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Danielle Golden, Sr. Sales and Customer Service Manager at Heartland Farms Inc.
August 23, 2016
Heartland Farms Appoints Danielle Golden as Sr. Sales and Customer Service Manager
Heartland Farms, Inc. announced today that Danielle Golden has joined the farm to further develop their growing portfolio of regional and national accounts.
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2016 Crop Progress for the potato variety Agria in The Netherlands
August 23, 2016
Aviko Potato provides detailed information on the development of the 2016 potato crop
Yearly Aviko Potatoes follows the progress of the potato crop through regular sampling and the resulting data are shared publicly based on their commitment to transparency. PotatoPro took a closer look.
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Cambio climático destruye 20% del cultivo anual de papa en Latinoamérica
August 22, 2016
Cambio climático destruye 20% del cultivo anual de papa en Latinoamérica
El calentamiento global destruye entre el 10 % y el 20 % de la producción anual de papa en América Latina y se ha convertido en la principal amenaza que enfrenta este cultivo, por encima incluso de un agresivo hongo conocido como tizón tardío, coincidieron hoy varios expertos en Panamá.
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Thorsten Müller, CEO at Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions (left) and Johannes Wick, CEO Grains & Food at Bühler AG (right), sign the R&D cooperation between Bühler and Bosch at the occasion of the Bühler Networking Days.
August 22, 2016
Bosch and Bühler strengthen research cooperation
Bühler and Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions agreed to expand their existing successful collaboration for increased innovation and market launches, further leveraging the opportunities of the Internet of Things. New products are expected for 2017.
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Volm Companies held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 10 for their new manufacturing and distribution facility in Pasco, Washington.
August 22, 2016
Volm Companies - a solutions provider for potato packaging - break ground for a new manufacturing and distribution facility
Volm Companies held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 10 for their new manufacturing and distribution facility in Pasco, Washington.
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Lamb Weston's new Innovation Center in Richland, with co-creation spaces, fully functioning kitchens and a pilot line. (Courtesy: Fisher Construction Group)
August 22, 2016
A closer look at Lamb Weston's new Innovation Center
Earlier this year, Lamb Weston's opened its new Innovation Center in Richland, with co-creation spaces, fully functioning kitchens and a pilot line. The interior was designed by Lamb Westons design agency, Williams Murray Hamm brand agency (WMH), also responsible for Lamb Weston's new global branding
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Agricultural Fields in Croatia (Hrvatska)
August 22, 2016
Croatian Potato Growers unable to compete with imports from France and Germany
Consumers in Croatia say that local potatoes should not be more expensive than German or French potatoes.
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Managing Director at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar Sweeney (at podium), delivers the keynote address at the launch of a $19-million programme to boost Jamaica’s capacity to produce clean Irish potato seedlings, on August 15 at the Scie
August 21, 2016
Jamaica's capacity to produce virus-free seed potatoes gets boost
Jamaica’s capacity to produce clean Irish potato seedlings has been enhanced with a $19-million allocation from the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF).
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Road sign in Tebessa (Algeria) providing directions to the border crossing with Tunisia in Bouchebka (Courtesy: Panoramio)
August 21, 2016
Potato exporters from Algeria stuck for days at the Tunisian border
Algerian potato exporters are still having trouble at the border crossing Tebessa between Algeria and Tunisia. Tunisian customs do not allow trucks carrying tons of potatoes to enter Tunisia although all the legal procedures are completed.
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Guatemala: Con ayuda de USAID se construyó una planta para procesar papa
August 20, 2016
Guatemala: Con ayuda de USAID se construyó una planta para procesar papa
Durante el acto de inauguración, Gregory Howell, director de la Oficina de Crecimiento Económico de la Agencia para el Desarrollo de Estados Unidos (Usaid), dijo que con la planta se espera superar las ventas anuales en por lo menos US$1.6 millones, unos Q12 millones.
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Potato Field on Prince Edward Island near the coast.
August 20, 2016
Prince Edward Island Potato Industry to improve marketable yield, profitability and sustainability in 'Enhanced Agronomy Initiative'
The Prince Edward Island Potato Board, Cavendish Farms, and the PEI Department of Agriculture and Fisheries have announced the creation of the 'Enhanced Agronomy Initiative'.
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Potato Field in Argentina
August 18, 2016
Argentina offers prospects for seed potato exporters
The political revolution in Argentina gives the economy a boost. The Dutch agricultural sector could definitely profit from it. Willem Aalders of Latam Produce states this on the eve of the Dutch trade mission to Argentina.
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Potato Processing Equipment Specialist Kiremko presents the H Flow Conyevor, especially developed for the transportation of snacks and frozen products.
August 18, 2016
Innovation in Product Handling: Kiremko's H Flow Conyevor
The H Flow Conyevor, one of Kiremko’s newest products, is especially developed for the transportation of snacks and frozen products.
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Dewulf-Miedema present their potato handling and harvesting innovations at Potato Europe
August 18, 2016
Dewulf-Miedema present their potato handling and harvesting innovations at Potato Europe
Dewulf~Miedema will present their innovations in potato cultivation technology at Potato Europe in Villers-Saint-Christophe, France.
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FAO: Los contenedores marítimos propagan plagas y enfermedades
August 17, 2016
FAO: Los contenedores marítimos propagan plagas y enfermedades
Los vertidos de petróleo atraen la atención de la opinión pública y generan preocupación, pero los "vertidos biológicos" suponen una amenaza mayor a largo plazo y no tienen tanta repercusión.
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Container Harbor in Melbourne
August 17, 2016
AUSVEG: Predicted rise in potato imports threat to Australian industry
A significant rise in potato imports into Australia is forecast for 2016, sparking concern about the profitability and competitiveness of the Australian potato industry over the coming months.
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Justin Clements, a fifth year doctoral student in the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center working in the Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the 2016-2017 National Potato Council Academic Scholars
August 17, 2016
National Potato Council Awards Academic Scholarship for Potato Research to Justin Clements
Justin Clements, a fifth year doctoral student in the Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center working in the Department of Entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is the recipient of the 2016-2017 NPC Academic Scholarship.
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August 17, 2016
Good Health Launches Organic Black Bean & Rice Tortilla Chips
Good Health, a creator of better-for-you savory snacks, today announced the launch of Organic Black Bean & Rice Tortillas, the first tortilla chips to join the brand’s portfolio of savory snacks.
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