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Hardbite Potato Chips installed a Vanmark Floor Load Crate Dumper to unload potato bins quickly.

september 10, 2023

Hardbite Potato Chips expands capacity to Meet Growing Demand for Its All-Natural Chips

Hardbite Chips, a manufacturer of potato chips in Canada, recently moved its manufacturing operations into a new 43,000-square-foot production facility. The company relied on Vanmark equipment for many of the units at the start of the production line.

McGill University Professor Martina Stromvik and her team have created a potato super pangenome to identify genetic traits that can help produce the next super spud.

augustus 29, 2023

Mapping genetic variation of the potato: McGill researchers create super pangenome

Scientists have assembled the genome sequences of nearly 300 varieties of potatoes and its wild relatives to develop more nutritious, disease-free, and weather-proof crop.

Facility of GEM Equipment of Oregon Inc.

augustus 22, 2023

FPS Food Process Solutions Acquires GEM Equipment of Oregon as Part of Strategic Product Diversification

FPS Food Process Solutions, a global leader in freezing and cooling equipment, today announced it has acquired GEM Equipment of Oregon. This acquisition allows FPS to diversify its product offering to include GEM Equipment’s well-known fryers and blanchers.

Andrew McKenzie-Gopsill is experimenting with using a sandblaster to help manage weeds.

augustus 02, 2023

Researchers looking into using sandblasters to kill weeds in potato fields

Scientists are running experiments at a Harrington, P.E.I., field to see if they can better manage weeds by using a sandblaster filled with crushed walnuts, corncobs and baking soda.

augustus 01, 2023

Where to Eat Canada's Most Iconic French Fries-Based Dish Poutine? A New Study Lists Top 10 Restaurants

Schwart's, Modavie, Aux Anciens Canadiens top the list of Canada's most popular restaurants serving Poutine. The study is based on customer reviews of these restaurants on TripAdvisor.

juli 24, 2023

2023 Potato Crop Canada, update per July 18 – Including Planted Acreage

Statistics Canada released their first estimate of potato acreage in Canadaas a result of data obtained from their survey of potato growers in Canada.

UM will host a new research chair in potato sustainability, which will advance the global potato industry in part through hands-on fieldwork.

juli 23, 2023

Research Chair Potato Sustainability coming to University of Manitoba (UM) thanks to 19 industry partners

The potato is one of the most important food crops in the world, a staple in meals for more than a billion people worldwide, and University of Manitoba (UM) is leading the way globally in the future of potato production and processing.

juli 16, 2023

McCain Foods brings back fan favourite TV character Barb to talk about sustainability on National French Fry Day.

Every year, the earth loses 12 million hectares of farmable land due to erosion. That’s roughly one soccer field every few seconds. Erosion ruins farmable soil, and a lack of farmable soil means that the future of potatoes, and fries, are at stake.

Canadian Potato Storage Holdings Reports July 2023

juli 12, 2023

Less potatoes left in storage in Canada: Potato Storage Holdings Reports July 2023

As of July 1, 2023, total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings are reported to be down 34.9% over 2022 numbers for the same period, and lower than the 3-yr. average.

juli 10, 2023

United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) crop update per July 6, 2023: Optimism everywhere

The potato crop in Canada is in varying stages - from emergence to touching between rows. Potato growers everywhere are optimistic for the good growing conditions needed to move this crop in its early life stages.

juli 07, 2023

Potato industry of Alberta contributes CAD 2.87 Billion to the economy of Canada, according to PGA report

Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA) announced today the release of its landmark study on the economic impact the potato industry in Alberta. The report, entitled The Alberta Potato Industry – Growing Success in 2022 outlines the significant growth of Alberta’s potato industry in recent years and documents its economic impact on our economy.

Rise in Canada Food Prices Significant but Still Lower than in Other Countries, Says a Canadian Parliament Committee Report

juni 21, 2023

Rise of Food Prices in Canada Significant but Still Less than in Other Countries, Says a Canadian Parliament Committee Report

The increase in food prices is the result of a ripple effect throughout the supply chain. Farmers and producers experienced sharp rises in the prices of essential inputs like feed, fuel, and fertilizer, leading to a 16.1% increase in their operating expenses.

Report of Canadian Potato Storage Holdings for June 2023

juni 15, 2023

Canadian Potato Storage Holdings Report for June 2023

As of June 1, 2023, total Canadian Potato Storage Holdings are reported to be down 3.3% over 2022 numbers for the same period, and higher than the 3-yr. average.

juni 14, 2023

Carrot Ventures Launches Cellar Insights Inc. Remote Monitoring and Intelligence Platform for Potato Storage Management

Carrot Ventures is announced the launch of Cellar Insights. It is the second company emerging from Carrot's AgTech company formation model.

juni 14, 2023

Renaissance BioScience’s novel RNAi biopesticide technology receives Canadian regulatory approval for 2023 field studies

Authorization from the PMRA, following a thorough review of the company’s extensive data dossier, indicates a mutual understanding of the composition, potential and low risk of the RNAi technology.

P.E.I. potato crops benefit from eco-friendly fertilizer in new research study

juni 14, 2023

Prince Edward Island potato crops benefit from eco-friendly slow-release fertilizer in new research study

Steve Watts from Genesis Crop Systems Inc. along with six farmers participated in the Living Labs Atlantic project to test out a slow-release nitrogen fertilizer, also called enhanced efficiency nitrogen.

juni 07, 2023

FPS Food Process Solutions Celebrates World Food Safety Day 2023 By Upholding Hygienic Standards in Food Processing

FPS Food Process Solutions ("FPS") celebrates World Food Safety Day 2023 by keeping to its promise of upholding hygienic standards in food processing.

Picketa Systems deploys new LENS™ tissue analysis system with CAD 1.4M Seed Round

mei 26, 2023

Picketa Systems deploys new LENS™ potato plant tissue analysis system with CAD 1.4M Seed Round

In a critical move towards advancing precision agriculture, AgTech startup Picketa Systems has successfully closed a CAD 1.445M (USD 1.059M) (Seed investment round. The funding will broaden the development and deployment of their real-time plant tissue analysis technology, called LENS™.

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Hardbite Potato Chips expands capacity to Meet Growing Demand for Its All-Natural Chips

Mapping genetic variation of the potato: McGill researchers create super pangenome

FPS Food Process Solutions Acquires GEM Equipment of Oregon as Part of Strategic Product Diversification

Researchers looking into using sandblasters to kill weeds in potato fields

Where to Eat Canada's Most Iconic French Fries-Based Dish Poutine? A New Study Lists Top 10 Restaurants

2023 Potato Crop Canada, update per July 18 – Including Planted Acreage

Research Chair Potato Sustainability coming to University of Manitoba (UM) thanks to 19 industry partners

McCain Foods brings back fan favourite TV character Barb to talk about sustainability on National French Fry Day.

Less potatoes left in storage in Canada: Potato Storage Holdings Reports July 2023

United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) crop update per July 6, 2023: Optimism everywhere

Potato industry of Alberta contributes CAD 2.87 Billion to the economy of Canada, according to PGA report

Rise of Food Prices in Canada Significant but Still Less than in Other Countries, Says a Canadian Parliament Committee Report

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