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October 02, 2018
Potato Processor Lamb Weston Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2019 Results
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today its fiscal first quarter 2019 results.
October 02, 2018
Pepsico reports financial results of Third Quarter 2018
PepsiCo, Inc. today reported results for the third quarter 2018. Indra Nooyi prepares to step down as CEO.
October 01, 2018
Holanda: Los calibres de la papa causan problemas a McDonald’s
Debido al clima seco de este año, las papas tienen un tamaño más pequeño que lo normal. Y como consecuencia, las papas fritas también. Eso es un problema para la cadena de comida rápida McDonald’s.
September 28, 2018
Dieffenbach's Potato Chips expands production facilities
Dieffenbach's Potato Chips Inc. announced yesterday that their latest production facility in the Bethel Township is officially live.
September 27, 2018
Los satélites protegen el sector de la papa en Europa
La papa enfrenta hoy varios desafíos, que van desde su almacenamiento hasta el monitoreo de enfermedades. Afortunadamente, un nuevo servicio de datos satelitales ayudará a enfrentarlos.
September 24, 2018
Buenos Aires tendrá otra planta para el lavado de papas
El viernes 21 de septiembre, el Intendente de Comandante Nicanor Otamendi, localidad de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, firmó el boleto de compraventa del terreno donde se construirá una planta para el lavado de papas. Sponsored Content
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September 23, 2018
Fate North Carolina Sweet Potato Crop after Hurricane Florence still uncertain
The problem for North Carolina’s sweet potato farmers is knowing whether the drenching rains unleashed by hurricane Florence will have the same effect as being inundated by a flooded pond or creek. Some sweet potato fields received as much as 30 inches.
September 23, 2018
Simplot potato processing plant in Grand Forks damaged by fire
An equipment fire at the Simplot potato processing plant in Grand Forks, ND late last Wednesday, forced employees to evacuate and caused an estimated USD 150.000 of damage.
September 21, 2018
Desarrollan papas resistentes a sequías y suelos salinos
Científicos del CONICET y de la UBA transfirieron un gen clave en las plantas y lograron mejorar el rendimiento en invernaderos. El próximo paso será probarlo en el campo.
September 21, 2018
Vodka de papas nativas ganó concurso mundial
El licor es producido por la empresa peruana 14 Inkas, a la cual le entregaron la medalla de oro por revalorar la biodiversidad de las papas nativas de los Andes.
September 19, 2018
New Mexican potato variety Citlali shows resistance to late blight and zebra chip disease
In Mexico, researchers of the National Forestry, Agriculture, and Livestock Research Institute (INIFAP), part of the Mexican Ministry of agriculture (SAGARPA), have developed a new potato variety, Citlali, with improved tolerance to diseases.
September 19, 2018
Bühler Aeroglide announces new appointments for Sales and Process Engineering
Bühler Aeroglide, a global leader in thermal process engineering and technology for food, feed, and industrial markets has appointed Tom Barber, vice president of capital sales, and Jason Pintuff, director of process engineering. Sponsored Content
September 18, 2018
Potatoes Annual Summary: 2017 US Potato Production Up Slightly
Earlier this month, USDA-NASS published its annual report 'Potatoes 2017 Summary; September 2018'. The 2017 data indicate a slight increase of the total potato production in the United States compared to the previous year.
September 18, 2018
Over 20 jobs and 12 old kettle fryers out at Cape Cod Potato Chips as Campbell Soup looks for cost savings
About a quarter of the workers at the Cape Cod Potato Chips facility in Hyannis, Massachusetts were laid off as two of the three production lines are shut down.
September 18, 2018
Peru expects potato production to increase this year
Peru expects to produce 4.77 million tons of potatoes in the 2018/2019 campaign, more than the 4.45 million tons it produced In the previous season
September 18, 2018
Asia's leading seaweed snack brand is coming to the United States
Nora Snacks, a US subsidiary of the Thai seaweed manufacturer Taokaenoi brings its popular seaweed chips to American palates
September 18, 2018
Cargill adds to its Simpure porfolio of label-friendly potato starches
Cargill is expanding its Simpure portfolio of label-friendly functional native starches with the addition of three potato starches designed for meat, meat alternatives and culinary applications.
September 16, 2018
Desarrollan bioplaguicida que ataca la polilla guatemalteca
Es un virus que las larvas de la polilla adquieren al alimentarse de la papa tratada. Para conocer mas sobre el bioplaguicida, escuche la entrevista que Caracol Radio de Colombia realizó a la ingeniera Paola Cuartas de Agrosavia.