Potato News

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has appointed 30 members to serve on the National Potato Promotion Board. Each member will serve a three-year term of office beginning March 1, 2013.

Machine manufacturer Florigo International has a long history in vacuum fryers and offers both batch and continuous systems. Recently the company tested the benefits of continuous vacuum frying on the acrylamide content of potato chips.

United States exports of frozen potato products to all markets grew 11% by volume and 16% by value for the first quarter (July-September) of MY2012/13.

North Dakota State University (NDSU) alumnus Gregg Halverson has received an honorary doctorate during winter commencement ceremonies Friday December 14 in Fargo. An honorary degree recognizes an individual associated with the state of North Dakota wh...

Arca Continental, S.A.B. de C.V., the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in Mexico and Latin America announced today the acquisitions of snack food companies Wise Foods, headquartered in Pennsylvania, and Industrias Alimenticias Ecuatorianas, based in Ecuador.

Members of the Australian potato industry have shown strong support for the AUSVEG Potato Industry Extension Program over its first 12 months, with research and development (R&D) workshops held as part of the program proving a hit with both potato ...

Lufthar Rahman and his neighbours at Abhirampur village in Hooghly in West Bengal have sowed more Atlanta variety of potato this year. It is for use by PepsiCo India for making flakes and other Frito-Lay products.

UK potato growers are facing an uncertain future unless contract prices increase following a 25 per cent drop in production and an increase in costs of 30 per cent. The NFU says that with around 75 per cent of all potatoes in the UK grown on fixed pr...

El programa de Raíces, Tubérculos y Banano del Consorcio del CGIAR empezó a utilizar tecnología en la nube para identificar las regiones dónde sus acciones podrían tener un mayor impacto en reducir la pobreza y mejorar la seguridad alimentaria

Semillas certificadas de papa del Perú, podrían experimentarse en Nicaragua, en busca de mejorar la producción y productividad de este rubro. La propuesta quedó planteada durante una visita de campo realizada por especialistas peruanos que se encuentr...

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 211 points in November 2012, down 3 points (1.5 percent) from October and the lowest since June 2012.

Pepsico is taking its global Power of One program to jointly promote beverages and snacks a step further in China, with the marriage of two Pepsi brands in a single product: Pepsi-Cola chicken-flavor Lay's potato chips.

In a rare joint statement the world's three largest french fry manufacturers spell out that they do not use genetically modified potatoes to produce their french fries in China.

The Norwegian company Zeracryl AS has developed a patented process to reduce acrylamide levels in French fries between 50 – 90 per cent depending on selected solution.

The HMI (Human Machine Interface) terminal is a familiar feature on many Miedema machines. For several years now the colourful control panel has formed the basis of the user-friendly control system for machines such as the MB 33 and 55 box fillers, ML ...

OFIAGRO, socio colaborador de IssAndes en Ecuador, culminó el estudio sobre demanda de semilla de papa de calidad. La investigación se realizó en Carchi, Cotopaxi, Tungurahua, Chimborazo y Cañar. Participaron técnicos del sector público y privado y 150...

Under pressure from lawmakers, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) has changed its school lunch requirements to allow more meats and grains. Several farm-state senators from both parties had been pushing USDA to change its school lunch requirements...

Un trabajo sobre los primeros pasos en el cultivo y la implantación de la patata en el País Vasco, realizado por David Palanca, ha recibido hoy el XIX Premio Félix Mocoroa de investigación gastronómica.