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McCain Foods announced Champion Potato Grower for Florenceville
Agosto 29, 2009

McCain Foods announced Champion Potato Grower for Florenceville

Howard Culberson & Sons of Jacksonville was named the 2009 McCain Champion Potato Grower for Florenceville during the annual McCain Growers' Banquet held at the Northern Carleton Civic Centre.Potatoes are rated throughout the year on a variety of fa...
Agosto 29, 2009

‘Non-GMO’ Seal Identifies Foods Mostly Biotech-Free

Alarmed that genetically engineered crops may be finding their way into organic and natural foods, an industry group has begun a campaign to test products and label those that are largely free of biotech ingredients. With farmers using gene-altered se...
 AVEBE
Agosto 28, 2009

Unions and AVEBE reach agreement on plan to reduce labour costs

The unions and AVEBE yesterday reached agreement on a package of measures aimed at coping with the recession. The talks specifically addressed ways of reducing labour costs.The current CLA, which ran until 1 January 2010, has been renegotiated and repl...
 AHDB
Agosto 28, 2009

Arguing over organic is fruitless, says top UK scientist

Farmers must stop squabbling over whether organic or conventional agriculture is most environmentally friendly, a leading scientist has warned.Ian Crute said it was vital to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from all types of agriculture. “The notion tha...
Agosto 28, 2009

Louisiana Budget Committee awards $37 million for Conagra Foods Lamb Weston sweet potato plant

A Louisiana state budget panel this morning awarded more than $37 million to agriculture giant ConAgra to build a sweet potato processing and freezing plant near Delhi in Northeast Louisiana.The Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget approved the gr...
 Avebe
Agosto 28, 2009

Personeel AVEBE gaat meer werken voor zelfde loon

De 975 medewerkers van aardappelzetmeelconcern Avebe gaan het komende jaar acht dagen extra werken zonder daar loon voor te ontvangen. Dat maakte een woordvoerder van het concern vrijdag bekend. De maatregel is nodig om de economische crisis het hoofd ...
 McCain Foods
Agosto 27, 2009

McCain Foods Opens New State-of-the-art Cold Store in New Zealand

McCain Foods today announced the opening of a new cold-store facility built at a cost of NZ $6 million dollars in Hastings, New Zealand. The 1800 square metre cold store, which was designed to McCain Foods global standards, has the capacity to store u...
Agosto 27, 2009

Another Sweet Potato Processing Plant in Louisiana?

The head of Louisiana food processor Bruce Foods Corp. said Wednesday that he will meet next week with state economic development officials in an attempt to get his company's stalled sweet potato processing project back on track.Bruce Foods Chief Execu...
Agosto 26, 2009

PriceWaterhouseCooper releases report on the functional foods market

A new report released by Pricewaterhouse Coopers shows that the U.S. functional foods market experienced sales revenue of $27 billion in 2007 and is expected to grow 8.5–20% each year. This is ahead of the overall industry, where growth is estimated at...
 Idaho Potatoes Areas
Agosto 26, 2009

As new potatoes come in, prices drop in Idaho

A large amount of large potatoes from Idaho are having trouble finding anywhere to go, dropping f.o.b.s on cartons like a rock. As of Aug. 26, shipments of russet norkotahs from Idaho’s Twin Falls-Burley District and Western Idaho were three times high...
Agosto 26, 2009

Telers verwachten minimale nagroei aardappelen in Nederland

In week 33 werden door de VTA-leden (Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw) proefrooiingen uitgevoerd. Midden september gaan de leden nogmaals een proefrrooiing uitvoeren. Deze opbrengstmetingen vinden sinds 2001 plaats en worden steeds op hetzelfde moment in het...
 Acrylamide
Agosto 26, 2009

Canada adds acrylamide to toxic substance list

Health Canada has added acrylamide to the government’s list of toxic substances.   Having added acrylamide to its toxic list, Health Canada will be pursing a three-pronged strategy to reduce exposure to the substance from food sources. It will press ...

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