Long road for seed potato farmer Mike Telford and his growing family
A life in farming seemed to be preordained for Mike Telford. “I grew up in Utah in Bountiful. My father was what they called a truck farmer, and they grew all the ...
Read moreA life in farming seemed to be preordained for Mike Telford. “I grew up in Utah in Bountiful. My father was what they called a truck farmer, and they grew all the ...
Read moreGetting a seedling on the variety list as a variety is the dream of many seed potato growers. Registering a new variety is very expensive for small trading houses. That is why it is ...
Read moreIn 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 ...
Read moreFor its fiscal second-quarter 2022, Lamb Weston Holdings reports its net sales increased USD110.5m to USD1,006.6m, up 12% versus the prior-year quarter, with volume and price/mix each up 6%. “The Company expects ...
Read moreNorth-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) assumes that potato growers in the EU4 countries will not be able to grow any more potatoes in the coming years.
Read moreCanadian potato company Québec Parmentier announced the acquisition of Ferme G. G. & A. Montminy, a renowned and large-scale seed potato producer located in the Péribonka region of Quebec. Being located in a ‘Protected ...
Read morePotato growers in the U.S. facing post-harvest diseases now have a new option for protection during storage. Archive® fungicide from Syngenta preserves potato quality in post-harvest. “Archive is a powerful pre-mix fungicide that will ...
Read moreBy Ailsa Robertson, Sustainability and Extension Manager Image: Ministry for Environment The buildup of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities is causing the Earth’s climate ...
Read moreGerman retail giant Kaufland has rolled out low-carbohydrate potatoes, said to have 30% less carbohydrates, under its ‘Linella‘ label. The new potato SKU is available across Germany at all Kaufland outlets, the retailer ...
Read moreAndrea Parish’s dogs are saving potato farmers throughout the country big money by quickly sniffing out a couple of significant crop diseases. Her canine’s specialize in detecting potato virus Y and bacterial ring ...
Read moreKey Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, announces the appointment of Buffy Hagerman as Marketing Communications Manager. Hagerman is responsible for advertising, public relations, trade show exhibits, and ...
Read moreKFC imports potatoes from Egypt. The restaurant says the country observes set standards that improve the potato quality, something the Kenyan farmers don’t do. Local producers will start supplying American fast-food restaurant chain Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) ...
Read moreUkraine: “Sustainable agriculture in Ukraine: synergies between state, business and municipalities” 3 February 2022; 10 a.m. – 1 p.m; English/UkrainianKazakhstan: “Water Resources Management – Best practices from Kazakhstan and abroad” 9 February ...
Read moreDry matter is a key quality parameter for French fries and other potato-based food products. Processors must comply with legal requirements as well the desired dry matter levels demanded by the customers. ...
Read moreA Digital Twin is a digital representation of a real-world thing. It can be used to monitor the real ‘thing’ remotely
Read moreHZPC says in a recent news article that the company’s growers know it better than anyone: a healthy soil is crucial for good potato growing. But a healthy soil offers more. It contributes to ...
Read moreThe World Potato Congress is very excited to announce its first webinar of 2022. In preparation for the World Potato Congress being held from May 30 to June 2, 2022 in Dublin, Ireland, ...
Read moreA P.E.I. company has brokered a deal to send as many as 700 tractor trailer loads of surplus P.E.I processing potatoes to a french fry plant in Alberta.
Read moreFree-to-attend ‘AgTech’ events explore topics shaping startup innovation scene: robotics, digitalization, circular economy and soil healthLaunch event: 18 January 2022, 4-5 p.m. CET: ‘Agricultural robots: How robotics is changing agriculture’Also this week: ...
Read moreWhen Rupa Singh purchased a bag of imported spicy potato chips from a local Indian grocery store, she had no idea just two chips would send her daughter into anaphylactic shock. Now ...
Read moreThe Dammer agricultural machinery manufacturer Grimme and the Osnabrück biotechnology company SeedForward are setting up a joint venture to break new innovative and sustainable paths in the areas of equipment and cultivation ...
Read moreSILBO is a Polish producer of flexible packaging for food industry. SILBO has been on the market forover 20 years, has a global reach and a unique specialization: environmentally friendly packaging. "Friendly ...
Read moreIn pivot or subsurface irrigated systems, we have noted a 9% to 12% increase in net returns over a six-year average for a wheat cover crops compared to no-till or conventional tillage ...
Read moresupermarket chain only imports potatoes from October or November to April or May, "and once we have exhausted the volume of Spanish production."
Read moreHeerenveen, January 2022 – APH Group, a distributor of farm equipment, has acquired Agri2.0 CIS B.V. (hereinafter: Agri 2.0) including its activities in Russia and Ukraine as of the 1st ofJanuary 2022. ...
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