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EarthFresh Butter Potatoes Reach More Than 4 Million Households as Retail Demand Surges
EarthFresh Butter Potatoes are gaining momentum across North America, reaching over 4 million households. With acreage up 40% and 100% incremental sales, the premium lineup offers retailers new opportunities to grow the potato category.
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Michigan State University develops five new potato varieties for United States chip industry
Researchers at Michigan State University have developed five new potato varieties designed to strengthen the United States potato chip supply through improved disease resistance, storage performance and processing reliability.
EarthFresh Butter Potatoes are now available on shelves across Canada, and are set to redefine taste, texture and versatility in the potato category.
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Canada Welcomes Butter Potatoes: EarthFresh Launches Creamy, Naturally Buttery Gold, Red and Russet Varieties Nationwide
EarthFresh launches Canada’s first-ever Butter Potatoes—Butter Golds, Reds, and Russets—offering naturally creamy, buttery flavor with no added butter needed. Available nationwide in sustainable packs, they redefine taste, texture, and versatility.
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HZPC says goodbye to Gerard Backx and calls for resilience revolution
Potato breeding company HZPC says goodbye to Gerard Backx and calls for resilience revolution This year's Potato Days of potato breeder Royal HZPC Group were marked by a farewell and a new beginning.
Julio Kalazich, Ph.D., Agronomy Professor, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile
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WPC Webinar- Potato Breeding in the South American Countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay
Julio Kalazich will be the speaker at the first World Potato Congress webinar of 2023 on January 24, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. He will address Potato Breeding in the South American Countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay in English followed by the presentation in Spanish at 10:00 am ET.
Sonier says the board's seed committee came up with the name, Red Fox, because of its potential for marketing as the Island's red potato.
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New Red Fox potato variety a first for the Prince Edward Island Potato Board
The new Red Fox potato variety has a very P.E.I. name, and is also a first in the history of the Prince Edward Island Potato Board.
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Pictured at the opening ceremony of the new Cavendish Farms Research Centre in New Annan, Prince Edward Island, from left to right are: Vernon Campbell, Mull Na Beinne Farms; Newton Yorinori, Director of Plan Breeding, Seed Development and Resea
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Cavendish Farms opens Potato Research Centre in New Annan, PEI
Cavendish Farms’ new Potato Research Centre in New Annan, Prince Edward Island officially opened on September 17, 2020 with a ribbon cutting with Dennis King, Premier of Prince Edward Island, and company officials.
Tim Huffcutt: “Compared to common red potatoes, these superior stunners have a vibrant red skin with a rich yellow interior and a sweet creamy taste.”
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New potato variety, RPE Golden Red , will debut on store shelves this fall
This fall RPE launches a new red-skin potato variety, RPE Golden Red. They will be available in a three-pound, poly light-blocker, bilingual bag.
Dr. Eugenia Banks, a potato specialist, shows off a handful of Alliston potatoes that were grown in a trial area in a field on 12th Line of New Tecumseth. The new variety was created by a potato breeder from Quebec named Andre Gagnon, and in mid-July, it
August 07, 2019
New Canadian potato variety named after Alliston, spud capital of Ontario
In mid-July, a new variety of potato named Alliston was officially registered with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, making it the first tater in history to take its name from the potato capital of Ontario.
Involvement of Cavendish Farms with potato variety development was abundantly clear at the annual Growers Field Day in New Annan on September 25, 2018.
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Cavendish Farms to open Potato Research Centre in Prince Edward Island
Canadian potato processing company Cavendish Farms, a subsidiary of J.D. Irving, announced last week that it will build a new potato research and plant breeding centre in New Annan, Prince Edward Island.
Robert Irving, president of Cavendish Farms, delivers a speech to the Prince Edward Island Young Farmers Association. Irving said the company is currently working on developing potatoes that can withstand dry growing conditions.
March 05, 2019
Cavendish Farms invests in potato breeding to deal with climate change
Cavendish Farms is working to develop potato varieties that can thrive in dry growing conditions on Prince Edward Island, says the company’s president Robert Irving.
Potato growers and industry members gathered in Fredericton for the Potato Selection Release Open House on Wednesday to learn what new varieties are available for trial that could improve yields and taste – including the varieties used to make French fr
February 15, 2018
New potato varieties could improve taste of French fries
Potato growers and industry members gathered in Fredericton for the Potato Selection Release Open House on Wednesday to learn what new varieties are available for trial that could improve yields and taste – including the varieties used to make French fries.
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