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Precision agriculture is already the norm for many arable farms. Modern technological advancements like guidance systems and positioning technology are helping us get the most out of the land. New methods for ...

Twenty potato growers from all over the Wisconsin converged on Madison last week for their annual “grill the professors” ritual. They came from Eagle River to Spring Green and Coloma to Plover ...

The National Institute of Agricultural Innovation (INIA), of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, launched an effective method to combat the “Andean weevil” that attacks potato crops. This disease in the tuber ...

Agritechnica features the new generation of the AVR Puma: the Puma 3. This four-row harvester is the 200th Puma to hit the field. It didn’t start out as the top predator it ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded Michigan State University (MSU) a $5.8 million cooperative agreement to improve potato production in Bangladesh and Indonesia. The grant supports USAID’s work under Feed the ...

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board is very disappointed by the decision of the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to completely discontinue disinfection services effective December 31st, 2015. The Board was notified ...

The Prince Edward Island government is cutting funding to provincially-funded disinfection service, aimed at controlling potato ring rot. The move is expected to impact one full-time job, which is being transferred within ...

New Zealand potato growers could gain a new marketing edge thanks to a line of potatoes developed by University of Canterbury researchers. UC Biotechnologists Dr David Leung and Dr Seyedardalan (Ardi) Ashrafzadeh ...

Potato handling equipment manufacturer Tong Engineering will be promoting its latest range of equipment and new handling technology at this year’s British Potato event in Harrogate during November 12 and 13. Alongside a ...

Cambridge Engineered Solutions has introduced PacLite, a new lighter weight, flatwire conveyor belt with variable openings that is ideally suited for potato rock traps. Manufactured using a new proprietary process developed by ...

China’s commitment to the potato was very publicly and internationally demonstrated when it hosted the World Potato Congress, July 28-30.  There were more than 900 delegates at the congress, two thirds of ...

When one of the UK’s largest growers and producers of fresh vegetables, the Produce World Group, decided to invest in a new grading line to improve the efficiency of its grading operations, ...

It’s all about quality and efficiency of production so all potato processors know that their end user wants a good tuber with little foreign matter. And this is where a good de-stoner ...

Potatoes entering the processing line vary in terms of quality, solid content and contaminants. Processors employ various techniques to remove stones, soil and clods such as a washer, de-stoner or foreign material ...

In recent years, snack pellets have become increasingly popular. As a result, the technology for their processing has become more and more sophisticated. Potato snack pellets come in many different shapes and ...

Uganda has registered a first value addition factory, being the first in potato processing not only in the country, but also in the region. The processing plant built cost more than USD 10 ...

The company Rusbana Engineering, Moscow-based, is the new distributor appointed by Herbert Engineering, for Russia and surrounding countries. Herbert Engineering designs, supplies and installs processing lines, as well as individual processing equipment, for ...

Natural Blend Vegetable Dehydration, LLC held its opening on September 30th, manufacturing facility in Pitt County, North Carolina.  The company will dehydrate sweet potatoes to be used in various pet food products for the ...

Sponge and felt dryers from Herbert Engineering, the leaders in root crop handling systems, have been integrated into fresh pack plants in Britain and Europe, with excellent results both in terms of ...

The better the peeling process, the better the potato and, possibly, the wastage can be reduced, too. But wastage is not everything, it’s the degree of cleanliness that is just as important. ...

The horticulture industry of Zimbabwe is calling for higher import tariffs on imported horticulture products to avert the collapse of the local industry. Zimbabwe Farmers' Union second vice-president Mr Berean Mukwende said ...

Officials from Oregon and Washington are working on an upcoming joint trade mission to expand export opportunities for Northwest potatoes. “We are conducting a trade mission to the Philippines and Vietnam with ...

In the aftermath of last year’s difficult growing and harvesting season, almost one in ten of Britain’s potato growers decided to call it a day, but, according to Rob Clayton of the ...

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 205.9 points in July 2013, 4 points (nearly 2 percent) below its revised value for June and 7 points (or 3.3 percent) lower than in July 2012. The ...

The price of potatoes in Brazil reached the highest level in the last 10 years. Farmers say that this increase is due to the reduction in the planted area and the lack ...