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Potato farmers from Northern Province in Rwanda can breathe a sigh of relief as the government is stepping in to address the existing gap in the supply of quality seed potatoes. The ...

A research project in New Zealand is determining if different field soils affect development of powdery scab on potatoes, and whether soil physical, chemical and/or biological characteristics influence this important potato disease. ...

Tubers were the talk of the town in Cusco, Peru during the week of May 27, when the 10th World Potato Congress (WPC) and the 28th Congress of the Latin American Potato ...

Monday June 4, McDonald’s Corp. opened its new corporate headquarters in Chicago’s vibrant West Loop neighborhood by unveiling the state-of-the-art building which had been covered in a 70-foot tall and 470-foot wide ...

Potato in Dhaka markets (Bangladesh) has turned 41 percent pricier in a month as a large portion of the tuber was kept in cold storages leaving supplies tight. Each kilogramme was going ...

Potatoes may, in many ways, be the perfect candidate for precision agriculture.They’re a high-volume, high-value and high-input crop and the industry has already invested more than other sectors in soil and drainage ...

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 Processor Lamb Weston / Meijer and Wiskerke Onions are working hard on the construction of a residual heat connection between the two adjacent companies. They are installing heat exchangers, pipe systems ...

The EuroBlight project is examining the ongoing evolution of the potato late blight pathogen (Phytophthora infestans).In 2017, almost 1500 samples from 16 countries in Europe were genotyped.The results indicate that new clones ...

McCain Foods Limited has completed a strategic investment in TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, a highly innovative Canadian agricultural technology company.TruLeaf has developed proprietary indoor vertical farming technology to grow fresh and nutritious leafy ...

Avebe announces that it will produce Etenia potato starch derivative at the food processing plant in Ter Apelkanaal, using a line on which other starch derivatives are also produced. Due to the ...

Kiremko announces the launch of its new Guard Family, a series of advanced systems that support, control and guard the potato process in an innovative way. Every Guard has a unique role ...

The demand for complete potato processing lines has increased over the past few years and with an unprecedented amount of new lines installed including green-field projects. Worldwide, a lot of new potato ...

Last June, Oliveira Pinho & Filhos, a family business dedicated to the trade of bagged potatoes and onions (located in the municipality of Mira, Portugal), purchased a Sentinel II optical food sorter ...

British brand Corkers announces a partnership with the Muela family, producers of award-winning olive oil from the Mueloliva farm, to launch a new premium crisp range, named Olive Oil.  The launch of ...

The growing popularity of batch-fried chips have driven equipment producers to step up their game and provide processors with innovative solutions to accommodate this growing niche of premium products. Batch fryers are ...

Lay’s has announced the three finalist potato chip flavors in this year’s “Do Us a Flavor” contest, which will appear on store shelves in the US later this month. They are: Crispy ...

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 ...

Potato processors Keogh’s Crisps Ltd (Dublin Ireland) and Burts Chips Ltd (Roborough, England) have chosen Key Technology’s Optyx digital sorters working to satisfy the rising quality expectations of consumers and retailers around ...

From Belgium, Van Roey and Zonen explain how TOMRA has helped its potato and onion sorting business to reduce expenditure and boost productivity. They were seeking for an optical sorting solution, trying ...

tna has launched the tna ropac 5, an ultra-high-speed case packer for flexible bags that is capable of speeds of up to 300 bags per minute. Part of tna’s performance 5.0 packaging system, the new tna ropac 5 ...

Countertop fryers have gained significant popularity among many food service establishments that require such equipment for producing low to moderate quantity of deep-fried food, according to a report recently publishes by Technavio. ...

A growing global population is creating new challenges around boosting efficiency in the production of food. By Ashley Hunter, senior vice president and head of Tomra Sorting Solutions, Food The global population ...

The United Fresh Produce Association will present its 2016 FreshTech Achievement Award to David Offerdahl, director of ag engineering, at Taylor Farms for his outstanding technical achievements to advance the fresh produce industry. David Offerdahl, ...