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Una empresa familiar de Mar del Plata (Argentina), en su cuarta generación, desarrolló un proceso para la producción de papa semilla de alta calidad que tiene como increíble "aliado" al glaciar Perito Moreno y su periódica ruptura.

Shortly after the passage of hurricane Maria, the Government of Dominica provided several farmers with free seeds and fertilisers for short term crops such as white potatoes to ensure food security and to quickly revive the agriculture sector. This proved very successful.

Worldwide consumption of potatoes is increasing, according to Blair Richardson, chief executive officer of Potatoes USA during a recent meeting of Wisconsin potato growers

Heat and Control® chose SNAXPO 2018, the year’s premier snack event, to release the latest snack packaging technologies from Ishida for the North America/Latin America market. This article gets you up to speed if you missed it.

El Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP) fue galardonado por desarrollar métodos de aprendizaje basados en el descubrimiento de los agricultores, en Bangladesh, China, Etiopía, Uganda, Bolivia, Ecuador y Perú.

Inventure Foods expands the TGI Fridays® snack line with new flavors, including Chipotle Cheese and Cheddar Bacon Party Bites and Sriracha Ranch Potato Skins.

The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) said goodbye to their famous titanic tuber and hello to the newly unveiled, 40-foot long Big Idaho French Fry Truck.

El INIA pide a los productores de papa proteger el patrimonio fitosanitario de la zona, tras el avance de plagas cuarentenarias que amenazan la condiciones de zona libre de Los Ríos y Los Lagos.

El programa iniciado por el CITE Papa y otros Cultivos Andinos, que enseña los secretos de la papa y su uso innovador, se presentó ante los responsables de logística y cocina de las cadenas de restaurantes del Grupo Acurio.

The South Florida potato harvest season has started well, with a good healthy crop taking shape. It has been underway for just over a month and despite cooler weather at the start of the year, South Florida crops escaped any major frost damage.

A federal judge ruled that the United States government illegally quarantined some Idaho potato fields infested with potato cyst nematodes (PCN), a pest that could threaten the state’s $1.2 billion potato industry.

Key Technology introduces VERYX® digital sorters equipped with their patented Sort-to-Grade™ software for both wet and frozen potato strips.

Tasteful Selections™, a specialty potato brand from RPE Inc., will launch the second quarter of its yearlong Fresh campaign on April 1

La Federación Agraria Argentina (FAA) criticó el ingreso de papa brasileña en plena temporada de cosecha. Su Director señaló que la importación -concretada en un primer camión- puede afectar a las regiones productoras.

Campbell Soup Company (NYSE:CPB) today announced it has completed the acquisition of Snyder’s-Lance, Inc.. The acquisition increases the contribution of snack sales to almost half the total sales

The Potatoes USA, 2018 Annual Meeting came to a close last week with the election of a new Board Chairman and Executive Committee.

Cape Cod Potato Chips just introduced their newest line of kettle cooked potato chips, Cape Cod® Waves™ Potato Chips.

Starting in May, Taco Bell tortilla chips are rolling out to grocery and convenience stores in the United States.