Potato News

March 29, 2011

Aardappelen oogst 2011 vroeg geplant

Het voorjaar van 2011 kan nu al als zeer vroeg worden betiteld.
Lantech’s Five Year Warranty Sets New Standard for Stretch Wrappers
March 28, 2011

Lantech’s Five Year Warranty Sets New Standard for Stretch Wrappers

Lantech has extended the warranty period for its Q Series Semi Automatic and Simple Automation stretch wrappers from three years to five years.
 Pop Up Bowl
March 28, 2011

Pop Up Bowl: the new bag-to bowl design of Orville Redenbacher's(R) Gourmet(R) Popping Corn

 Epitrix potato flea beetle damage
March 28, 2011

NFU calls for swift action on Epitrix Potato Flea Beetle threat

 Food and Environmental Research Agency (FERA)
March 28, 2011

Norwegian potatoes tested in the United Kingdom

 Sunflower oil
March 28, 2011

Cargill acquires sunflower oil brand Sweekar

Cargill announced that it signed an agreement with Marico Ltd. to acquire its refined sunflower oil brand Sweekar.
Flo-Mech is expanding office space and adds dedicated R&D/demo lab
March 28, 2011

Flo-Mech is expanding office space and adds dedicated R&D/demo lab

Flo-Mech just announced a major company expansion with the building of Flo-Mech House #2. Building work will commence in June and the purpose-built office will house their Energy Sustainability, Health, and Safety
Wendy's New French Fries a 'Huge Success'
March 28, 2011

Wendy's New French Fries a 'Huge Success'

Want some fries with that? At Wendy's the answer increasingly seems to be yes, thanks to the chain replacing its thin and soggy french fries with a crisper, skin-on version flavored with sea salt.
 Interview with McCain Foods Australia Managing director Steve Yung
March 28, 2011

McCain Foods Australia breaks silence over potato price deal in Ballarat

After months of failed negotiations culminating in a week of protests and a blockade of the McCain Foods factory in Ballarat, potato growers and the food manufacturer have come to an agreement.
March 27, 2011

Gobierno de Canadá apoya la investigación sobre el nematodo del quiste de la papa

No es que los productores de papa del Canadá sufran de la presencia generalizada del nematodo del quiste de la papa (NQP). De hecho, a diferencia de Europa, los brotes en América del Norte son pocos y distantes entre sí. Distribución del nematodo del q...
Bangladesh contract potato growers protest at Bombay Agro Limited
March 27, 2011

Bangladesh contract potato growers protest at Bombay Agro Limited

In Bangladesh, over a hundred 'contract potato growers' of Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts blocked Debiganj-Nilphamari road at Debiganj upazila headquarters
Potato infested by Potato Cyst Nematodes (PCN)
March 27, 2011

Canadian government supports potato cyst nematode research

It's not that Canadian potato growers suffer from widespread presence of the Potato Cyst Nematodes (PCN). In fact, unlike in Europe, outbreaks in North America are few and far between.

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