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Good growing conditions this spring and summer have put the P.E.I. potato crop more than a week ahead of schedule.   Potato Board chair Boyde Rose said there was some damage from heavy rain a few weeks ago, affecting one to two per cent of the crop, bu...

Los productores de papa de la Provincia de Manitoba están considerando cambiar a un ciclo más corto de pulverización de fungicidas si el tizón tardío continúa apareciendo en los campos de cultivo de la región. Vikram Bisht, patólogo vegetal de la Inic...

The Food blog "Serious Eats"compared the taste of an impressive range of Kettle Chips Brands. All in all, 17 brands were tested, including the brands Utz, Herr's, Gibble's, Dirty, Wise, Boulder Canyon, Madhouse Munchies, Deep River Snacks, La...

American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) President and CEO Kraig R. Naasz today announced the addition of two new members to the AFFI staff. Corey N. Henry joins AFFI as vice president of communications and Jane D. Pritchett is AFFI’s new manager of accou...

Manitoba Potato growers may consider switching to a shorter fungicide spray cycle as late blight continues to show up in fields throughout the potato growing regions of the province.Vikram Bisht, plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Ru...

Consumers’ appetite for dining out has grown significantly from six months ago, according to a new study from consumer research firm Market Force Information.About 25 percent of the 4,600 respondents to a Market Force poll indicated that they plan to e...

With restaurant sales down over the last year or so, potato shippers and marketing directors are looking at options to get their product on more plates.Some say that progress has been made.“It’s slowly coming back,” said Kevin Stanger vice president of...

After four weeks of exhibit sales to FPSA members, the association reports reaching a record milestone of 140,000 square feet for the 2011 PROCESS EXPO trade show.

Idaho: Potato growers in Idaho have planted an estimated 295,000 acres in 2010, an 8 percent decrease from the 320,000 acres planted in 2009. Harvested acres, at 294,000, are also down 8 percent from a year ago.These are the least potato acres planted...

La FAO está permitiendo el acceso libre y abierto a su depósito central de datos, FAOSTAT, la base de datos estadísticos más grande y completa del mundo en materia de alimentos, agricultura y el hambre, anunció hoy la Organización. Anteriormente era p...

The Plant Management Network (PMN), a nonprofit publisher of applied agricultural and horticultural information, announces the launch of  Focus on Potato, a resource that features webcasts and other science-backed information tools that will help potat...

La Red de Manejo de Cultivos (PMN, por sus siglas en ingles), una editorial sin fines de lucro con información agrícola y hortícola, anuncia el lanzamiento de "Focus on Potato", un recurso en ingles con emisiones por Internet y otras herramie...

Saratoga Potato Chips, LLC announced today that it will locate its U.S. headquarters here, creating up to 175 new jobs by 2013.The Canadian company, which produces retailer brand potato chips, kettle chips and popcorn, will invest $4.9 million to lease...

Potato growers and scientists from Washington, Oregon and Idaho congregated at Washington State University’s Othello Research facility at Cox and Booker roads during Potato Field Day June 24 to exchange pertinent facts about pest control and water mana...

McCain Foods Limited, one of Canada’s most recognizable global brands and the manufacturer of frozen food products such as french fries, appetizers, pizzas, vegetables, desserts, juices, entrees and oven meals, has selected the SAP® for Consumer Produc...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it is inviting the public to submit comments and information to help the agency implement a new federal law that requires the posting of calorie content and other nutrition information on menu ...

Despite hot dry weather, Late Blight was found in a field in northern Walsh County in northeast North Dakota late last week.This is in addition to finds in Dickey County in southeast North Dakota and in the Carberry and Carman areas of southern Manitob...

Mashed potatoes in foodservice operations are up 29% in the past four years. In Q1 2006, the top 350 chain restaurant menus listed 1,749 mashed potato menu items. In Q1 2010, there were 2,256. This is an important and positive trend for potatoes in foo...