Noticias

Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods® underscores its position as category innovators with the introduction of three new uniquely-flavored potato chip offerings cooked in premium, better-for-you oils.

Bayer AG is exploring a potential bid for U.S. competitor Monsanto Co. in a deal that would create the world’s largest supplier of seeds and farm chemicals, according to people familiar with the matter.

McCain Foods (GB) in Whittlesey, near Peterborough, has been fined £800,000 (1.15 million USD) for safety failings after an employee nearly lost his arm.

Dutch Potato Processing Equipment manufacturer Kiremko installs an innovative production line in Belgium with a capacity of 16-20 ton/hr of French fries

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 151.8 points in April 2016, up 1.1 points (0.7 percent) from March, but almost 10 percent below its April 2015 level. The small increase in April represented a third month of gradual rise in the value of the FFPI.

Congress is pushing the Agriculture Department to exempt groups such as Potatoes USA (formerly known as the United States Potato Board) from public scrutiny of their internal operations (Freedom of Information Act).

UK Potato handling equipment manufacturer, Tong Engineering is presenting its latest equipment range at the largest arable event in the United Kingdom, Cereals

El Ministerio de Agricultura informó que el temporal de lluvias afectó 1,500 tareas de siembra de papa en el municipio de Constanza, específicamente en la localidad de Tireo.

Así la ha denominado el portal colombiano AgroNews. El Gorgojo de los Andes o gusano blanco de la papa (Premnotrypes spp.) se encuentra distribuido en Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, norte de Perú, la parte alta de la sierra de Ecuador, zonas altas de Colombia y en los Andes de Venezuela. Las pérdidas que ocasiona en el rendimiento del cultivo pueden ser del 50% dependiendo del nivel de población y manejo. La siguiente información le ayudará a identificarlo y controlarlo.

Yolanda Medina lleva veintidós años vinculada al sector de la patata. Ahora desde la Interprofesional, defiende este nuevo instrumento y aboga por adaptar la oferta a la demanda para regular el mercado.

A new flavor of French fries – Gilroy Garlic Fries – are currently being tested in McDonald's restaurants in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Almost a third of all food produced worldwide is never eaten, leading to 1.3 billion tons of food waste each year. This includes around 45 per cent of all fruit and vegetables and 20 per cent of meat.