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Government, in conjunction with Kutsaga Research Station has embarked on a potato seed multiplication programme from mini-tuber to commercial seed potato. This programme will decapitate a critical shortage of the seed potato ...

“When I hear the word sustainability, I think about figuring out a way to survive to be able to get to the next year,” shares fifth generation farmer Jerry Arnold. “There isn’t ...

Philip Meade Sr. first began selling potatoes in the towns around Meath and Louth in 1977.  Bringing delicious and nutritious potatoes to the people of the Northeast was a true calling for him, ...

RG Abrey Farms fresh produce site is located in the heart of the Brecklands. The business was started in 1939 by the late Russel Gordon Abrey in the Box Valley, Suffolk. It ...

Kiremko is a Dutch company founded in 1965 and based in Montfoort, The Netherlands. As a world leader in the  manufacture of process lines for the potato processing industry,  we focus on ...

In January of 1960 a small group of potato and vegetable farmers in the Edmonton, Alberta area decided to try an innovative alternative to conventional produce marketing.  They knew that if they ...

'The sector has risks, but at the moment they seem to lie mainly with the grower' Potatoes are again harvested en masse in September. But the economic shock of the corona crisis ...

Prince Edward Island potato farmer John Visser is expecting a shortfall this growing season. The reason: no rain. "The bills will not get paid," he says. His family grows over 445 hectares ...

The Warnez family has been involved in the potato industry since 1950. In addition to our commitment, we continue to apply ourselves to innovation. This allows us to continue to be a ...

Three generations, five plants and 50 years ago... Our story began when brothers Louis, Francis and Greg Wysocki partnered with their father on his small dairy farm and converted the operation to ...

The WELTEC Group from Vechta, Germany, has developed into a globally leading specialist for the construction and operation of biogas and biomethane plants since it was founded back in 2001. The Group ...

Kiremko celebrates 30th Invicta steam peeler sale in 30 months Aviko settles for the best “We didn’t know of this anniversary of the Kiremko Invicta Steam peeler at the moment we bought ...

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces their enhanced FMAlert™ software for VERYX® digital sorters. FMAlert captures and saves digital images of foreign material (FM) contaminants and ...

Artist impression of Pepsico's Greenfield plant in Multan, Pakistan. The site will be 80,000 sqm, approximately The total construction area of Phase 1 is about 21,000-22,000 sqm, approximately. (Courtesy: Meinhardt) The construction ...

Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, introduces the newest automatic defect removal system for potato strips – ADR EXOS™ – at Interpom booth #257. As the only ...

McCain Foods (Canada) announced Bailey Farms as 2017 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Manitoba plants during the annual Growers’ Appreciation Banquet. Approximately 180 guests gathered to celebrate the Top ...

During the annual potato variety show at Agrico the topic of discussion was not limited to unique varieties on display. The impact of the excessive heat and drought this season on the ...

Later this week, potato breeding companies in the Netherlands will all present their new varieties and seedlings during the annual Dutch potato variety presentations. This annual event is probably the time of ...

Gourmet chips manufacturer, Pipers Crisps Ltd, has doubled its packaging capacity and reduced waste thanks to the installation of high speed packaging solutions from tna.The new installation has enabled Pipers Crisps to ...

Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will lead a new effort worth up to $7.5 million to use plants to detect environmental threats to deployed troops and help protect ...

Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. announced yesterday that their latest production facility is officially live.The multi-million dollar project has been in the works for the past year and a half. The project includes ...

Each year, the Potato Industry injects more than $1 billion into the economy of the Canadian province Alberta, according to industry professionals. Terence Hochstein, executive director with the Potato Growers of Alberta: ...

Farmers, researchers and members of the public gathered at the University of Maine’s Aroostook Research Farm in Presque Isle last Wednesday to learn about the latest in potato research. Greg Porter, a ...

PepsiCo, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Ramon Laguarta, 54, to succeed Indra K. Nooyi, 62, as Chief Executive Officer. Nooyi will step down on October 3rd ...

The J.R. Simplot Company announced today that it has executed a joint intellectual property licensing agreement with Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard for ...