Potato News

Owners of an old carpet factory in Devonport (Tasmania) have held informal talks with the Devonport City Council about a conversion to a potato processing factory.

Even though farmers in Koraput district have decided to take up potato farming in wake of the recent potato crisis, there are not enough stock of potato seeds in the district.

As part of the zero-waste commitment for its manufacturing operation, PepsiCo's agriculture team in Turkey invested in anaerobic digestion technology several years ago to handle the organic waste created there.

Russia is a huge producer of potatoes and is the third largest potato producer in the world. In 2012, Russia produced 29.5 million metric tons of potatoes. Only 13% is produced by agricultural enterprises: 79% is produced by private households.

Grimme has introduced its flagship Varitron 470 four-row self-propelled potato harvester to the UK. One machine has been undergoing testing in East Anglia, while another has already been sold for red beet harvesting.

A revolutionarised way of growing potatoes in sacks is set to significantly transform the lives of women and the youth from Harare South in Zimbabwe who have embraced this method in a big way.

There's nothing quite like the mouth-watering taste and smell of an oven-baked jacket potato, so McCain has specially designed a 'Jacket Taxi' which did just that.

Under a bilateral deal with lead potato seed producer the Netherlands, the government has cleared four new potato seed varieties for use by local farmers.

No matter how you slice it, dice it or cook it, the humble potato has an almost revered place on Canadian restaurant menus.

A number of southwestern Idaho communities are bracing for the planned closure of three Simplot plants.

A new University of Idaho economic report shows potato procution costs have held steady.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) today announced that its board of directors elected company veteran Doug McMillon, 47, to succeed Mike Duke, 63, as president and chief executive officer, effective February 1, 2014.

El Ministro de Agricultura junto al director regional de INIA entregaron a productores de Chiloé y al alcalde de Puqueldón, material genético de la más alta calidad, con el que es posible producir más de 120 toneladas de papas nativas.

In Bangladesh, hoarders and wholesalers have started lifting huge quantities of potatoes from cold storages in the district Dinajpur as prices of the vegetable are rising fast in the local markets.

Como parte del compromiso de cero residuos para su operación de fabricación, el equipo de agricultura de PepsiCo en Turquía invirtió en tecnología de digestión anaerobia hace varios años para manejar sus residuos orgánicos.

La Federación Agraria Argentina (FAA) filial Córdoba presentará en los próximos días un proyecto que incluye la instalación de una planta de fabricación de puré con capacidad para elaborar 500 kilogramos del producto por hora.

A través de estos cinco documentos, el Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) le explica cómo implementar esta importante innovación tecnológica.

Novozymes announced the launch of Acrylaway® HighT, the first thermostable solution that reduces acrylamide levels in food products that are typically processed at extremely high temperatures.