Potato News from the Americas

Ontario Potato Board, Potatoes New Brunswick join the United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) as the representative of their potato grower members, giving the organisation a truly national reach.

To help offset rising food costs, four farms on Prince Edward Island are opening their potato storages to Islanders. Visitors are invited to help themselves and pick unwashed potatoes directly from the pile in storage. The event occurs Saturday, March 11th, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm.

PFI, a manufacturer of sanitary conveying equipment, announced it has named Tom Vipond as Division General Manager. Vipond will oversee all PFI locations and operations.

The National Potato Council (NPC) installed its 2023 roster of Executive Committee members at the organization’s annual Washington Summit.

Pest Management Specialist Randy Van Haren, who established Pest Pros, Inc. of Plainfield, in 1984, was inducted into the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Hall of Fame at the industry’s Annual Awards Banquet held February 8, 2023, in Stevens Point.

Investigación de clones en cultivos de papas nativas, viene desarrollando el Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA) del Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario y Riego (MIDAGRI) en la región Junín.

Fernando Cesaretti es productor hortícola de nacimiento y su pasión por la actividad se le nota cuando habla: “Mi abuelo vino de Italia en el año 1913 y yo aprendí a caminar entre los surcos de la papa”.

PepsiCo announced a USD 216 million multi-year investment in long-term, strategic partnership agreements with three of the most well-respected farmer-facing organizations

The second day of the hugely successful Mikesell’s potato chip sale has been moved to 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday March 6, 2023.

Equipment manufacturer Marel appointed Anna Kristin Palsdottir, Executive Vice President of Innovation to an additional role, Regional Managing Director and President, Marel North America.

Funcionarios K y de Juntos presentaron la construcción de la planta, que funcionará en julio del año que viene, en el parque industrial de la ciudad balnearia.

La crisis agrícola ha hecho que el precio de productos como la papa incrementen hasta en 700 por ciento, y los agricultores vivien en la incertidumbre debido a las complicaciones para lograr cosechar el producto.

El Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología (Senamhi) presentó el pronóstico de riesgo agroclimático para el cultivo de papa para el período febrero-abril 2023. Las precipitaciones, en toda la costa y sierra, desde febrero a abril, las condiciones para esta variable se encontrarían entre sus normales y superiores a su valor histórico.

Conn’s Potato Chip Company announced on January 13 it has obtained a brand licensing agreement with Mikesell’s and will begin to produce the chip brand in Zanesville effective immediately.

In addition to its annual Hall of Fame induction, the Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) presented several other annual Industry Awards during a banquet on February 8, 2023, in Stevens Point.

The Wisconsin Potato & Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) Board of Directors has elected Randy Fleishauer as its President for 2023.

SNAXPO23, to be held March 19-21 in Orlando, FL, will include a Startups Hub, Co-Pack Central, Flavor Showdown, Knowledge Zone, and SNAC Bites.

Jack Grote Assumes Leadership of the Lifecycle Business Strategy at Grote Company, Bringing Programs and Services Beyond Equipment to Food Processors to Maintain, Operate and Extend the Life of Machinery.