potato fresh packing. Lockdowns...

Snow Valley Agriculture is one of the largest food and potato processing companies in China, with potato seed production at the...

Potato Farmers Association of Nigeria (POFAN) has sought federal government support to implement its rolling plan which targets mass potato...

Potato farmers say the sudden spike in spud prices isn't their fault, despite growing costs in the agricultural sector. Four-kilogram...

As a national wireworm research project wraps, growers have more ways to control the pest. When Christine Noronha first started...

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The sixth month of our inflation tracking project reveals potato prices have shot up 60% in just a few weeks -...

A new industry-led report suggests Canada’s farmers can likely only achieve half of the federal government’s targeted 30 per cent...

Lamb Weston Holdings announced this week an expansion of french fry processing capacity in Argentina with the planned construction of...

Development of the UK’s new Seed Potato Organisation is ‘quietly making progress’ and it will be launching in the next...

The consumer price index of potatoes reached 144 points in July 2022 (2015=100). This is 10% higher than the consumer...

The potato harvest is underway in Canada and yields could be decent in 2022, but some in the industry are...