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Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Netherlands, further reinforcing its position as a leading supplier to the potato and vegetable processing industries.

Se trata de Habemus Papa, un pequeño local de la capital española, fruto del esfuerzo y el empeño de un grupo de emprendedores liderados por Priscilla Cano.

Organisations representing potato farmers in Belgium and France, have started a project (interreg-GEPOS) to look for alternative destinations for potatoes in Belgium and the North of France in seasons marked by large surpluses.

United Kingdom potato trade saw strong performance from its processed potato sectors in the first seven months of the 2017/18 marketing season. Trade of frozen potato has seen strong growth both leaving and entering the UK, although imports still outweigh exports by ten-fold.

Si bien consumen más que un camión tradicional, al poder transportar 66% más de carga, el costo por tonelada cae [Los bitrenes son formaciones encabezadas por un camión y dos remolques que se articulan entre sí]

The EuroBlight project is examining the ongoing evolution of the potato late blight pathogen (Phytophthora infestans). In 2017, almost 1500 samples from 16 countries in Europe were genotyped. The results indicate that new clones continue to spread.

Potato Grower Bill Skinner heads to Massachusetts this weekend to compete in his second Boston Marathon – at the age of 72.

McCain Foods Limited has completed a strategic investment in TruLeaf Sustainable Agriculture, an innovative Canadian agricultural technology company that has developed proprietary indoor vertical farming technology to grow fresh and nutritious leafy greens.

Potato packing company Patates Dolbec Inc. in Quebec just completed an expansion and modernization project supported by the Canadian Government.

Farmers, fish advocates, tribes and government officials are headed to federal court in California on Wednesday (today) to argue who will get water — and when — in the Klamath Basin.

Potato Cooperative Agrico inaugurated its new greenhouse complex at the Agrico Research breeding station last Friday. This was followed by an Open Day on Saturday April 7 at the research station.

How can we feed 9.8 billion world citizens in 2050? And provide them with nutrient-rich food that is produced with minimal environmental impact? That's a daily question for seed potato company HZPC. The progress made can be found in its latest CSR Report

Ishida and Heat and Control are establishing a stronger collaborative alliance to provide food industry customers with full 'end to end' processing and packaging solutions.

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 172.8 points in March 2018, up 1.1 percent (1.8 points) from February, marking the second month of consecutive increase.

Shortly after the passage of hurricane Maria, the Government of Dominica provided several farmers with free seeds and fertilisers for short term crops such as white potatoes to ensure food security and to quickly revive the agriculture sector. This proved very successful.

El programa iniciado por el CITE Papa y otros Cultivos Andinos, que enseña los secretos de la papa y su uso innovador, se presentó ante los responsables de logística y cocina de las cadenas de restaurantes del Grupo Acurio.

Late Blight control strategies in the United Kingdom will have to change this season if potato growers are to combat the spread of a new aggressive, fungicide-insensitive/ resistant strain of the disease, leading agronomy firm Hutchinsons says.

A federal judge ruled that the United States government illegally quarantined some Idaho potato fields infested with potato cyst nematodes (PCN), a pest that could threaten the state’s $1.2 billion potato industry.