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Op het Veredelingsplein van de biologische vakbeurs BioVak heeft minister Gerda Verburg van Landbouw, Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit (LNV) het jongste biologische ras van aardappelcoöperatie Agrico gedoopt tot Carolus. De naam van het ras was gekozen in ee...

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Almost half of P.E.I.'s seed potatoes, used to plant the spring crop, are above the Island's allowable virus standard this year, according the P.E.I. Potato Board. The board spent Thursday discussing the situation, trying to decide whether to ask the ...

Potato growers can't go to an industry meeting anymore without hearing a talk about sustainability. They're told they need to reduce their carbon footprint and adhere to good agricultural practices. Fast food restaurants are also under pressure to re...

De campagne van Avebe vordert gestaag. Deze week zijn de laatste aardappelen die zijn opgeslagen in bulten verladen en de eerste schuuraardappelen bij boeren opgehaald.Het winterse weer heeft bij de verwerking niet geleid tot grote problemen. De fabrie...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing the first three frozen fried potato processing plants to earn the Energy Star for superior energy performance. These plants perform in the top 25 percent for energy efficiency nationwide an...

New York Governor David Paterson on Tuesday proposed a budget of nearly $136 billion for fiscal 2011, a 0.5 percent increase from the current year, that will partly close a $7.4 billion deficit by raising taxes on cigarettes and other items.Paterson sa...

Het aardappelseizoen 2010/2011 staat al weer voor de deur.De vertegenwoordigers van de meeste afnemers zijn of gaan met de contracten voor oogst 2010 onder de arm de weg op. Diverse goed ingelichte bronnen melden dat voor komend seizoen het gemiddelde ...

La mayoría de las patatas fritas de los restaurantes de comida rápida se cocinan con aceite de maíz, según un estudio elaborado por la Universidad de Hawai en Manoa (Estados Unidos) que se publica en la edición digital de la revista «Proceedings of the...

JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced today that its JBT FoodTech business has signed a $6.1 million contract to supply freezing solutions for a new plant in Hau Giang province, Vietnam. The contract is with Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company (MPC).

KMC has for many years been present on the US market. Due to the continued focus on modified starches as well as functional ingredients KMC recently expanded its team of Application Technicians.Through a co-operation with their representative in the US...

Early fourth-quarter sales reports suggest unemployment and anemic consumer spending have continued to hamper sales growth for restaurant chains. With two investor conferences on the calendar last week, a number of restaurant companies released prel...