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Toner Farms Ltd. of Grand Falls was named the 2009 McCain Champion Potato Grower for Grand Falls.

The Northern Plains Potato Growers Association says potato blight in the Red River Valley appears to be well-contained.The disease was confirmed last month in northeastern North Dakota's Grand Forks County. The association says it has not been found an...

After its failure to sell potato at Rs 13 a kilo, the West Bengal government has now decided to procure potatoes from other states to keep its price in the state under control."We failed to reach our target,"Agricultural Marketing minister Mo...

A new BBC TV series, Beat the Boss, involves teams of youngsters and adults competing to devise new products. For one of the programmes experts at Bradford’s Seabrook Crisps worked with teams to develop new ranges and flavours. Three 11 and 12-year...

DS Smith has created retail-ready packaging (RRP) for Seabrook Crisps that can be turned into a standalone display.The pack can be transformed from RRP to a display unit by opening the perforations on the side of the tray to create special locking tabs...

Desparate Housewives star Marcia Cross has been signed up by potato company Albert Bartlett. Marcia will front the new rooster potato ad campaign which is the biggest yet by the UK’s leading fresh potato supplier. John Hicks, marketing manager for Al...

Intersnack, one of the UK's largest snack manufacturers has revealed plans to extend its premium brand Penn State, by launching a new range of ‘deli-cious' baked chips.Alongside the already popular pretzel range, Penn State will introduce a new deli in...

De vraag naar nieuwe zetmeelaardappelen blijft groot onder de telers van zetmeelaardappelen. Dat bleek tijdens de open dag demovelden bij akkerbouwer Beuling uit Eerste Exloërmond. "De Scarlet is een redelijk nieuw ras, maar de resultaten vallen...

With FIE 2009 in Frankfurt just around the corner KMC is all geared up to show what is new and exciting within our comprehensive range of starch products and functional ingredients. The newest star on the horizon is GlazeMaker - a functional starch ble...

El Gobierno Provincial del Carchi y la empresa Nacermo impulsarán en la provincia la creación de una industria que elabore hojuelas y vodka de papa, tubérculo con mayor producción en la zona fronteriza. Carlos Chevasco, representante de la empresa ec...

AVEBE is proud to announce that its ETENIA™ product range has been nominated for the Food Valley Award 2009.Food Valley annually rewards the most distinguishing innovative and sustainable innovation within Dutch food industry. The objective of the Food...

The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) wants to cut food imports that make up more than half of Japan's total supply, helping local farmers at the expense of growers in the U.S., under a ¥1 trillion policy. Japan, which gets about 60 percent of its wheat ...