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In an examination of the genetic material found in historic potato leaves, North Carolina State University researchers reveal more about the tit-for-tat evolutionary changes occurring in both potato plants and the pathogen that caused the 1840s Irish potato famine.

On World Soil Day, December 5, the Soil Health Institute (SHI) released a free phone application, Slakes, to empower and engage citizens around the world to measure aggregate stability.

North Carolina is welcoming a good sweet potato crop. However, exporting this crop to Europe is a challenge due to the dollar and the Euro and the Spanish and French crops.

As potato growers are working to maximize their yield potential for the 2022 harvest, it's also time to start thinking about maximizing crop potential for the 2023 season.

Utz Brands, Inc. (NYSE: UTZ) (or the 'Company'), a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, announced that the Company’s subsidiary Utz Quality Foods, LLC ('Utz') has purchased a brand new.

Global food processing and packaging technology specialist, tna, launched its new tna remote assist service at SNAXPO

Trinity Frozen Foods, a sweet potato fry and frozen vegetable manufacturer, announced today that it had achieved certification by the International Standards Organization (ISO) for ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.

Cardinal Foods LLC of Burgaw NC and Russet House of Huntingdon Quebec announce today a joint venture in a processing facility in Burgaw NC to become one of the world’s largest sweet potato fry manufacturers.

Snack Industry's Full Equipment Supply Chain Trade Show Remains in Charlotte, Rescheduled for 2021; New 'SNX' Education and Collaboration Forum Rescheduled to March 2022.

tna will showcase its range of integrated, start-to-finish food processing and packaging solutions for the snack industry at this year’s SNAXPO — including the newest addition to the tna robag® 3 packaging portfolio, the tna robag® 3e.

NC State grew the North Carolina sweet potato industry into a global powerhouse. Now we're leading the effort to breed sweet potatoes that could provide economic opportunities and better nutrition for people in African countries. (Courtesy: Bill Krueger)

Bühler Aeroglide, a global leader in thermal process engineering and technology for food, feed, and industrial materials, has announced the appointment of Andreas Kratzer, PhD, as new President and CEO, effective April 1, 2019.

Rap Snacks Partners with Spencer’s to Launch Products In-Store

Rap Snacks, the company that uses rappers to promote the brand’s different flavors, has now boosted its inventory by putting out four different flavors of Cardi B chips.

The problem for North Carolina’s sweet potato farmers is knowing whether the drenching rains unleashed by hurricane Florence will have the same effect as being inundated by a flooded pond or creek. Some sweet potato fields received as much as 30 inches.

Bühler Aeroglide, a global leader in thermal process engineering and technology for food, feed, and industrial markets has appointed Tom Barber, vice president of capital sales, and Jason Pintuff, director of process engineering.

Hurricane Florence, is making landfall in North Carolina, where 55 percent of the US sweet potatoes are grown (acreage) this year.

Great American Snacks, Inc., a subsidiary of McCain Foods USA, Inc., announced today that it will close operations at its Monroe, North Carolina manufacturing plant due to the age of the building and challenging infrastructure.