Potato News

De aardappelzetmeel producent AVEBE en het plantenbiotechnologie bedrijf BASF Plant Science hebben vandaag een Research & Development samenwerking aangekondigd op het gebied van plantenbiotechnologie.

The potato starch manufacturer AVEBE and the plant biotechnology company BASF Plant Science announced today a research and development alliance in plant biotechnology.

Pepsico CEO Indra Nooyi topped a list of leading women in world business

FIWAP adviseert om naast de eventuele problemen van bewaring ingevolge rot en hoge vochtigheidsgraad, ook de kieming en de frietkleur van de aardappelen extra goed in de gaten te houden.

After long and thorough research Kiremko introduces a new type of sliver remover

During the last couple of years the market has been dominated by the immediate effects of the recession and as we move into 2011 the potential ‘double-dip’ risk still looms large.

Unlike other potato processors that use optical sorters to remove defects on their primary lines, Konya Seker relies on an ADR®5 Automatic Defect Removal System from Key Technology.

Though potato fields yielded average amounts, the crop quality in Maine was better than last year, growers and industry representatives said Monday.

Potato seed was provided to farmers in Kanchanpur district free of cost to attract them towards commercial potato farming.

Diacetyl - a chemical used in butter flavoring – may damages the lungs by reacting and forming complexes with amino acids in cell membranes, according to a new US study.

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq:DMND) today reported strong financial performance for its first quarter of fiscal 2011 and increased guidance for the full-year.

Tong Peal, a leading designer and manufacturer of handling and sorting equipment in the United Kingdom, has strengthened its sales division with the appointment of Charlie Rich and Carole Metcalfe and with the promotion of Simon Lee.

When it comes to calories, parents lack a basic understanding of their impact on weight and may even be skeptical that calories are just the latest food and nutrition fad.

Bayer CropScience today announced that is has divested certain crop protection products to Amvac Chemical Corporation (Amvac)

As of this morning, Tomra Systems ASA (Tomra, www.tomra.com) a Norwegian public company (quoted on the Oslo Børs: TOM), has announced that it is to wholly acquire Dublin based technology company, Odenberg.

America’s number one potato, the Idaho® potato, has earned another number one title: Best Agricultural Cooperative Website.