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Septiembre 25, 2020

Potato Processor McCain NZ lowers greenhouse gas emissions through use of Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology

McCain Foods Timaru potato processing plant is reducing its energy usage environmental impact, now looking to electrification, by installing Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology, a first in New Zealand.
Plant seed potatoes now and you’ll be digging up your own buried treasure in just a few months.
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Potatoes from plot to plate: how to grow the perfect spuds in your New Zealand backyard

While in the Northern hemisphere we are harvesting potatoes and getting ready for winter, this is not the case in the Southern hemisphere. This article offers tips on how to grow potatoes in your New Zealand backyard.
Potatoes NZ request Emergency Measures to ban EU imports
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Potatoes NZ request Emergency Measures to ban EU imports

Potatoes New Zealand is asking the New Zealand government to give urgent consideration to imposing short-term measures limiting the importation into New Zealand of heavily discounted frozen potato chips to avoid a food security threat.
As COVID-19 decimates job numbers, NZ potato industry can't hire fast enough
Abril 01, 2020

As COVID-19 decimates job numbers, NZ potato industry can't hire fast enough

Farmers are among New Zealand's essential workers, so farms and fields are remaining busy keeping food on Kiwis' plates. And despite panic-buying, there is no shortage. New Zealand could survive on potatoes alone.
Tolsma-Grisnich builds new potato storage facility in New Zealand
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Tolsma-Grisnich builds new potato storage facility in New Zealand

Dutch potato storage specialist Tolsma-Grisnich has built a new storage facility for The Rakaia Hub Ltd in New Zealand.
New Zealand consumers prefer locally grown potatoes
Septiembre 20, 2019

New Zealand consumers prefer locally grown potatoes

New Zealand supermarket chain Countdown says its biggest selling potatoes are white washed potatoes. Customers also prefer that their potatoes are locally grown
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Maara kai - reinvigorating Maori Food Sovereignty through potatoes in New Zealand

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Potato mop-top virus response closes out
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Potato mop-top virus response New Zealand closes out

A joint Biosecurity New Zealand and Potatoes New Zealand response to the crop disease potato mop-top virus (PMTV) is being closed out, with industry taking the lead on long-term management.
FPS Food Process Solutions acquires New Zealand Processing Equipment manufacturer Total Solutions
Junio 05, 2019

FPS Food Process Solutions acquires New Zealand Processing Equipment manufacturer Total Solutions

FPS Food Process Solutions Corporation has announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Total Solutions Limited, a leading fabricator of food processing equipment and conveyor systems in Auckland, New Zealand.
It is widely understood that traceability is important for food safety, but less well known that traceability can also help food producers and processors improve profitability.
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Why Traceability in Food Production and Processing is also a Profit Opportunity

End-to-end traceability in the food supply chain can do more than safeguard against potential disasters, particularly at the processing stage. Geoff Furniss, Head of BBC Technologies within TOMRA, explains how.
Potatoes now worth one billion dollars to New Zealand economy
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Potatoes now worth one billion dollars to New Zealand economy

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Number of NZ potato farms affected by Potato mop-top virus increases by 18

The scale of the Potato Mop-Top Virus problem on New Zealand South Island potato farms has widened. Eighteen Canterbury farms are now on the suspect list, after the virus was first confirmed on two properties last month.

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Finding opportunities to save energy in potato processing: McCain Foods Timaru

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