Potato News from Idaho

July 07, 2024

How to Cook Frozen French Fries: Expert Advice

Everyone in your kitchen knows how to cook frozen french fries, right? With the extraordinary turnover in kitchen staff driven by the pandemic, fry-cooking competency isn’t a given any more. Simplot shared this extensive advice and a lot of tips!

Idahoan® Buttery Homestyle® Value Size 12 oz Mashed Potatoes

July 03, 2024

Idahoan® Foods introduces mashed potato innovations to meet consumer lifestyle and value needs

Idahoan Foods is expanding its mashed potato product line to meet increasing consumer demand for value sizes and dietary-specific options.

July 01, 2024

Cultivating Resilience: McCain Foods Expands Network of Innovation Hub Farms in North America

McCain Foods is embarking on an expansion of its network of Innovation Hub farms across North America.

Lamb Weston Issues FY23 Global Sustainability Report

June 30, 2024

Potato processor Lamb Weston publishes 2023 Global Sustainability Report

With a focus on making fries and making strides, Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. issued its fifth annual Global Sustainability Report, providing updates on the company’s performance against key sustainability and people initiatives during its fiscal year 2023.

Potato Grading: Consistent Product Quality at Wada Farms

June 16, 2024

Wada Farms surpasses its ROI in the very first year using optical grading technology for its potatoes

Kip Yeates, Vice President of Fresh Operations at potato company Wada Farms, highlights the success of their partnership with Ellips in enhancing potato grading efficiency and quality consistency, exceeding initial expectations and paving the way for future advancements in AI-driven grading technology.

April 24, 2024

Iconic Figure in Potato Processing Industry, Davis Christensen, Retires from Idaho Steel Products and Reyco Systems

After decades of dedicated service and unparalleled contributions to the potato processing industry, Davis Christensen, esteemed owner of Idaho Steel Products and Reyco Systems, has announced his retirement.

1,4GROUP Shifts CIPC Manufacturing to the United States

April 10, 2024

1,4GROUP Shifts Manufacturing of sprout inhibitor CIPC to the United States ensuring availability in North America

In a significant move, 1,4GROUP has shifted the manufacturing of its sprout inhibitor chlorpropham (CIPC) to the United States, marking a transition away from its previous manufacturing base overseas.

April 04, 2024

Lamb Weston Reports Fiscal Third Quarter 2024 Results; Updates Fiscal Year 2024 Outlook

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2024 and updated its full year earnings targets for fiscal 2024.

Southern Fabrication Works (SFW) Named Exclusive Distributor of PIP Products in the Americas!

February 19, 2024

Southern Fabrication Works Named Exclusive Distributor of PIP Products in the Americas!

Southern Fabrication Works (SFW) has announced its selection as the exclusive distribution partner for PIP in the Americas!

January 04, 2024

Lamb Weston Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2024 Results; Updates Fiscal Year 2024 Outlook

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) has announced its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2024 and updated its full year earnings targets for fiscal 2024.

Potatoes, fresh from the field, bump onto a belt before being transferred to a storage shed outside of Boardman, Oregon.

October 31, 2023

Too much potatoes for French Fries in Pacific Northwest

About 5,000 loaded-down semi-trucks of really nice Northwest french-fry-making potatoes are set to plop into cattle troughs or be destroyed. Dale Lathim is the President of the Potato Marketing Association of North America

October 11, 2023

Sprouting control agent 1,4-DMN Poised to Achieve CODEX MRL

Great news for potato producers: 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene (1,4- DMN), a naturally-occurring bio-control that enhances dormancy

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