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#agriculture#sustainablefarmingpractices#environmentalsustainability#foodproduction#organicfarming#greenhousegasemissions#waterconservation#soilerosion#biodiversity According to a report by the United Nations, the global population is expected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050. This growing population will require a significant increase in food production, which ...

As of November 17, 2022, two additional points of entry were approved for fresh potato shipments to the full Mexican market, according to a Potatoes USA news release. Registered U.S. fresh potato exporters ...

At a time when climate change is making many areas of the planet hotter and drier, it's sobering to think that deserts are relatively new biomes that have grown considerably over the ...

Scientists at the University of Maine are evaluating if lobster shells can cultivate beneficial microbial communities that ward off soilborne potato pathogens. The novel shell-to-spud combination may connect two cornerstones of Maine’s ...

McCain Foods will launch new Regen Fries in the Metaverse as part of the #SaveOurSoil campaign. The potatoes used to make Regen Fries were grown using regenerative farming techniques, which boost biodiversity, ...

New potato varieties bred by the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program could enter the french fry market before long, said Isabel Vales, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife potato breeder in the Department of ...

The Amazables! microwaveable potatoes were introduced by NNZ Inc. and Fresh Solutions Network/Basin Gold Cooperative at the International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference on July 28-29 in Monterey, California. “This product is ...

World Potato Congress Inc. is very pleased to introduce five new International Advisors to the organization making it truly representative of all regions of the world. Martin AcostaMartin is the founder and CEO ...

Featured image: Rosé Walla Walla Sweets, photo courtesy of Michael Locati with Locati Farms and Pacific Agra Farms MARKETWalla Walla:Michael Locati with Locati Farms and Pacific Agra Farms told us he started ...

On the last day of the 11th World Potato Congress (WPC) in Dublin, Ireland, WPC President Romain Cools, called in the WPC Declaration of Dublin upon the global potato value chain to invest in ‘potato solutions’ to advance ...

ARS scientists released two new varieties of potatoes – ‘Clearwater Russet’ and ‘Blazer Russet’ – that will be used by McDonald’s for French fries. The company has a high criterion for its spuds, ...

Demand for potatoes is high, while supply remains low. That could be good news for Florida producers hoping to take advantage this spring, said John Toaspern, chief marketing officer for Potatoes USA. “(Florida’s) ...

Using these fumigants to control soil-borne diseases had positive effects on the crop beyond disease control. Total and marketable yield and tuber set were higher in plots treated with either fumigant than ...

Maine potato growers have dealt with storage and shipping difficulties having pulled a record harvest from the ground, but the bumper crop also means more spuds are going to markets across the ...

In 2021, AgTech had significant growth. According to Finistere Ventures' 2020 AgriFood Tech Investment Review, developed in collaboration with PitchBook Data, the total global investment in agrifood tech was $22.3 billion, with five ...

Until the 19th century, most potato varieties being grown in North America had been imported from Europe with little attention being paid to specific varieties.

The UK's leading manufacturer of vegetable handling equipment is heading to Potato Expo next month to help US food producers achieve more with less. Haith Group, which has been designing and supplying ...

 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivered his final State of the State to a joint session of the Arizona Legislature. While recapping successes of the administration over the past seven years, Ducey set an ambitious ...

About 80 percent of their potato harvest goes to Peak with the remainder to Simplot Canada and McCain Foods.

After nearly 25 years of export bans, U.S. potato farmers could begin to distribute and sell more fresh potatoes across all of Mexico by early 2022. American potato farmers and exporters currently ...

An effective weed management program takes into account the type of weeds present, crop rotation, cultivation, available herbicides, and the competitive ability of the potato crop. Competition from early season weeds will ...

Potato Expo is the largest annual potato industry conference and trade show held in North America January 5-6, 2022Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California Hi, I’m Britt Raybould. I am a potato grower from ...

Baby potato category leader Tasteful Selections and RPE, its exclusive sales and marketing partner since Tasteful Selections planted its first potato in 2010, announced the formation of a new entity, Tasteful Partners. ...

Restrain announced recently that the company will exhibit its ethylene gas system at the upcoming Potato Expo event in California, January 5 – 6, 2022. Restrain uses natural ethylene gas which keeps potatoes dormant and ...

Last year, the cumulative worth of all potatoes sold for Idaho, Oregon, and Washington was seen at USD1.82bn, according to a USDA regular report from September 29, 2021. All tri-state potato sales ...