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April 29, 2024

España: Congreso de la Patata Nueva, optimismo y preocupación

Los profesionales de la patata reunidos en el sur de España parecen estar de acuerdo a dos puntos: la buena producción española, y el problema egipcio.

El Parque Papas ya cuenta en sus depósitos con el insumo con el que fertilizará el cultivo en la próxima campaña. Reducirá las emisiones de CO2 en 40% respecto a la fertilización tradicional.

April 29, 2024

Argentina: cultivo sustentable con huella de carbono ultra baja

El Parque papas recibió el fertilizante con el cual lograra reducir sus emisiones de carbono hasta en un 40%

April 24, 2024

Bolivia: sequía, granizo, indundaciones e incendios

Casi la totalidad de los cultivos del país se han visto afectados en mayor o menor medidas por las inclemencias del tiempo.

Utz Brands Announces Continued Acceleration of Supply Chain Transformation Strategy and Completes Term Loan Repricing

April 24, 2024

Snack manufacturer Utz Brands Announces Continued Acceleration of Supply Chain Transformation Strategy

Snack manufacturer Utz Brands, Inc. has announced that certain of its subsidiaries including Utz Quality Foods, LLC have entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of certain assets to Our Home™ ("Our Home").

McCain Foods es el Proveedor Global del Año de McDonald's en la Convención Mundial 2024 en Barcelona

April 23, 2024

McCain y McDonalds: una sociedad de largo plazo

McCain Foods ha sido recientemente reconocida como el proveedor global numero uno de MCDonald's para el 2024.

April 22, 2024

Indian agricultural scientists develop innovative, eco-friendly wind operated insect trap to enhance pest control

A groundbreaking wind-operated aerial insect trap designed to revolutionize pest management in agriculture has been developed by a team of scientists at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Potato Research Institute (ICAR-CPRI) in Shimla.

Europatat warmly welcomes PAYR, the Finnish Potato Sector Association, as National Association, elevating to 21 the number of countries covered by its membership.

April 22, 2024

PAYR, the Finnish Potato Sector Association, joins Europatat!

Founded in 2015, PAYR brought together the previous smaller potato associations to form a co-operative group able to speak for the whole potato value chain in Finland. PAYR also promotes the potato sales and supports potato research.

April 21, 2024

Turn up the heat this summer with unique potato offerings

From backyard BBQs to campfire cook outs, potatoes should be the MVP of summer time outdoor cooking adventures. They are versatile, delicious, easy to prepare, and the perfect complement to any summer dish.

April 18, 2024

The Little Potato Company launched its spring campaign: 'The Little Springtime Campaign and Sweepstakes.'

The Little Potato Company is putting a little spring in families’ meals and pantries with 'The Little Springtime Campaign and Sweepstakes.'

April 18, 2024

Spain: notable merger to take the potato sector by storm

Hijolusa, Agricola Villena and Natuber will now be know as "Somos Hijolusa", a new company with the reach and means to shake the spanish horticultural landscape.

April 18, 2024

Cheetos® Debuts 'Other Hand' Campaign, an Official Celebration of Fans who Reserve their Dominant Hand for Enjoying Cheetos

Ninety-nine percent of people eat Cheetos® with their dominant hand, which means they need to live their life using their Other Hand... even if things get a little messy.

April 17, 2024

Europatat and other Stakeholders raise concerns over proposed plant reproductive material amendments

Europatat is raising concerns about the draft report on Plant Reproductive Material (PRM) which is set for a vote in the European Parliament’s Plenary during the week of 22 April.

William Gilmore, un productor de patatas de quinta generación, dice que el mes de marzo ha sido "una pérdida"

April 16, 2024

Europa: preocupación por el clima y la producción

El clima sigue siendo atípico en Europa y productores de todas partes se preocupan por el futuro. Irlanda no es la excepción.

VAVI is affiliated with the Potato Demonstration Day organization

April 15, 2024

VAVI is joining as one of the organizers of the Potato Demonstration Day

As of 2024, the Association for the Potato Processing Industry (VAVI) is joining the organization of Potato Demonstration Day (Aardappeldemodag).

April 14, 2024

Delicious and healthy: discover top 10 snacks getting traction

Who said snacks can’t be tasty and healthy at the same time? Usually, we associate snacks with unhealthy foods full of empty calories. However, the good news is that there are numerous options for delicious snacks that not only satisfy our cravings but also offer nutritional benefits.

A saguaro cactus is seen during a 27-day-long heat wave with temperatures over 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., July 26, 2023. On July 26 at 09:50 (GMT-7), a Flir One ProThermal camera r

April 11, 2024

Earth is currently in the midst of a remarkable 10-month stretch of temperature records

The world just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month streak in which every month set a new temperature record, the European Union's climate change monitoring service said on Tuesday.

April 10, 2024

Vultus: IFFCO Kisan sets new record of requests on the analysis platform

Vultus AB (publ) has announced a new platform record with 21,000 fields analysed in one day.

PoLoPo Unveils SuperAA Platform: Protein Biofactory in Potato

April 10, 2024

Potatoes as Factory for proteins: PoLoPo Unveils SuperAA Platform

PoLoPo, a molecular farming pioneer, has announced its SuperAA platform, the first step to producing proteins in common plant crops. Currently potatoes are grown at greenhouse scale to produce the potato protein patatin as well as the egg protein (!) ovalbumin.