Noticias sobre Las Noticias de Las Américas

Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) today announced that it is acquiring WILD Flavors GmbH, giving ADM the ability to offer food and beverage companies a comprehensive suite of systems to enhance and improve their products.

La variedad de especies de papa es grande, y para preservarla, los científicos colaboran con agricultores en Perú: los primeros aprenden sobre el cultivo del tubérculo, y los segundos reciben semillas mejoradas.

Saratoga Chip switches to Mountain Pure Himalayan pink salt, a mineral and energy-rich iron alternative to traditional salt for all six Saratoga Chip flavors

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) joined with community and civic leaders today to celebrate the completed expansion of its Lamb Weston frozen potato facility in Boardman, Oregon

An ‘open-source’ seed initiative has released 36 varieties of 14 food crops, which the project’s leaders say could help poor farmers get access to better quality seeds.

You might know that Prince Edward Island potatoes are world famous and you might even know why – the iron-rich red soil exclusive to the Island. But I think that there is another reason why our potatoes are the best- the passion of our farmers.

El festejo se llevo a cabo el día 28 de junio en la plaza del Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Acuacultura y Pesca.

Según los líderes del proyecto, la decisión podría ayudar a los agricultores pobres a tener acceso a semillas de mejor calidad.

The provincial government of New Brunswick is investing $5 million in a research and development project at McCain Foods (Canada) which will see the company work with small and medium-sized businesses and researchers from New Brunswick to pursue process improvement, product development and soil remediation initiatives.

In this USDA research on soybean crops, researchers find a link between minimum winter temperature and pesticide use.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., today reported results for the fiscal 2014 fourth quarter ended May 25, 2014. Lamb Weston potato products posted sales and profit growth, largely due to strong international volumes, as well as productivity initiatives that helped offset crop quality challenges.

Among US families, avoiding GMO's is increasingly becoming one of the drivers to buy organic foods.

El 28 de mayo se realizó un taller para discutir y definir estrategias de manejo del tizón tardío de la papa. Asistieron 38 técnicos del Instituto Nacional Autónomo de Investigaciones Agropecuarias (INIAP), la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo (ESPOCH) y la Universidad Central del Ecuador (UC).

The Washington State Potato Commission (WSPC) has elected its new Executive Committee. Nelson Cox was named chair of the commission

Key Technology announces the appointment of Steve Johnson to the position of Senior Director Latin America and Asia Sales.

TOMRA Sorting Solutions US Food division held its official office opening on Wednesday, June 18 - in its new state-of-the-art facility in West Sacramento, California.

Con el objetivo de evitar daños al medio ambiente, un juzgado federal en Sinaloa prohibió el ingreso de papas frescas procedentes de los Estados Unidos a territorio nacional.

Despite mid-winter concerns, Idaho growers are concern-free this season when it comes to moisture.