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A Lincolnshire farmer believes many in the industry are ignoring valuable research into how best to protect crops from extreme weather conditions and are losing millions of pounds as a result.

The much-awaited return of ‘McCain Smiles’ to Australia is here with just half the traditional cooking time. Now that’s something to smile about.

The supply of certificates from HZPC has reduced slightly but is still significant. This was demonstrated today during the potato breeder HZPC Holding B.V.'s half-yearly trading day.

Strong demand for potatoes and potato products and tight domestic supplies continues to drive increases in imports for the current (July – June) marketing year. For July 2020 – March 2021 total imports are up 9 percent, led by an 18% increase in chips and a 15 percent increase in dehydrated potatoes.

Nation's largest family-owned snack maker invites fans to guess the flavor combination for a chance to win $10,000.

The Romanian Farmers Club and the Romanian National Potato Federation propose to the authorities the implementation of a National Strategic Potato Plan, to save an economic sector in great difficulty and harmonize the trade balance.

The iconic Lay's® brand is putting some of our most iconic flavours from Doritos®, Ruffles® and Smartfood® on its classic potato chip to see who does it best in the ultimate Flavour Faceoff.

Oda Biovajilla is disposable biodegradable tableware designed from potato peel and other organic discards. This innovative initiative created by five young industrial designers from Buenos Aires consists of creating dishes from waste from the gastronomic industry.

For some companies, responding to a sudden and unexpected increase in demand could cause problems, but not at Sam Dennigan and Company, which handled a 20% rise in orders with ease.

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has developed a five-step approach that could help food producing companies create effective sustainability programmes together with supplying farmers.

De raad van commissarissen van Royal Avebe maakt vandaag bekend David Fousert per 1 september te benoemen als nieuwe bestuursvoorzitter en CEO. Hiermee volgt hij Bert Jansen op die na 13 jaar afscheid neemt van de coöperatie. Fousert is op dit moment COO bij ForFarmers.

AHDB has announced it is winding down significant activities on behalf of the horticulture and potatoes sectors. While awaiting a decision on the future by Ministers in England, Scotland and Wales, AHDB wants to reassure levy payers their views have been heard.

HZPC Americas announced that the company recently hired Jill Herold as a Key Account Manager. Jill brings over 18 years of experience in technical agronomy in potatoes, corn, soybean and other various crops, including several years focused on sustainability.

Potato growing in Estonia has seen a three-fold decline in the past decade, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" (AK) reported Tuesday. Farmers are blaming the unprofitability of growing the tuber – which only makes money one year out of every three, they say.

Dilip from Odisha learnt an innovative method to grow potatoes using agro-waste, to put an end to stubble burning.

Princesa Amandine® en su deseo de ayudar a la población que más lo necesita y a todos aquellos que se encuentran en situación de vulnerabilidad, ha realizado una donación de patatas a los Bancos de Alimentos de Madrid y Barcelona.

FPS Food Process Solutions has announced the launch of their game-changing technology, the Spiral Immersion System (SIS) ™ targeting food processors in North America as their first market.

Con más de 8 millones de kg vendidos, Udapa cierra la campaña de comercialización de patata de Álava. El pasado mes, Udapa dio por finalizada la campaña de comercialización de patata de Álava con sello Eusko Label y Euskal Baserri.