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The Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) announced the recent appointment of James Hoff as a new Commissioner who will serve a three-year term. James Hoff of Hoff Farms in Idaho Falls will be formally sworn in at the IPC’s October meeting.

El cambio climático y el aumento de la población mundial prevén una progresiva escasez de alimentos dentro de las próximas décadas. Frente a este escenario, el experto en mejoramiento genético Julio Klazich asegura que las papas del futuro tendrán una mejor calidad nutricional, formas y colores más atractivos, tolerarán mejor la sequía y las enfermedades, y serán menos dependientes de los agroquímicos.

Engineered to integrate with a customer’s existing potato handling equipment, a new Heat and Control continuous potato chip slicer feeding, washing, and frying system will boost finished chip production capacity and improve product quality.

El Centro de Investigación de la Papa (CIP), está sembrando 110 variedades de papas nativas de Áncash, que regresan a las tierras de donde son oriundas y que muchas de estas ya se producen en otros departamentos del Perú.

ConAgra Foods Chief Executive Sean Connolly is addressing shareholders this morning at an annual meeting at the Joslyn Art Museum in Omaha.

The potato harvest on Prince Edward Island is now underway and many farmers have installed security cameras in their fields and around machinery due to potato tampering concerns.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (NYSE: CAG) today announced it has issued its 2015 Citizenship Report. The report tracks progress on the company's three-pronged Citizenship platform: Good Food, Stronger Communities and Better Planet.

Alaskan potato farms with irrigation had a good year, but farms that didn't have irrigation lost much of their potato yield.

Key Technology introduces an all-new digital sorting platform: VERYX™

Last year, Canadian potato packer EarthFresh launched Celebratoes, fresh baby potatoes along with a seasoning pack and are now available in a recyclable three-in-one cooking tray. They are ready to oven roast, BBQ or microwave.

In the United States, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Administrator Stan Meiburg have announced the first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50% reduction by 2030.

Today ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) reported results for the fiscal 2016 first quarter ended August 30, 2015. The report refers to 'good sales and operating profit performance [for its commercial Foods Segment], primarily due to strong volumes, favorable mix, and efficiencies for Lamb Weston.

Heat and Control helps out potato chip manufacturers with limited space with this new compact speed washer for potato slices that doubles as a blancher.

Canada's potato company famous for its small potatoes - the Little Potato Company - has partnered with CTV's The Marilyn Denis Show and Masterchef Canada's Michael Bonacini to create The Little Chef Casting call, an opportunity for young cooks to have a chance to appear on TV and win a culinary trip of a lifetime

Para el mes de septiembre, históricamente eran muy bajas las probabilidades de heladas en Cundinamarca y Boyacá, pero en la última semana estos eventos han amenazado las plantaciones.

Un estudio realizado por investigadores de la Universidad Estatal de Pennsylvania y la Universidad de Colorado, reveló que compuestos presentes en las papas moradas ayudarían a matar las células madre del cáncer de colon.

The Doritos brand, in partnership with the It Gets Better Project, announced a new, limited-edition product to celebrate and support the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the boldest, most colorful way possible.

This year, potato yields should be slightly above average in the Canadian prairie provinces Manitoba and Alberta, but figures aren’t available because the harvest is only 10 to 15 percent complete.