With customer collaboration as a key component of the design phase, Bühler Aeroglide has developed a number of innovations focused on sanitation and cleanability, and are incorporating them into the latest generation of their dryers and roasters.
八月 02, 2012
Punjabi farmers advised to sell stored potatoes by November
Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) has advised farmers to sell potato stocks stored in cold storage judiciously during October and November, to fetch better returns.
八月 02, 2012
British growers advised to protect valuable potatoes in store this year
Potato growers in Britain this year have had to endure the worst of conditions and the wet weather has caused crop loss and stress
八月 02, 2012
Chile Bans Toys in Fast Food to Attack Child Obesity
Facing an uptick in child obesity, Chile is cracking down on the happy meal. A new law in Chile aims to take some of the fun out of fast-food by forcing McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and other restaurants to stop including toys and other goodies with ch...
八月 02, 2012
Potato Council invites you to Potato Europe
Potato importers and growers looking to import high quality seed potatoes are warmly invited to visit the Potato Council pavilion at Potato Europe (Villers-Saint-Christophe, France, September 12-13). This is an ideal opportunity for potential importer...
八月 02, 2012
Disaster looming for potato producers in Scotland's Borders region
The wet summer is affecting most farmers in the Borders, with the possible exception of berry growers. Potato producers face the most severe challenges
Northwest agriculture researchers in the US say they are finding more cases of a zebra chip disease in the region’s potatoes.
八月 01, 2012
GM potato trial 'threatens Ireland's image'
Ireland's environmental protection agency has approved the first trial of a genetically modified potato crop.
八月 01, 2012
Idaho’s Wada Farms to market for Colorado potato grower-shipper
Idaho Falls, Idaho-based Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC has taken on potato sales and marketing responsibilities for Worley &McCullough Inc., a grower-shipper in Colorado’s San Luis Valley.
八月 01, 2012
Access to water still high on agenda for British potato growers
Water abstraction reform is high on the list of challenges the NFU’s Potato Forum will tackle in the next year.
八月 01, 2012
Blight-resistant GM spuds to save Irish growers €450/ha, says lead researcher
Potato growers could achieve potential savings of more than €450/ha if they used a blight-resistant genetically modified (GM) potato variety instead of a conventional variety.
八月 01, 2012
Botrytis blight a problem for Michigan potatoes this year
According to a report from Michigan State University, Botrytis blight is causing problems in potatoes throughout Michigan this season.