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Efforts to reduce the daily sodium intake of U.S. consumers have been underway for decades with little progress, in part because salt has many desirable properties and serves as an inexpensive way to enhance the flavor of food, making good food taste e...

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division is taking spicy snacking to the next level with the introduction of new Doritos and Cheetos Fiery Fusion snacks. Now available in convenience stores across the U.S., Fiery Fusion snacks are the latest evolutio...

Con esta aplicación tecnológica para hacer seguimiento eléctrico a la polilla guatemalteca, se piensa erradicar el efecto letal de esta larva en el cultivo de papa. Esta larva puede afectar cultivos cercanos a un 30% en el país en un solo año, dejando...

De oogst van aardappelen in Friesland heeft een forse achterstand opgelopen. Normaliter zijn de akkerbouwers in augustus druk bezig met het binnenhalen van het gewas. ,,Nu is nog maar 20 procent uit de grond”, zegt de Holwerder akkerbouwer en woordvo...

"On the potato market the mood is still depressed and also the expectations for the coming months are gloomy"Joost Blanckaert Jr. of Potato Masters tells Freshplaza. "The latest prices for Belgian growers are about 0.025 euro/kg. Last  ...

A new line of potato developed at the University of Alaska (at the Matanuska Experiment Farm in Palmer) stands to boost Alaska's agriculture industry with its consumer plate appeal. “It has high potential,” said Carol Lewis, dean of the University of ...

There has been some restructuring at the J.R. Simplot Midwest Raw Department. James Kim has accepted the position of Regional Raw Procurement Manager for the Midwest and will be based in Grand Forks. Kim will be responsible for North Dakota and Manito...

Potato Council will be announcing the export figures from the record-breaking 2010/2011 season at Potato Europe (Tournai, Belgium, September 7-8). Mark Prentice, Potato Council head of seed and export “This year we have achieved record exports...

HZPC Americas Corporation - a leading company specializing in new potato variety development and potato seed production - is setting up a research and development facility on the BioCommons Research Park, says Prince Edward Island Agriculture Minister ...

With summer drawing to a close and home, school and work calendars filling up once again, parents are looking for quick and wholesome dinner options for their busy families. McCain Foods (Canada) is launching a new product that is perfect for parents ...

Aardappel met Rhizoctonia Al jarenlang is Moncereen (met als werkzame stof pencycuron) hét belangrijkste knolbehandelingsmiddel ter bestrijding van Rhizoctonia. Moncereen Pro bevat naast het vertrouwde pencycuron ook prothi...

Naast een notering voor vroege aardappelen presenteerde Belgapom de afgelopen week de eerste notering voor Bintje: De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardap...

A major pest called the tomato potato psyllid, has cost the potato industry over a $120 million since its initial discovery in 2006, according to a new report from Potatoes New Zealand. Ron Gall, Business Manager for Potatoes New Zealand, presented th...

Reducing acrylamide content of foods while safeguarding other quality and taste aspects, still remains a challenge for industry, according to a new review of the science supporting reduction techniques entitled "Acrylamide formation in fried potat...

A vibrant brand identity and integrated PR and marketing campaign will position Rudolph as the potato variety that caters for all tastes. With its distinctive red skin, this premium red main crop potato is extremely versatile and reliable.

If you think a Hot Dog flavored potato chip is not going to work, think again... It looks like 7-Eleven Big Bite Hot Dog Potato Chips have the flavor and the buzz. This is what the Huffington Post writes about them: "When we at HuffPost Food rea...

According to Fruit-Inform Project, Ukrainian households from all regions of the country started mass harvesting of late potato varieties which account for the major part in the Ukrainians' consumption structure. Fruit-Inform Project's analysts think of...

Entre el 21 y el 26 de noviembre de 2011 se va a realizar en la ciudad de Balcarce, Argentina, el Curso Internacional de Producción de Papa. Es un curso intensivo que provee capacitación a profesionales involucrados en la producción de papa. Se brinda...