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Preparations for this year's PotatoEurope exhibition are progressing well, with planting now complete at the event venue, Rittergut Bockerode farm, near Springe-Mittelrode in Lower Saxony (Germany). Ideal weather conditions and well-prepared soil ...

Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, celebrated yesterday, 3 May, its 70th Assembly General Meeting where a new Board has been elected by the membership to channel and lead the association for ...

From Canada’s Mighty Angus Burger to the Cheese & Bacon Loaded Fries from Australia, McDonald’s announced it is serving up menu favorites from around the world in a one-of-a-kind global inspired restaurant ...

The 13 major potato States held 134 million cwt (6.81 million ton) of potatoes in storage April 1, 2018, up 2 percent from April 1, 2017, according to a USDA report released ...

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 ...

Branston has announced the completion of a GBP6 million investment at its Lincoln site, in UK, installing a state-of-the-art grading system and WarmStor system. Designed to improve the efficiency of grading and ...

The scarcity of seedlings could reduce crop rises announced for this potato season, affecting processors and ongoing contracts. According to the NEPG (North Western European Potato Growers), the projected increase in potato area ...

A new luxury chips brand was created by the fourth generation potato farmers Mike Russell Smith and Colette Cronje: Savoursmiths. Brand design agency Mystery Ltd has helped with naming, brand identity, packaging ...

Canadian consumers who avoid potatoes to reduce their carb intake can now try a new Ontario-grown variety that is touted to have a lower glycemic response, meaning it doesn’t cause the rapid ...

The manufacturer of process automation systems Key Technology introduces the reengineered Iso-Flo with monobeam construction. This new family of vibratory conveyors features an innovative frame made of a single structural member.  The monobeam conveyor’s frame and spring ...

The manufacturer of sensor-based food sorting systems, TOMRA Sorting Food is becoming aware of the food waste issue and works closely with farmers, processors and retailers to achieve the objective of reducing food waste. ...

The Prince Edward Island Potato Board has a new executive as a result of its December 16th Board of Directors meeting. Alex Docherty of Elmwood was re-elected for a second year as Chairman ...

Key Technology announces the launch of its new website in Spanish for mobile phones to help all its customers throughout Latin America and Spain. The fast and efficient website, which can be ...

They grow in some of the world’s most inhospitable conditions. Unlike their pampered domesticated relatives in order to survive they’ve needed to adapt on their own to high temperatures, high saline conditions, ...

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 consortium of potato producers (Conpapa), which associates 300 farmers directly and another 2 thousand in seven cantons of the province, inaugurated days ago its plant for cleaning and sorting tubers in ...

The National Institute of Agricultural Innovation (INIA), of the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, launched an effective method to combat the “Andean weevil” that attacks potato crops. This disease in the tuber ...

In recent years, snack pellets have become increasingly popular. As a result, the technology for their processing has become more and more sophisticated. Potato snack pellets come in many different shapes and ...

Tomra Sorting in Dublin has created a new center of excellence for its food optical sorting and peeling business, and is set to improve its R&D capabilities after moving to a new ...

Inner Mongolia Linkage Potato Co., Ltd and Farm Frites have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture in Wudan Town, Chifeng City in Inner Mongolia in China. The joint venture will ...

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 205.9 points in July 2013, 4 points (nearly 2 percent) below its revised value for June and 7 points (or 3.3 percent) lower than in July 2012. The ...

The price of potatoes in Brazil reached the highest level in the last 10 years. Farmers say that this increase is due to the reduction in the planted area and the lack ...

Contrary to NGO stories of exploited farmers and middlemen running riot, Gujarat’s potato farmers have scripted an entrepreneurial success story by teaming up with multinationals and other buyers of their produce. The ...

The North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) has issued an updated estimate of planted area for the 2013 crop (at the start of July). Based on first estimates and survey work the NEPG ...

Snack Food Company LesserEvil has set up a new factory in Danbury, Connecticut where it now produces kettle corn and Popcorn made from chia seeds. The company LesserEvil started in 2004 and ...