Potato News

The World Potato Congress is extremely pleased to present its next webinar on Tuesday, April 6, 2021/Wednesday, April 7, 2021, with Dr. Paul Horne, Entomologist, and owner and Director of IPM Technologies Pty Ltd., Hurstbridge, Victoria, Australia.

The Boards of Directors of the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) and United Fresh Produce Association (United Fresh) have reached an Agreement in Principle to create a new global trade association combining their resources and expertise.

ngredion Incorporated, a leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, announced a new addition to its extensive range of potato-based solutions for the U.S. and Canada, ULTRA-TEX® 1311 modified potato starch.

McCain Foods’ new Flavour Maker retail line in the United Kingdom features three offerings launched 'in response to the popularity of flavored fries in restaurants and the casual dining sector.'

Storing potatoes long-term is challenging, especially so if you rely on ambient ventilation. In the UK it is seldom possible to hold crops at optimum temperature in ambient stores beyond early May. Can refrigeration help?

The company Razdolie LLC was founded in 2008, but received a new round in development in 2015 with the arrival of a young and progressive management team.

From field to bag to front door, an Aberdeen farm family has recently launched a potato chip business that focuses on being involved in all parts of the potato’s journey from seed to the customer’s palate.

With the closure of restaurants and consequent decrease in factory activity, organic potatoes, just like conventional potatoes, have suffered from the Covid-19 crisis.

Investigadoras del CONICET describieron por primera vez la cepa de una bacteria que podría convertirse en un biofertilizante, en un estimulador del crecimiento vegetal y también en un biocontrolador amigable con el medio ambiente.

En la planta Seleccionadora de Semillas SZ S.A., ubicada en Frutillar, el Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero (SAG) realizó la inspección, emisión del certificado sanitario y colocación del sello de la primera exportación de semilla certificada de papas.

Patatas Meléndez, la empresa vallisoletana líder en el sector de la patata fresca, pone en marcha el I Plan de Igualdad con el objetivo de alcanzar la equiparación real y efectiva entre hombres y mujeres en todos los niveles de la empresa.

Evidentemente, la patata es una excusa, aunque una poco inocente. Por muy insignificante que nos pueda parecer, la patata ocupa un lugar significativo en el mundo culinario y es, además, un alimento de gran importancia histórica.