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Potato processing - and more specifically french fry processing - was prominently in the spotlight during a recent Dutch trade mission to India as the well-known Dutch potato processing equipment manufacturer Kiremko ...

Bayer plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto on June, 7, following the receipt of all required approvals from regulatory authorities.Werner Baumann, Chairman of the Board of Management of Bayer AG:  “The ...

During the 10th World Potato Congress in Cusco, Peru, an Industry Award Ceremony was held to recognize three remarkable individuals who have devoted their life’s work to the potato industry: Dr. Anton ...

Following publication on May 25 of the final commitments given by Bayer to the EU Commission, KWS SAAT SE issued a non-binding offer to Bayer AG for its global vegetable seed business, ...

Potato growers in Idaho will now have the opportunity to learn about the presence of damaging fungal pathogens much earlier, thanks to the efforts of research staff at the University of Idaho. ...

The University of Maine has released a new gourmet potato variety, Pinto Gold. The potato was tested with the research identification number AF4659-12 and has been available in seed catalogs under that ...

Processing and Packaging Equipment specialist tna is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom McPhee to the newly-created position of Group Technical Support Manager, reinforcing the company’s commitment to customer service excellence. ...

The European Commission decided on Friday April, 27 2018 to impose a complete ban on neonicotinoids, after managing to achieve the necessary qualified majority among EU member states.18 member states, including France, ...

A five year research project to develop precision agriculture ('smart') technologies for the use of inputs in potato farming at the University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering received ...

Potato growers supplying McDonald’s are set to benefit from the provision of free agronomy skills training to improve crop performance and quality with the launch of the MacFry Potato Academy.  The Academy ...

Dutch starch producer Avebe announces that its new Innovation Center in Campus Groningen will start working on practical solutions for better starch or protein applications for specific recipes and clean label solutions, ...

Key Technology introduces its VERYX family of digital sorters to the Australian food processing industry with the VERYX C140 on exhibit at the foodpro trade show in Sydney, July 16-19. VERYX sorters ...

Orkla Food Ingredients has signed a license agreement with Renaissance BioScience Corp. to exclusively produce and sell Renaissance acrylamide-reducing yeast to food manufacturers in the European Nordic and Baltic markets. Renaissance’s acrylamide-reducing ...

Lay’s has announced the winners of its educational program “Lay’s Academy”, in partnership with the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine (UASVM) in Bucharest, Romania: Dănuța Popa, Lavinia Rabigan and Adrian Paun. The three winning ...

Registration is now open for the July 12Western Ohio Precision Agriculture Day hosted by Ohio State University Extension. Focusing on precision placement opportunities, the daylong workshop is a chance for growers to learn more about ...

If you’re a farmer, rancher or working land manager in the southeastern United States, the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) can be a valuable resource in delivering timely and applicable climate information and ...

Growing up in Uruguay — a country with four cows per every person — Virginia Pravia was immersed in the agriculture industry at an early age. During summers and holidays, Pravia watched as her family ...

Mechanized agriculture is the process of using agricultural machinery to mechanize work, greatly increasing productivity. In modern times, powered machinery has replaced many jobs formerly carried out by manual labor, or by ...

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 Food Processing Suppliers Association has released the details of four sessions of the educational program at PROCESS EXPO 2015 to be presented by speaker Dr. Tatiana Koutchma of the Agriculture and ...

A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high-tech potatoes.  In May, tuber processing giant J R Simplot asked ...

The number of people who prefer snacks rather than meals is increasing and producers are turning to consumers in order to develop new flavours and products. Evie Serventi reports. The biggest change ...

The perfect blend of foam and defoamer is essential in potato processing as Andre Erasmus finds with the help of Emerald Foam Control’s Frank Magazine. Foam is all around us – it ...

The United States Potato Board (USPB), the nation’s potato marketing organization and the central organizing force in implementing programs that will increase demand for potatoes, named produce industry veteran, Blair Richardson, as ...