
Vanmark ships the first machines from its location in India: Three potato peelers for a customer in China
June 19, 2022
Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, announced that its location in Bengaluru, India, has shipped its first three peeler machines to a large customer based in China.

Is Infrared spectral analysis (NIR) coming to your smartphone?
June 19, 2022
In the potato industry several analytical applications based on Near Infra Red (NIR) are used to characterize products. A German research institute sees applications even at home and is therefore working towards an NIR sensor small enough to fit your phone.

Fundamental change in blight strains impacting Irish potato crops
June 19, 2022
There is a major displacement of potato-blight strain populations taking place in Ireland at the present time. Speaking on a recent edition of the Tillage Edge podcast.

Multiple high-quality genomes assembled from 24 wild and 20 cultivated potato varieties
June 18, 2022
An international research team featuring the James Hutton Institute has shed further light on the evolution and biology of potatoes as a genetically complex global food crop.

Unique Snacks expands the availability of its pretzels in Texas
June 17, 2022
In response to increased customer demand for its nutritious pretzels and delicious dips, Unique Snacks is expanding the availability of its signature pretzels throughout Texas.

AgroScout, a provider of crop monitoring solutions, is now going global
June 17, 2022
AgroScout, the agriculture and supply chain procurement solution provider, which has empowered various growers and food production clients with its cutting-edge crop monitoring and analytics

Potato association Europatat announces Strategy 2022-2025
June 17, 2022
On 30 May 2022, the Europatat membership gathered in Dublin approved a new vision and mission for Europatat, as well as the key fields of action and priorities for the next three years (2022-2025)

Dewulf going full ISOBUS for the 2023 potato planting season
June 16, 2022
As supplier of a complete range of agricultural machines for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops, Dewulf will be introducing full ISOBUS on nearly all CP and Structural potato planters from autumn 2022.

Study: starchy vegetables deliver comparable nutritional value as non-starchy vegetables and whole fruit
June 16, 2022
A new study recently published in Frontiers in Nutrition has challenged the tendency in nutrition research to separate starchy vegetables from their non-starchy counterparts

June 23: WSU Potato Field Day offers a look at seed and pest studies, virus-sniffing dog
June 16, 2022
At their 400-acre Othello research farm, Washington State University scientists study seed quality, new varieties, pests, and growing practices to help Northwest potatoes thrive