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Franz Grimme celebrated his 80th birthday on March 3, 2026. Taking over GRIMME in 1980, he transformed the family business from 300 employees and 10 products into a global agricultural machinery group with 3,300+ staff, 37 locations and operations

El índice de precios de los alimentos de la FAO se situó en 125,1 puntos en noviembre de 2025, con una disminución de 1,5 puntos (1,2 %) respecto al nivel revisado de octubre, que fue de 126,6 puntos. Es la tercera caída mensual consecutiva, seguida.

Mycoverse, an agri-tech spin-out from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) developing biological crop protection using fungi, has raised EUR 2.4 million (USD 2.8 million) in pre-seed equity funding.

After years of development, Tummers Food Processing Solutions has reached a significant milestone by fully bringing the production of cookers, coolers and blanchers in-house.

Científicos, incluidos expertos del Met Office Hadley Centre y la Universidad de Exeter, advierten que el mundo no está preparado para los riesgos climáticos y piden una evaluación con mandato global que aclare las amenazas, oriente las políticas y ayude a evitar los peores impactos.

Disminuye el precio de los contratos para la patata destinada a la industria, lo que probablemente se traducirá en una reducción de las hectáreas cultivadas.

El 5 de marzo, el Foro AKIS reunirá en el Campus de Arkaute a productores, empresas e instituciones para presentar y debatir el Plan Sectorial de la Patata, con foco en el Plan de I+D+i de la patata de siembra, promoviendo la colaboración y la transferencia de conocimiento para fortalecer la competitividad del sector en Euskadi.

La Comisión Europea decidió aplicar provisionalmente el acuerdo UE-Mercosur pese a su revisión judicial pendiente, generando fuertes críticas por eludir la ratificación formal del Parlamento Europeo y reavivando tensiones políticas dentro del bloque.

SINOBAKE invites industry professionals to visit its booth at INTERPACK 2026 from May 7-13. The event offers a global platform to explore advanced packaging and processing technologies, exchange expertise and strengthen international cooperation.

Verbruggen Palletizing Solutions, a specialist in automated palletizing systems, has introduced the next generation Verbruggen Topframe for modern end-of-line operations.

A first-of-its-kind low carbon concept farm in Lincolnshire has successfully grown its first crop of highly sustainable potatoes that will land in UK stores this week, thanks to a partnership between retailer Tesco and industry leader Branston.

The Snack Science Hub will return as a central knowledge platform during SNACKEX 2026, taking place on 17–18 June 2026 at FIL – Feira Internacional de Lisboa in Lisbon, Portugal.

Scotts Precision Manufacturing is investing in a new 600sqm logistics and assembly facility, due summer 2026, to increase capacity, improve efficiency and lead times, and support growth into new crops, markets, and international projects.

Branston South West GM Jonathan Taylor will retire in March 2026 after nearly a decade leading major growth and £9m upgrades at Ilminster. Simon Jones, a long-serving operations leader, takes over to drive capacity, sustainability and innovation.

Europatat has opened registrations for its annual Europatat Congress, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium, on 3 and 4 June 2026. The event brings together members of the European potato community for the Association’s yearly gathering.

Albert Bartlett partners with Kate Hardcastle MBE to revive Britain’s love of potatoes. Their ‘Make Mealtimes Matter’ campaign promotes spuds as affordable, nutritious staples amid rising living costs.

Elea Technology, the global leader in Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) processing systems, welcomes the recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit concerning United States Patent No. 6,821,540.

En Fruit Logistica 2026, FAM STUMABO mostró cómo colabora con procesadores de frutas, verduras y papas para ayudarlos a afrontar la escasez de mano de obra, la creciente complejidad del procesamiento y mayores exigencias de calidad.