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BAKERSFIELD, CA —Grimmway Farms, the largest carrot producer in the world and the largest organic vegetable producer in the USA, is exhibiting new products and sustainable packaging initiatives this week at the first-ever ...

Technology plays a crucial role in the development of insect science--and entomologists, their students and society must embrace it, says Christian Nansen, an associate professor in the University of California, Davis Department of Entomology ...

ABSTRACT CRISPR-cas gene editing in crop plants could significantly speed up the progress of breeding programs. Strikingly in the agricultural sector, the number of CRISPR-cas patents originating from Europe trails far behind ...

Researcher Ximena Silveyra of the Institute of Biological Research in Mar del Plata, Argentina, carries out the project that studies the protective effect of neurons of molecules present in potato.Alzheimer's disease is ...

The Bender clan are potato people. From raising tubers especially for potato chips to the everyday table spud, they are experts in growing America’s most popular root vegetable. Given that, it should ...

Welcome to four hours of rat hell and a hunt like no other. Bones break and blood spills across a farm yard, in unison with a frenzied cacophony of guttural snarls, as ...

As the first day of fall arrives, the potato crop in Canada is in varying stages of growth and/or harvest.The production outlook is mixed after parts of Eastern Canada experienced one of ...

This latest edition of American Vegetable Grower magazine’s Field Scouting Guide concentrates on palestriped flea beetle (Systena blanda). John C. Palumbo, University of Arizona, shares tips on how to spot and treat for this pest. BASICS ...

We have all bought snacks in shops and vending machines. But soon there may be additional options... Yesterday, Pepsico introduced the the Hello Goodness Snackbot, an autonomous robot made by Robby Technologies fully stocked with ...

Scotts Precision Manufacturing is celebrating a significant milestone, having sold its 500th Evolution Separator. The company, which began manufacturing the Evolution in 2005, took the order earlier this month from Safe-T-Pull Inc. ...

Within a year since its launch, Los Angeles-based World Peas™ Brand Peatos™ has become a national sensation, winning over taste buds across the country.For decades, corn and potato snacks have ruled the ...

Details about the recalls by national US retailers and multiple manufacturers over common ingredients remain murky but McCain Foods USA Inc. is now recalling all products from its Colton, California, which produces ...

New Southern California-based snack food company Nora Snacks, a US subsidiary of the Thai seaweed manufacturer Taokaenoi, is excited to introduce Asia’s favorite seaweed chip to America at the recent Natural Products ...

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Albany, California, have found a way to streamline the process that scientists use to insert multiple genes into a crop plant, developing a reliable method that ...

Tasteful Selections, a pioneer in the growing bite-size potato category, announces another facility expansion to accommodate growing customer and consumer demand. A specialty potato brand from RPE Inc., Tasteful Selections underwent three ...

When Kelly Kuball walked the Texas A&M Potato Breeding and Variety Development Program variety display trials near Springlake recently, he was a long way from his specialty potato company in Arvin, California. ...

About five years ago, Jeanne and Matt Rue were frying batches of chips in a deep fryer from their farm in Ohio and selling them at local farmer’s markets and festivals.Now, Rue ...

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 ...

Farmers, fish advocates, tribes and government officials are headed to federal court in California on Wednesday (today) to argue who will get water — and when — in the Klamath Basin. Federal ...

Potato snacks manufacturer Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods expands its innovative line of Rice Bran Oil Kettle Cooked Potato Chips with the introduction of two new savory flavors — Buffalo Ranch and Sweet ...

Food chain Taco Bell is serving new nacho fries in the US restaurants, as of January 25. The menu item will be available with Mexican seasoning and served with a dippable side of ...

Fresh Solutions Network is taking to the Organic Produce Summit, with a convenient new addition to its Farmer’s Table Organic line—Side Delights Farmer’s Table Organic single wrapped, microwaveable potato. “We are excited ...

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 ...

Utz Quality Foods, Inc. has recently announced the culmination of strategic development work to launch the Utz Specialty Division, which will provide retailers with a range of brands and products to excite ...

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 ...