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February 11, 2018

Agrico presents ‘the next generation of potatoes’ at Fruit Logistica in Berlin

Agrico presented its new generation potato varieties with high resistance to late blight (Phytophthora Infestans) at Fruit Logistica. On the first day of the fair, General Manager Jan van Hoogen explained the meaning of these new varieties.

Acquisition of Pavan offers GEA a range snack processing capabilities

January 13, 2018

Acquisition of Pavan offers GEA a range of snack processing capabilities

With the concluded acquisition of the Italian Pavan Group end of November 2017 the Düsseldorf engineering group GEA purchased a leading supplier of extrusion and milling technology for processing all kinds of fresh and dried pasta, pelleted snack products and breakfast cereals.

January 03, 2018

Turning Potato Starch into durable coatings to replace Paint and Varnish

If a surface has to be protected against corrosion, this usually takes place through coating it with paints or varnishes. Bio-based, environmentally-friendly solutions are hardly available. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute are developing a cost-effective coating based on renewable raw materials, potato starch in particular

New insights in attack mechanism Potato Blight opens door to biological plant-protective chemicals

December 18, 2017

New insights in attack mechanism Potato Blight open the door to biological protection

Identification of the receptor for Cytolisin - the killer toxin of Phytophthora infestans - opens door to biological methods to protect potatoes and selective, biological herbicides as alternative for glyphosate

Dewulf partners with Mahindra to deliver potato planting equipment to Indian Farmers

November 14, 2017

Dewulf partners with Mahindra to bring the latest potato planting technology to Indian Farmers

Dewulf, supplier of a full line of potato and root crop machinery, announced a licencing agreement with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M Ltd), part of the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group, headquartered in Mumbai (India) for the manufacturing and marketing of potato planting equipment in India.

November 13, 2017

High Tech for Farms: Bosch moves into Agricultural Technology Market worth billions

Using sensors to determine the best time for harvesting and steering automated tractors across fields, the market for agricultural technology is growing worldwide. It is also a lucrative field for Bosch. 'Bosch can do more than cars and cordless screwdrivers. We are bringing high tech to farms, opening up a market worth billions.'

November 12, 2017

Tolsma-Grisnich shows Potato Storage Innovations at Agritechnica

Agritechnica will be the 'Centre of Innovation' for anyone who wants to be updated on the latest global developments in the agribusiness. Tolsma-Grisnich, a regular exhibitor at this event, will show its innovations for the storage of potatoes

October 31, 2017

Mooij Agro builds potato storage with humidification for Lamb Weston Grower in Germany

Potato Storage Specialist Mooij Agro announced that they have built a potato storage for a Lamb Weston potato grower in Titz, Germany.

May 16, 2017

Interpack 2017 sees record level international attendance

Interpack 2017 scored a record attendance of 2,865 exhibiting companies. Furthermore, 74% of the approximately the 170,500 visitors travelled to Düsseldorf from abroad, which is another record

April 21, 2017

Packaging and Processing specialist tna to open dedicated innovations hall during Interpack

Processing and Packaging equipment specialist tna will open a dedicated innovations hall located at Station Airport in Düsseldorf during the Interpack fair to accommodate its ever-growing portfolio of turnkey food processing and packaging solutions.

April 11, 2017

Bosch presents the connected factory, Industry 4.0 at Interpack

At interpack 2017, Bosch Packaging Technology will show that the connected factory is becoming reality in the process and packaging industry.

March 28, 2017

Heat and Control will once again be at INTERPACK 2017 in Dusseldorf, Germany.

This year will see the launch of the newly released FastBack 260E G3 cartridge system and the integrated
Spray Dynamics ‘Slurry On Demand’ Continuous mixing system and WeighBack.

March 28, 2017

tna brings production line to life with virtual experience at Interpack

Packaging and Processing Equipment Specialist tna will be using a combination of virtual and augmented reality at this year’s Interpack in Düsseldorf, Germany, to showcase its complete range of packaging and processing solutions.

February 10, 2017

A growing Agrico highlights its added value for customers at Fruit Logistica

Agrico exhibited at Fruit Logistica in Berlin from Wednesday 8 to Friday 10 February 2017. During this leading international trade fair, Agrico demonstrated its growing range of varieties.

February 02, 2017

Agrico shows growth in potato varieties at Fruit Logistica 2017

Agrico, together with its subsidiaries, will be demonstrating its strength in potato varieties at Fruit Logistica in Berlin.

Space plasma experiment on the International Space Station (ISS). Plasma Kristall-4 is shown here

December 04, 2016

Cold plasma could make bad frying fat odours a thing of the past

Bad smells from deep-fat frying in restaurants and take-away food venues could soon be eradicated thanks to experiments funded by ESA on the International Space Station.

September 14, 2016

Bayer to Acquire Monsanto

Bayer and Monsanto today announced that they signed a definitive merger agreement under which Bayer will acquire Monsanto for USD 128 per share in an all-cash transaction.

September 06, 2016

Bayer raises offer to buy Monsanto

Bayer AG raised its offer to buy Monsanto Co. and create a new global leader in seeds and pesticides, though the German firm said the higher price depended on achieving a 'negotiated transaction.'

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