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Europatat’s members have elected a new Board to lead the association for the coming year and welcome Vlastimil Rasocha as Vice-president.

McCain is proud to join forces with BNP Paribas Bank Polska to launch today a new and exciting regenerative agriculture program in Poland, built on a transition package to support potato growers on their sustainability journey.

The stated aim is to use the Sherlock machines to further reduce food waste, ensure food safety and maximize food quality.

John Sedgwick, the UK Potato Supply Manager at Lamb Weston, has been officially named the new Board Chair of the UK Potato Processors’ Association (PPA).

PepsiCo has completed a new green energy initiative by installing photovoltaic panels at three sites in Romania: Dragomirești, Popești-Leordeni and Covasna.

El internet de las cosas (iot, por sus siglas en ingles) es una tendencia, también en la agricultura, que ha llegado para quedarse. Con su capacidad de ahorrar recursos, la sustentabilidad esta al alcance de la mano.

En Uruguay se rompió el record de productividad por hectárea durante la zafra de primavera 2023.

World Potato Congress has announced the appointment of Dr. Anika Molesworth as a Congress Ambassador and Leith Forrest as the Congress MC of the World Potato Congress to be held in Adelaide from June 23rd to 26th, 2024.

Los productores de las Islas Canarias no pueden competir con las importaciones provenientes de Egipto.

En Huánuco, Perú, una de las regiones productoras por excelencia, el uso de pesticidas se ha vuelto un problema.

Abdulmohsin Aljarallah, General Manager of Al-Jouf, announced the official opening of the company's French Fries Factory. This achievement marks the culmination of an ambitious idea that has evolved from concept to execution to full-scale production.

La sequía ha hecho imposible cumplir con los cronogramas de siembra y se anticipa que los precios de la papa aumenten.

SNAC International Business Members unanimously approved a new slate of officers to serve on the Executive Committee, as well as a new class of Directors-at-Large to serve on the Association’s Board of Directors. 

On February 16, the preliminary 2023 results were released. The publication of the Annual Report 2023 presents the final results.

The concept of foliar applied preparations is based on science, but when they were initially introduced in the late 1990’s many of the initial products had drawbacks, such as leaf scorch, low active volumes per application, poor uptake and even phytotoxicity.

Frito Lay Canada has announced that out of an abundance of caution it is voluntarily recalling SunChips Harvest Cheddar Flavour Multigrain Snacks and Munchies Original Snack Mix.

FAM STUMABO introduces Scalibur, a revolutionary and unrivalled efficient potato slicer delivering next-level cutting solutions.

As of April 15, 2024, Tummers Machinebouw BV has officially changed its name to Tummers Food Processing Solutions BV. This name has been used as a trade name for many years, but it is now the company's sole official name.