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May 02, 2023

Spud sentiment in the media continues to improve

The widespread popularity of potatoes as America’s favorite vegetable naturally leads to their frequent appearance in the press. However, occasional misinformation can jeopardize the potato’s reputation.

May 01, 2023

Bosch BASF Smart Farming is now ONE SMART SPRAY

Bosch BASF Smart Farming, the joint venture between Bosch and BASF Digital Farming to globally market and sell smart farming technology, announced its new brand name: ONE SMART SPRAY.

April 25, 2023

New Portable Device Uses Smartphone-Based Spectroscopy to Detect Late Blight Disease in Potato Crops

The device has the potential to transform the way that farmers detect and manage plant diseases, leading to more efficient and sustainable agriculture practices.

A Farmer views xFarm and FieldView data from his cab

April 25, 2023

FieldView and xFarm Technologies partner up to help farmers make better use of their farm data

FieldView and xFarm Technologies announced a new partnership to connect their respective platforms.

April 16, 2023

España: La fábrica 4.0 de Patatas Meléndez, un proyecto altamente eficiente y sostenible

Patatas Meléndez, compañía vallisoletana cuyo CEO y administrador único es Javier Meléndez, es el primer operador de patata en España con un 20% de cuota de mercado. Este 2023 también va a posicionarse como un referente a nivel europeo gracias a su fábrica 4.0., con una inversión de más de 36 millones de euros.

April 14, 2023

Patatas Hijolusa implements state-of-the-art robotic technology to optimize its production line

The Patatas Hijolusa company has been implementing state-of-the-art technology in its industrial plant in Leon for more than 7 years to achieve the maximum optimization of its production process.

April 11, 2023

PepsiCo Launches Crop Intelligence Model for India in Collaboration with Cropin

PepsiCo India, through its brand 'Lay’s', announced a crop and plot-level predictive intelligence model to help farmers maximize potato yields coupled with quality via functional dashboards on user-friendly mobile apps.

April 04, 2023

Patatas Meléndez pone en marcha la fábrica más moderna de Europa

La compañía vallisoletana invierte 38 millones de euros en su planta inteligente de Medina del Campo con la que marcará un antes y un después en el sector.

Insort's Sherlock Food Analyser - the first choice when it comes to analysing dry matter and other quality parameters, non-destructively in real time.

April 02, 2023

Insort's Sherlock Food Analyser Lets You Know the Level of Moisture in Potato Fries Non-Destructively in Real Time

Insort's Sherlock Food Analyser uses infrared light to identify the chemical composition of the food being processed, enabling you to get the right crispiness and moisture in the final output.

Potato manufacturer helps Made Smarter reach 250th tech investment milestone

March 28, 2023

Potato Manufacturer Fylde Fresh & Fabulous Joins Made Smarter’s Digitalisation Programme

Pioneering North West adoption programme supports digitalisation projects worth GBP 5m (USD 6m). A potato manufacturer has helped Made Smarter’s pioneering technology adoption programme reach its 250th investment milestone.

Newtec’s optical sorting machines improved by performance of the Hailo AI chip

March 20, 2023

Newtec's optical sorting equipment for potatoes just got smarter thanks to Hailo AI chip

Qtechnology Selects AI Chipmaker Hailo to Empower its Embedded Industrial Cameras The Qtechnology industrial camera series, now with the Hailo-8™ AI processor, will significantly improve performance for manufacturers worldwide.

February 20, 2023

SoilEssentials urges farmers to get their soil tested to save on inputs

Farmers across Scotland are being urged to have their soils tested and analysed in the face of continuing high input prices and ahead of changes to Scottish agricultural support schemes.

Agtech: Breaking down the farmer adoption dilemma

Agriculture technology (Agtech) has an adoption challenge. There are multiple barriers to introduction and scaling from an industry perspective. An analysis by McKinsey.

Agri-Tech innovator unveils new iteration of crop insights tool

February 01, 2023

Harvesteye shows latest version of its potato monitoring tool for harvesters and sorters at Fruit Logistica

HarvestEye is set to launch the newest version of its industry leading machine-learning driven root crops insights tool at Fruit Logistica, the world’s largest fresh produce trade fair.

January 29, 2023

GEA’s tunnel vision offers sustainable freezing solutions for French fries

Global sales of French fries are being driven by the rising number of online food delivery service companies. According to projections published by Fact.MR, French fries are forecast to register a whopping 5.8% value CAGR over the next 10 years.

Klimanager energy management software and Self-Consumption

November 23, 2022

Storing energy in your potato storage: KLIM'TOP Klimanager energy management software optimizes for Self-Consumption

KLIM’TOP Controls manufactures, sells and installs cooling units and ventilation systems for the farm industry, and more precisely for long-term storage root vegetables such as potatoes.

Maxime Dumont, cofounder of Picketa systems, Analyzing Nutrient Concentration in potato plantsUsing LENS™

November 16, 2022

LENS™ fertilizer management tool offers real time insight in 13 nutrients in potato plants

Ag start-up Picketa Systems announces the release of their Leaf Evaluated-Nutrient System, LENS™. The LENS™ fertilizer management tool offers real time insight in 13 nutrients in potato plants.

Updates on the Austrian potato variety trials (Nov 2022)

November 05, 2022

Update on ADAPT potato variety trials in Austria (Nov 2022)

The ADAPT project aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future. Within this project, potato varieties trials are conducted in Austria.

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