Potato News

The Prince Edward Island Potato Industry '... hasn't focused on the belly aching, financial or emotional challenges...' resulting from the potato tampering incidents, that are still unresolved. 'Instead food safety has continued to be the highest priority ...' says Greg Donald, general manager of the P.E.I. potato board.

Experts fear that in Scotland the combination of scaled back potato planting and a drop in yield due to wet weather could lead to a shortage of potatoes.

Last week APH Poland successfully put a 6 row Baselier HFD6LKB550 hydraulic foldable haulm topper into operation at the farm of Mr. Wojciech Baranowski.

Tyrrells, the Herefordshire[UK]-based premium crisp brand, is extending its multipack range in a bid to gain a bigger share of the adult packed lunch market.

Potato Prices in Mongolia spike as the country switches to the new potato crop.

Kraft Heinz says it is cutting about 2,500 jobs in the United States and Canada as part of its plan to slash costs after the food companies combined.

Heat and Control, Inc. will display the latest examples of its range of equipment for weighing, packaging, product inspection, seasoning application, controls, and processing in Booth C-3627 at Pack Expo Las Vegas, Sept. 28 – 30

The latest Focus on Potato webcast, titled “Best Management Tactics and Fungicide Resistance in Early Blight and Brown Spot” highlights the importance of measures to mitigate fungicide resistance, particularly when applied and repeatedly used on a single site.

The FAO Food Price Index averaged 164.6 points in July 2015, down 1.7 points (1.0 percent) from June and almost 40 points (19.4 percent) less than in July 2014, its lowest monthly value since September 2009.

El objetivo del Plan de Siembra de Semilla Nacional es cumplir con la demanda de este rubro que aumenta en el mes de diciembre.

Consumer research in Australia, Potato Tracker, has shown that Australian consumers prefer to purchase pre-packaged potatoes, with one to two kilogram packages as the ideal sizes.

Snyder’s - Lance, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter 2015

A fire chief credits quick action by employees for a short interruption of work at a McCain potato processing plant in Plover, Wisconsin.

American Burger Chain Carl's Jr. announced today the opening of its first restaurant in India

TOMRA Sorting Food has launched a French version of its website to showcase to French-speaking countries the sorting and peeling solutions the company offers.

The National Potato Council awards its 2015-16 Academic Scholarship to Shunping Ding, a PhD. student in Plant Pathology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Badger Common’Tater, a leading source of news, education and highlights of Wisconsin’s potato and vegetable industry is now available online.

Sin ayuda de las Secretarías de Gobierno se encuentran cerca de 300 productores de papa en comunidades de las faldas del Volcán Pico de Orizaba; la causa, no hay apoyos para este producto que es el sostén de cientos de familias.