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Preziosi Food installed an automated, direct-fired batch-pro® 12 fryer by FOODesign (a tna subsidiary).
December 08, 2016
Italian Snack Manufacturer Preziosi Food expands potato chip portfolio with tna start-to-finish solution
Italian snack manufacturer Preziosi Food (Mitica) integrated new frying, seasoning and packaging systems from leading processing and packaging solutions provider, tna, to launch a new line of batch-fried potato chips.
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Swansfleet Alliance was named Top Potato grower for the McCain Foods Manitoba plants.Back Row, L - R: Jim Waugh, Director NA Manufacturing MidWest, Dean Melnic, Plant Manager, Portage la Prairie; Bob Hyra, Director NA Agriculture MidWest, Dave Giroux, P
December 03, 2016
Swansfleet Alliance named Top Potato Grower for the McCain Foods Manitoba Plants
Swansfleet Alliance of Treherne and Bruxelles was named the Top Potato Grower for the McCain Foods Manitoba plants during the annual Growers’ Banquet held in November in Carberry MB, Canada
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Grand Bend Produce introduced the Blue Steele Potato in 2015 (Courtesy: twitter / @beachnot)
December 01, 2016
EarthFresh Farms acquires Grand Bend Produce
EarthFresh Farms recently announced the acquisition of the assets of Grand Bend Produce, a Southwestern Ontario based fresh potato business.
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After further investigation by the General Investigation Section and the Forensic Identification Section of the Halifax Police, they concluded it can not be determined where the needle originated.
November 29, 2016
Halifax Police: Unclear if needle came from potatoes
After further investigation of the food tampering report of this weekend, Halifax Police concluded it can not be determined where the needle originated. This additional reporting caused a sigh of relieve among Canadian Potato Packers.
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The potatoes linked to this latest tampering incident were reportedly bought at this Halifax Giant Tiger Supermarket on November 6. The store responded promptly by immediately pulling all bagged potatoes from it's shelves
November 27, 2016
New Potato Tampering Incident in Halifax linked to Prince Edward Island Potatoes
Earlier today, the Halifax Regional Police announced they received a report of a needle being found in potatoes at a home in Halifax, NS Canada.
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Lanzan en México molécula biotecnológica para protección de cultivos
November 18, 2016
Lanzan en México molécula biotecnológica para protección de cultivos
La empresa DuPont dio a conocer su reciente trabajo en ciencia aplicada al campo llamada ZorvecEnicade, un efectivo fungicida para proteger al cultivo de papa y hortalizas de tomate, lechuga y cucurbitáceas (pepino, melón, sandía, calabacín), para liberar su máximo potencial.
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Woordman Farms of Taber, AB was named the 2015-2016 McCain Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Coaldale plant during the 17th Annual McCain Growers’ Banquet held recently at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre.
From left to Right: Jeremy Carter, Fi
November 17, 2016
Woordman Farms (Taber) named champion grower of the McCain Foods Coaldale Plant
Woordman Farms of Taber was named the 2015-2016 McCain Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Foods Coaldale plant (Alberta) during the 17th Annual McCain Growers’ Banquet held recently at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre.
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Cómo aumentar la producción de papa usando técnicas sencillas (o cómo manejar integralmente la sanidad de la semilla de papa)
November 14, 2016
Cómo aumentar la producción de papa usando técnicas sencillas (o cómo manejar integralmente la sanidad de la semilla de papa)
Esta nota analiza el problema de la degeneración de la semilla, detalla la estrategia propuesta del Programa del CGIAR de Raíces, Tubérculos y Banano, y describe cinco técnicas sencillas para mejorar la calidad de la semilla y aumentar la producción de papa.
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Especial: Drones para la agricultura
November 10, 2016
Especial: Drones para la agricultura
El boletín ICT Update en su edición de abril de 2016 ofrece 15 articulos sobre drones en la agricultura.
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The Potato Harvest on Prince Edward Island: Greg Donald, general manager of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board estimates that about three per cent of potatoes across the Island are left to be harvested.
November 07, 2016
Potato Harvest Prince Edward Island almost complete
Some Prince Edward Island potato farmers have had to wait longer than usual to finish their harvest because of recent wet weather, but 97% of the harvest is in.
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Alberta is a major seed potato producing province and the lead seed exporter for Canada: Canada's seed potato export by province, based on value. Potato harvest 2014/2015 (Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada / Statistics Canada, CATSNet, March 2016)
November 03, 2016
Canada has secured market access for Alberta Seed Potatoes to Thailand
Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay announced monday that the Government of Canada has secured market access for Alberta seed potatoes to Thailand.
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Alex Docherty says this new harvester is 'priceless,' because of the way it sorts rocks from the potatoes.(Courtesy: CBC News)
October 25, 2016
Modern Potato Harvesters make rock picking obsolete
Up until recently, Alex Docherty, chairman of the PEI Potato Board and a potato farmer in Elmwood, P.E.I., would do what most potato farmers on the Island still do today - hire rock pickers. But this fall, his new Spudnik AirSep Harvester is separating the rocks from the potatoes
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October 19, 2016
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Phillip Nolte, extensionista de la Universidad de Idaho, especializado en semilla de papa, explica la forma de influir en el estado de los cultivos al salir de las bodegas.
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October 03, 2016
McCain Foods Breaks Ground for Major Expansion of New Brunswick Potato Processing Plant
Management at McCain Foods and invited guests officially broke ground today to mark the start of construction on the major expansion to its French fry plant in Florenceville-Bristol
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Earthfresh Farms introduces a first to North America: The Carisma, a Low Glycemic Response potato variety.
October 03, 2016
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The record setting potato display at the Atlantic Superstore in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island that brings the record back to Prince Edward Island.
October 02, 2016
Record for largest potato display back to Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island recaptured the unofficial record for the largest potato display, with a 140,000 pounds display at the Superstore in Charlottetown last Thursday.
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October 01, 2016
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