Potato News

Revisions to the grading standards for No. 1 potatoes allow for mixed varieties of potatoes to be packaged together, as requested by grower/shippers and retailers.

Rising costs for food and fuel have dominated headlines and weighed heavily on the minds of restaurant operators.

First Lady Michelle Obama and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled the federal government’s new food icon, MyPlate, to serve as a reminder to help consumers make healthier food choices.

Los investigadores continuaban tratando de encontrar hoy la forma en que la bacteria E.coli infectó a miles de personas y ya dejó 19 muertos en Europa, 18 de los cuales en Alemania, y que provocó enormes pérdidas en el sector agrícola. Frente a la fal...

In order to stimulate, a food needs to have a very clear and obvious first taste.  This needs to be strong, easy and not too complicated.  To carry that taste, either sweetness or saltiness or a combination needs to be present. 

Dos ingleses, inspirados por el Perú y sus cultivos de papa de más de cuatro mil variedades, crean un snack gourmet con todo el sabor peruano para los mercados más exigentes y gracias a una serie de organizaciones esto fue posible. La noticia completa...

Joe&Seph’s have released a set of three new savoury cheese popcorn blends.

With the Tasmanian potato harvest in full swing, the effects of the extremely wet winter and mild summer are being realised.

Don’t save your water for later – use it now, Eric Anderson, senior agronomist at Scottish Agronomy urges potato growers.

A plant worker won an $814,500 judgment in Baltimore County Circuit Court after claiming he contracted a rare lung disease known as "popcorn lung"from breathing diacetyl, a chemical used to make food taste buttery.

The situation in the U.S. sunflower market remains in flux with the potential for additional planted acres depending on weather for the next 10 to 20 days.

Vanaf vandaag is de Opperdoezer ronde beschikbaar in een 1 kilogram verpakking. Hiervoor is een nieuwe verpakking ontwikkeld waarop het kenmerkende dorpslint van Opperdoes staat afgebeeld.

Gran Canaria se ha sumado a la iniciativa puesta en marcha por la marca de patatas fritas Lay’s, que ha lanzado un concurso a nivel nacional llamado ‘Casting de Sabores’, creando un producto típicamente de la tierra, las Lay’s Mojo Picón. Bajo el lema...