Potato News from the Americas

El boletín ICT Update en su edición de abril de 2016 ofrece 15 articulos sobre drones en la agricultura.

Conagra Brands, Inc. (NYSE: CAG), formerly known as ConAgra Foods, Inc., has completed the previously announced separation of its Lamb Weston business. The company’s name change has also become effective.

The Idaho Potato Commission is on a roll! Tomorrow they start airing the latest installment in their series of commercials starring the Big Idaho® Potato Truck, now in its sixth(!) year.

Scientists at Cornell University have developed an electric capacitance measurement that is able to predict the root mass of shrubs and trees. What's more, they hint it may helpful for tubers and root crops as well

tna has launched the first ever VFFS packaging system with fully integrated labeler and inserter, making it the only manufacturer in the world that offers a completely integrated turnkey packaging system.

El Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca (MAGAP), informó que la institución entregó 1.980 sacos de 45 kilos semilla de papa a 13 organizaciones agricultoras de la provincia de Pichincha. La inversión alcanza los 89.100 dólares.

Some Prince Edward Island potato farmers have had to wait longer than usual to finish their harvest because of recent wet weather, but 97% of the harvest is in.

TOMRA Sorting Food presenta en Pack Expo 2016, Chicago, 6 al 9 de noviembre, el equipo TOMRA 5A. Los industriales pueden visitar el stand E 7335, Upper Lakeside Center, para aprender más sobre la nueva máquina de clasificación y ser testigos de primera mano.

Good Health®, creator of crunchy, crave-worthy snacks that make it easy to make better choices, has launched its new Eat Your Vegetables® chip lineup.

Doritos, one of the marquee brands from PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division, today announced its boldest nacho snack yet: Doritos Loaded, a bite-sized, triangle-shaped snack loaded with melted cheese and covered in a crispy Doritos-flavored crust.

La meta de este proyecto es producir el 70% de semilla que necesita el productor nacional, a precios accesibles y disponibilidad durante todo el año.

TOMRA Sorting Food is set to launch the TOMRA 5A - a state-of-the-art machine for the potato processing business - at Pack Expo 2016 in Chicago, November 6-9.

Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay announced monday that the Government of Canada has secured market access for Alberta seed potatoes to Thailand.

Inventure Foods, Inc., a leading specialty food marketer and manufacturer, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 24, 2016.

El estado Trujillo, en la región andina del país, cuenta ya con el Centro de Almacenamiento y Conservación de Papa Luna Fría, ubicado en el municipio de Urdaneta.

Heat and Control, a world-leading equipment manufacturer and supplier serving food and non-food industries, will showcase processing, conveying, coating, seasoning, weighing, packaging, and inspection systems at Pack Expo International 2016.

The 10th World Potato Congress will be held in Cusco Peru in combination with the 28th Congress of the Latin America Potato Association, ALAP from May 27-31, 2018

Los altos costos para producir siguen marcando la pauta en la cantidad de hectáreas a cultivar, lo que sin duda merma la capacidad de siembra en rubros agrícolas como la papa.