Potato News

Cuando los agricultores en Idaho comenzaban a aumentar la fama de su estado debido a la producción de papas, ellos sembraron sus cultivos en hileras de caballones y las regaron con un flujo de agua en los canales entre las hileras. Pero aunque la mayor...

Some potato growers in Idaho are already into the fall harvest, despite a slow start to the growing season due to an extended, wet spring. Packing and shipping was just beginning Aug. 29 at Rigby Produce and Potandon Produce in southeast Idaho. Jamey ...

A University of Idaho researcher is teaming up with J.R. Simplot Co.'s food group to develop new potato products with resistant starch, which can improve digestive health and benefit people with diabetes. Resistant starch is modified starch that bypas...

One of Prince Edward Island’s leading food processors will be able to enter new markets and create jobs with a new production line, says Minister of Innovation and Advanced Learning, Allan Campbell. “Agrawest has provided potato producers with an impo...

Bosch  Packaging  Technology expands its services portfolio with the E-Portal, a customized spare parts ordering platform, presented at PACK EXPO 2011 in Las Vegas. The advanced online portal offers manufacturers optimized spare parts logistics and eff...

PACK EXPO Las Vegas 2011 (Sept. 26–28, Las Vegas Convention Center) is collaborating with several industry associations to add even more value to the most comprehensive processing and packaging event taking place in North America. “While brand owners ...

A recent agreement between Pest Pros Inc and Soil Food Web Atlantic Canada will test the use of  STORECAST, “Storage Potato Disease Risk Indexing” in Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada this storage season. Mr. Daryl Lingley of Soil Food Web Atlantic C...

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...