Potato News

Cavendish Farms, one of North America's leading producers of frozen potato products, unveiled a critical vital new element in their environmental action plan, and a first for the potato industry in North America.

The range of Certis metaldehyde slug pellets, Trigger, Certis Metaldehyde and Certis Red have had their use on potato crops reinstated. Uniquely, the approval permits a harvest interval of just seven days. The news follows the revocation of all metalde...

En el municipio de General Alvarado se inauguró la planta industrial de Conasud. Conosud es una empresa de origen santafesino que elabora escamas de papas y exporta el 50% de su producción a Europa y países como Brasil, Venezuela y Japón. Produce más d...

El Ministerio de Agricultura (Minag) oficializó la realización del XXIV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), a desarrollarse en la ciudad surandina del Cusco del 23 al 28 de mayo de 2010.

Federal representatives joined company officials, members of the community and former Triple Crown jockey winner Ron Turcotte, to celebrate the grand opening of a new packing plant at Saint John River Valley Potato Inc. “Our government is proud to par...

In the August 2009 issue of the international journal Atherosclerosis, University of Illinois emeritus veterinary biosciences professor Fred Kummerow reports for the first time that trans fats interfere with more than one key enzyme in the regulation o...

Farmers in Afghanistan’s top potato-producing province are complaining about declining profits, mainly because of cold weather, lack of storage facilities and bad roads. Potato cultivation in Bamyan Province, central Afghanistan, employs thousands of p...

Idaho Fry Co. co-owner Blake Lingle said Tuesday that he and his business partner met with officials at the Idaho Potato Commission and came to an agreement on a new name for the business. Plans for a naming contest were scrapped in favor of resolving...

Knife peeling gives a very attractive peeling result compared to roller peelers. The potatoes have a hand peeled appearance and, moreover, their smooth exterior keeps them in good, fresh condition for longer. However, for a good peeling result, prepeel...

Potato futures gained 0.75 per cent in early trade on the Multi Commodity Exchange on Tuesday, maintaining its rising streak for the fourth day in a row, following restricted arrivals and a good demand in the physical markets.

Nearly a year after winning the decades-long battle to gain more federal funding for specialty crops, industry groups and businesses throughout the state have the opportunity to apply for part of a $526,675 block grant from the North Dakota Departmen...

Tasmania produces an extensive range of fresh and processed vegetables. As the highest value vegetable produced in the state, the potato is considered the backbone of the Tasmanian vegetable industry. With a farmgate value of $82.5 million, the potato...