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At Snackex 2015 later this week in Instanbul, Heat and Control will show what equipment they can offer for the production of chips and snacks. Visit the Heat and Control team at Snackex 2015, Istanbul 10-11 June, Booth #233.

McCain Foods (GB) selected the Quin Systems Versapack case erector and case packaging machine for its Ready Baked Jackets production in Scarborough.

El objetivo de este trabajo fue el de describir el estado actual de la producción de papa en la región Andina boliviana a partir de la información existente. Se revisaron documentos, informes locales y publicaciones internacionales.

Snack Factory® Pretzel Crisps®, the world’s first flat-baked pretzel cracker, has announced that it has achieved Non-GMO Project Verification. Snack Factory will begin introducing Non-GMO Project Verified versions starting in Fall 2015.

A research scientist at Agriculture and Agrifood Canada has discovered that naturally-occurring bacteria in soil may offer protection against late blight (Phytophthora Infestans).

The blog FrankenFoodFacts recently published a review of the Innate potato of Simplot Plant Sciences. This blog by Layla Katiraee, who holds a Ph.D. in molecular genetics and is a senior scientist at a biotech company, offers the most insightful review of the Innate Potato PotatoPro has seen so far.

La paratrioza o pulgón saltador (Bactericera cockerelli Sulc.) es una plaga que se alimenta de la savia de las plantas hospederas, ocasionando varios tipos de daños. Esta nota ofrece consejos para controlarla.

Desde el Cabildo de Tenerife no descartan que se pudiese producir un aumento de la enfermedad en la presente cosecha, sobre todo si las temperaturas experimentan una subida.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its Scientific Opinion on Acrylamide in Food

TOMRA Sorting Solutions will showcase its Halo 500 sensor based optical food sorter for the fresh produce market at EXPO PACK, Mexico.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 166.8 points in May 2015, down 2.4 points (1.4 percent) from April and as much as 43.6 points (20.7 percent) below the corresponding month last year.

En el marco de las actividades previstas por el “Día Nacional de la Papa”, Alberto Maurer Fossa, jefe del INIA, anunció que este año se invertirán S/. 250 mil en acciones de investigación e innovación a través del Programa Nacional de Papa.

Con trabajos de investigación sobre mosca minadora de las hojas (Liriomyza huidobrensis), tizón tardío (Phytophthora infestans), sarna negra (Rhizoctonia solani), marchitamiento y punta (Fusarium solani), bioinsumos y producción de papa.

Potato cultivation and Potato Processing is making a key difference for people in the Anding District of Dingxi, northwest China's Gansu Province.

To support UK Potato Growers in decisions regarding irrigation and water use, AHDB Potatoes (Potato Council) has published a best practice guide 'Irrigation and water use'.

Visitors to SNACKEX 2015 will have the chance to question the experts from TOMRA Sorting Food about their portfolio of cutting-edge sorting equipment.

Strategic partners Tolsma-Grisnich and Kiremko recently supplied a turnkey project at Ningxia Yujing Food Co. in China. The project existed out of a complete French fries and hash brown production line including potato storage and grading system.

TOMRA Sorting Solutions has installed a brand new 56 square meter cold room in its test and demonstration center in Leuven, Belgium to facilitate sorting tests and demonstrations of frozen products.