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Top 10 Growers:
Front row, l-r: Matthew Tweedie, Paul Tweedie, Arthur Tweedie, Peter Tweedie.
Second Row, l-r: Travis Pirie, Field Representative, Whitney Sipprell, Field Representative, Luc Coté, Field Department Manager, Shai Altman, President, McCai
september 05, 2017
McCain Foods recognises Lakeside Farms as Champion Grower for its Florenceville-Bristol plant
Lakeside Farms Ltd. of Greenfield was named the 2016-2017 McCain Champion Potato Grower for Florenceville-Bristol, NB during the 44th Annual McCain Growers’ Banquet held August 23 at the Northern Carleton Civic Centre.
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French Fry manufacturer Mydibel (Belgium) strengthens management team to support its national and international growth ambition:
Appointment of Marc Van Herreweghe as CEO of the Mydibel group
september 05, 2017
Belgian Potato Processor Mydibel appoints Marc Van Herreweghe as CEO
Mydibel strengthens management team to support its national and international growth ambition:
Appointment of Marc Van Herreweghe as CEO of the Mydibel group
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Hillary Fernandez of Stanfield releases a gate on the back of a potato truck as Estella Dueñez of Hermiston sorts Russet potatoes as they move down a conveyor belt outside Hermiston (Courtesy: East Oregonian)
september 05, 2017
Acreage Reduction in Pacific Northwest means Better Potato Prices
The spring weather in Oregon may not have been ideal, but potato farmer Tony Amstad, owner of Amstad Farms, is still pleasantly surprised with the size and quality of his early season potatoes.
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Nicolai Hansen, Managing Director of Danish Potato Starch manufacturer KMC
september 05, 2017
How Danish Potato Starch Manufacturer KMC is 'Taking Food Forward'
Nicolai Hansen, Managing Director of potato starch coop KMC explains how the company is 'taking food forward'
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Potato Psyllids: Bactericera cockerelli, nymph cases, nymph and adult (Courtesy: Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia)
september 05, 2017
Only a matter of time before the potato psyllid arrives in Eastern Australia, says researcher
Raylea Rowbottom, a researcher of the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture says it's inevitable that the potato psyllid, a destructive insect that has threatened tomato and potato crops in Western Australia will make it to the east coast.
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Ishida iTPS Weigher Bagmaker
september 04, 2017
Heat and Control to Exhibit at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2017
Heat and Control®, a world-leading equipment manufacturer and supplier, will showcase the latest technologies from FastBack®, Spray Dynamics®, CEIA®, and Ishida® at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2017.
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Prataap Snacks’ Founders (from left) Arvind Mehta, Apoorva Kumat and Amit Kumat.
september 04, 2017
Indian Potato Chip maker Prataap Snacks plans IPO in two months
Indian snack manufacturer Prataap Snacks Ltd., the maker of Yellow Diamond potato chips, said its initial public offering will hit the markets in two months as it looks to expand operations and enter newer categories.
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Potato field in bloom of Bijl Aardappelen BV , Sint-Annaland in the Netherlands (Courtesy: Pinterest)
september 04, 2017
'Dutch potato market under pressure because of direct supply' according to Kees Bijl
The pressure on the Dutch table potato market is increasing, according to Kees Bijl from the potato trading, sorting and packing company Bijl Aardappelen in Sint-Annaland.
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Dr. Yusuf Zafar T.I., Chairman PARC Chairing the Potato Evaluation Committee Meeting at PARC headquarters on August 24, 2017
september 04, 2017
Pakistan proposes National Potato Institute; Seed potato import reduced by 50 percent
Pakistan has reduced the import of potato seeds by 50 per cent as a result of strong public-private partnership in locally-certified potato production through planning and technical assistance.
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Tong Engineering Caretaker reversing sensors.
september 03, 2017
New Tong Caretaker trailer reversing sensors are a hit with potato growers
Tong’s market leading Caretaker mobile (potato) grader is now available with a new option of trailer reversing sensors, make loading the grader’s hopper much quicker, safer, easier and more accurate than ever before.
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Potato severely affected by Common Scab (Courtesy: AHDB Potatoes)
september 03, 2017
Increasing reports of widespread scab as United Kingdom potato harvest progresses
As the potato harvest in the United Kingdom progresses, there are increasing reports of widespread scab.
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Chuck Schumer proposes a toast on the new Nematode Quarantine laboratory at Cornell University: 'Cheers' - with a potato chip! The upgrades to the facilities and equipment will enable the lab to help protect the US potato Industry against this potato pe
september 03, 2017
Cornell University to receive 400k for update of nematode research facilities
In a visit to the Nematode Quarantine laboratory at Cornell University last Friday, US Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, announced a commitment of $400,000 from the USDA for the upgrades to the facilities and equipment.
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Idaho Potato Commission updates industry on its marketing plans
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Front row L-R: André Levesque, Luc Levesque, Jean-Guy Levesque, Jules Levesque, Marc Thériault, Eric Levesque, Daniel Levesque, Denis Levesque, Edmund Levesque, Luc Côté, Field Department Manager.
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McCain Foods recognises Les Fermes Lp Thériault & Fils Farms as Champion Grower
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The Irish Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Iverk Produce has signed a deal to provide Aldi with €70m worth of Irish-grown potatoes over three years.
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Online grocery purchases average 3.4% of total store sales for supermarkets offering the service. However, this number jumps to 5.2% of total sales for those retailers who have had the service for at least 4 years.
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