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The owners of Prince Edward Island potato producer Mid Isle Farms and other local investors have bought the province's potato and blueberry marketing company FoodTrust.

De verwerking van zetmeelaardappelen verloopt voorspoedig", zegt woordvoerder Johan Russchen van het aardappelzetmeelconcern Avebe.Het onderwatergewicht van de zetmeelaardappelen ligt gemiddeld op 475 gram, stelt Russchen. "Dit is ruim boven ...

Around 60 percent of the potatoes and tomatoes crops in al-Wadi and al-Madinh districts of Marib governorate have been damaged due to frost waves. A filed committee of General Authority for Developing Eastern Regions was formed to register damages cau...

The increase was made possible in large part by support and assistance provided by South Korea, visiting South Korean scholars and agricultural officials noted. Seoul and Pyongyang have held annual symposiums on agricultural science since 2000.

Here's something very Southern California about Hanukkah: Trying to make a world-record setting potato pancake in a solar-paneled oven. "With the new president [of the United States] coming in, the whole thing is about the environment,"said ...

Malaysia's crude palm oil production rose marginally to 1.7 MMT in November. The palms are showing signs of biological stress. A bigger carry-in stock and an increase in Palm Oil imports resulted in a record level of 2.3 MMT at the end of November.Howe...

McDonald's says it likely will become the first restaurant chain in Japanese history to surpass a half-trillion yen, or $5.6 billion, in yearly sales. Officials of McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan says sales are likely to top 500 billion yen in the 2008 b...

Andalucía se consolida como la principal comunidad productora de patata temprana de España, con más de 364.000 toneladas y un 75% de cuota en el mercado nacional, según los datos ofrecidos por el presidente de la Asociación de Productores y Exportadore...

Curso intensivo que provee capacitación a profesionales involucrados en la producción de papa. Se brindarán conocimientos actualizados de tecnologías de manejo para la producción de papa consumo, industria y semilla. Los participantes tendrán la oportu...

Tijdens drie NAV-bijeenkomsten in Zeewolde, Emmeloord en Swifterbant hebben de aanwezige aardappeltelers op 15 en 17 december 2008 besloten hun krachten te bundelen in United Potato Growers Flevoland in oprichting. Deelnemers aan de nieuwe telersvereni...

Vales Sovereign, a new potato from Greenvale AP, won 'Variety of the Year' in the Tesco Fresh Produce Category. The coveted Variety of the Year award looks at all produce, including fruit as well as vegetables, and the Greenvale team was overjoyed whe...

Hopes for National Starch to be sold by the end of the year have been dashed by the credit crisis and a sale is unlikely in the near future, said owner Akzo Nobel. Akzo made clear its intention to seek a new owner for the specialty starches business af...