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A research project in New Zealand is determining if different field soils affect development of powdery scab on potatoes, and whether soil physical, chemical and/or biological characteristics influence this important potato disease.

Tubers were the talk of the town in Cusco, Peru during the week of May 27, when the 10th World Potato Congress (WPC) and the 28th Congress of the Latin American Potato Association (ALAP) were held together for the first time.

As McDonald's seeks to modernize its business, the company is placing a big bet on mobile and other tech platforms such as self serve kiosks

PepsiCo, Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bare Foods Co. (doing business as Bare Snacks), a U.S.-based maker of baked fruit and vegetable snacks.

Shearer's Snacks has sold the Barrel O' Fun and Rachel's brands to UR Brands — an affiliate of Old Dutch Foods.

Monday, McDonald’s Corp. opened its new corporate headquarters in Chicago. McDonald’s President and CEO Steve Easterbrook was joined by employees, owner-operators and suppliers and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel

Bayer plans to complete the acquisition of Monsanto on June, 7, following the receipt of all required approvals from regulatory authorities.

Quest Nutrition has launched their latest innovation – Tortilla Style Protein Chips.

Last month the Intersnack Group announced that it had reached agreement for its KP Snacks business to acquire Tyrrells, Inc. and its global portfolio of better-for-you, premium snack brands from The Hershey Company.

KWS has offered to buy Bayer’s Dutch vegetable seed company Nunhems.

Packaging and Processing Equipment Manufacturer tna has introduced the tna intelli-sys iPS 3, a high-performance data collection and reporting tool to provide manufacturers with insight into all their production processes.

La iniciativa invita a millones de consumidores de papa de todo el mundo a cuestionarse a imaginar sus vidas sin las papas presentes en cualquiera de sus variedades y presentaciones.

Volm Companies, a key supplier of packaging and packaging equipment for fresh potatoes in North America, has acquired the business of Atech, Incorporated in Monte Vista Colorado.

Cristina Pérez, periodista, escritora y comunicadora, entrevista a Alejandro Maglione, considerado el mejor periodista enogastronómico de Argentina.

Usando una encuesta, el Ministerio de Agricultura del Perú identificará los cultivos a los que los productores están destinando sus esfuerzos. Así podrá advertir si están tomando malas decisiones de siembra que produzcan posteriormente una sobreoferta.

More and more consumers demand 'free-from' foods. The trend has been steadily rising over the past decade, following a global call for more natural ingredients.

Los agricultores de las regiones productoras de papa en Kenia están aprendiendo a cosechar éxitos gracias a un programa financiado por USAID: Desarrollo Acelerado de la Cadena de Valor para Alimentar el Futuro (AVCD por sus siglas en inglés).

El evento se realizó en Julcán y tuvo como objetivo promover la activa participación de agricultores, ganaderos, artesanos y agroindustriales en temas referidos a dos sectores primordiales como la agricultura y la ganadería.