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Dr. Bernie Zebarth of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada explores drone use during the 2018 Manitoba Potato Production Days in Brandon in January of this year. (Courtesy: Alexis Stockford)
mei 01, 2018
The next frontier: potato and precision agriculture
Potato cultivation has a number of quirks that make it both a prime candidate for precision agriculture and a little different than other crops
In the United Kingdom, the sharing category is the number one growth sector within Convenience Crisps & Snacks, up by 13.3% year on year, thanks to the popularity of the Big Night In.
mei 01, 2018
Kettle Chips launches new size £1 sharing bags of its most popular flavours
This spring Kettle Foods launches in the United Kingdom a new range of price marked packs (£1 per bag) to target the growing sharing snacks market.
Investigadores de la UBA y el Conicet, que lograron avances notables para mejorar el rendimiento del cultivo de papa.
april 29, 2018
Científicos mejoran rendimiento de las plantas de papa
Investigadores de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) y del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) lograron obtener una versión más robusta y con más tubérculos del cultivo.
The Google research, developed on behalf of McCain, showed how ‘Micro Moments’ in consumer search habits are impacting eating out.
april 28, 2018
McCain Foods & Google: What Mobile Search Reveals about UK Food Service Trends
Google research, developed on behalf of McCain, showed how ‘Micro Moments’ in consumer search habits are impacting eating out.
Merger talks between British supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Asda are at an "advanced" stage, Sainsbury's has confirmed.
april 28, 2018
Merger talks between UK supermarket chains Sainsbury's and ASDA (Walmart)
Merger talks between British supermarket chains Sainsbury's and Asda are at an "advanced" stage, Sainsbury's has confirmed.
The European Commission decided on Friday April, 27 2018 to impose a complete ban on neonicotinoids, referring to the risk they pose to wild bees and honeybees.
april 28, 2018
European Commission bans all outdoor uses of neonicotinoids
The European Commission decided on Friday April, 27 2018 to impose a complete ban on neonicotinoids, referring to the risk they pose to wild bees and honeybees.
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Old, dried up, green or strongly sprouting potatoes, as well as potato peels as snacks consisting mainly of potato peelings, are not suitable for consumption.
april 27, 2018
Glycoalkaloids in Potatoes: Sort out Green and excessively Sprouted Tubers
Following a case of poisoning caused by a potato dish, the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) is reminding people about the correct handling of potatoes.
Local production in the special economic zone Lipetsk is expected to cover almost 100% of the Russian import demands for frozen french fries.
april 25, 2018
First large-scale French Fries production plant in Russia inaugurated
Today, the first Russian large-scale French fries production facility - built in Lipetsk by a Joint Venture of the Russian Belaya Dacha Group and Lamb Weston / Meijer - was officially opened
Cheese & Bacon Loaded Fries from Australia, McDonald's World Famous Fries, served with warm melted cheese and crispy bacon bits. Now in Chicago!
april 25, 2018
McDonald's Menu Items from around the World now available in Chicago
McDonald’s announced it’s serving up menu favorites from around the world in a one-of-a-kind global inspired restaurant on the ground floor of its new corporate headquarters, open today.
Las mujeres son las más afectadas por el cambio climático
april 24, 2018
Las mujeres son las más afectadas por el cambio climático
En las zonas rurales de Bolivia, hacer una vida sostenible es cada vez más difícil para los pequeños agricultores. Y son las mujeres las que están enfrentando los efectos del fenómeno (Reportaje de la Deutsche Welle)..
Waterlogged field (2015)
april 24, 2018
Planting Late? AHDB Potatoes offers tips to avoid pitfalls
The weather has not been kind to potato growers in the United Kingdom. AHDB potatoes offers some helpful tips and guidance to make it a successful potato growing season nevertheless.
Dr. Aitazaz Farooque (center) is an assistant professor at UPEI’s School of Sustainable Design Engineering
april 19, 2018
UPEI Precision Agriculture Project focused on Potato Inputs gets boost
A five year research project to develop precision agriculture ('smart') technologies for the use of inputs in potato farming at the University of Prince Edward Island's School of Sustainable Design Engineering received support from NSERC
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How the residual heat connection will work: Excess heat - and too low in temperature to reuse in the potato processing - at Lamb Weston Meijer is used to heat up water. Next-door company Wiskerke Onions can make good use of this hot water (energy) to dry
april 17, 2018
Lamb Weston Meijer and its neighbour save energy in a unique project
Potato Processor Lamb Weston / Meijer and Wiskerke Onions are working hard on the construction of a residual heat connection between the two adjacent companies - a unique way to save energy.
Ribbon cutting to officially open the new tna food processing hub in Woerden, The Netherlands.
From left to right: Victor Molkenboer (Mayor of Woerden), Nadia Taylor (Director tna) and Brett Mason (Australian Ambassador to the Netherlands)
april 17, 2018
Processing and Packaging Equipment supplier tna expands manufacturing in the Netherlands
Processing and packaging equipment manufacturer tna has officially opened a brand new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in the Netherlands, further reinforcing its position as a leading supplier to the potato and vegetable processing industries.
Papa asada rellena, el plato fuerte de un restaurante en Madrid
april 16, 2018
Papa asada rellena, el plato fuerte de un restaurante en Madrid
Se trata de Habemus Papa, un pequeño local de la capital española, fruto del esfuerzo y el empeño de un grupo de emprendedores liderados por Priscilla Cano.
What to do if in a certain season there are just too much potatoes? That's the question Belgian and French potato organisations try to answer in this new project.
april 16, 2018
Searching for the occasional market for excess potatoes
Organisations representing potato farmers in Belgium and France, have started a project (interreg-GEPOS) to look for alternative destinations for potatoes in Belgium and the North of France in seasons marked by large surpluses.
The United Kingdom is a major importer of frozen processed potato (*HS200410). Imports reached 370.2Kt in the first seven months of 2017/18, an increase of 8.4% from the same period in 2016/17.
(Source: IHS Maritime and Trade - Global Trade Atlas ® - HM
april 15, 2018
United Kingdom trades more Processed Potato Products
United Kingdom potato trade saw strong performance from its processed potato sectors in the first seven months of the 2017/18 marketing season. Trade of frozen potato has seen strong growth both leaving and entering the UK, although imports still outweigh exports by ten-fold.
Argentina: Los bitrenes gastan un 30% menos en combustible
april 15, 2018
Argentina: Los bitrenes gastan un 30% menos en combustible
Si bien consumen más que un camión tradicional, al poder transportar 66% más de carga, el costo por tonelada cae [Los bitrenes son formaciones encabezadas por un camión y dos remolques que se articulan entre sí]

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