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Wendy's/Arby's profit beats expectations as Arby's improves
May 04, 2023
Wendy's is Fueling 'Fry'-nals with FREE Hot & Crispy Fries for Philadelphia-Area College Students
It's finals time, a.k.a. the season of all-nighters in the library. Wendy's® knows late-night cram sessions can leave you hungry for the right answers – and for a late-night snack,
Big savings in reducing insecticide use.
May 04, 2023
Potatoes New Zealand meeting on the benefits of IPM: Big savings by reducing insecticide use.
By adopting integrated pest management (IPM) practices growers are not on their own, Australian entomologist, Dr Paul Horne, told Pukekohe potato growers at a Potatoes New Zealand research update breakfast meeting in late March.
An ordinary snap of a supermarket freezer filled with frozen chips at a Queensland Aldi has excited Australians in a hopeful sign that the potato shortage is over
May 03, 2023
Australian Shoppers Share Excitement over ALDI Freezers Filled with Potato Chips
Australian Shoppers Share Excitement over ALDI Freezers Filled with Potato Chips Potato production suffered heavily due to excessive rains and flooding in major potato-growing areas in Australia in 2022.
Spud sentiment in the media continues to improve
May 02, 2023
Spud sentiment in the media continues to improve
The widespread popularity of potatoes as America’s favorite vegetable naturally leads to their frequent appearance in the press. However, occasional misinformation can jeopardize the potato’s reputation.
Potato crops in Villahermosa
May 01, 2023
Colombia: Emisión de ceniza quema los cultivos de papa y enferma a las familias en Villahermosa
La comunidad en Villahermosa ha reportado a la oficina de agricultura que se encuentran trabajando a pérdidas, teniendo en cuenta que la ceniza del volcán Nevado del Ruiz se encuentran quemando la papa, arveja y cultivos de frijol.
Hijos de Rivera con la Universidad de A Coruña
May 01, 2023
Patatas que crecen junto a los eucaliptos en A Laracha, el nuevo proyecto de Hijos de Rivera con la Universidad de A Coruña
El proyecto de la Cátedra de Hijos de Rivera junto con la Fundación Galicia Sustentable en Montemaior experimenta con el aprovechamiento de los suelos afectados por la explotación intensiva de este árbol para producir alimentos.
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May 01, 2023
Bosch BASF Smart Farming is now ONE SMART SPRAY
Bosch BASF Smart Farming, the joint venture between Bosch and BASF Digital Farming to globally market and sell smart farming technology, announced its new brand name: ONE SMART SPRAY.
Research scientist Bourlaye Fofana was looking for a way to make plant products healthier for humans and animals by adding an antioxidant called selenium.
April 29, 2023
'Surprise' discovery could help protect potato and tomato crops against late blight
In 2014, Charlottetown-based research scientist Bourlaye Fofana was looking for a way to make plant products healthier by adding the antioxidant selenium.
Family dinners are more important than you’d think
April 29, 2023
Family dinners are more important than you’d think
New research has found that four in 10 parents report having only three or fewer family dinners per week, leaving 42% feeling 'worried', according to a new poll of 2,000 US parents.
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April 29, 2023
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation boosts African breeding research of RTB Crops with USD 30mn grant
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed USD 29,668,667 to CGIAR for the breeding of improved Root, Tuber, and Banana (RTB) crops that lie at the heart of many African agri-food systems.
McCain Farm of the Future Africa
April 27, 2023
Better Potatoes, Better Planet: McCain Farm of the Future Africa set to transform potato farming in South Africa
McCain Foods Limited, one of South Africa’s leading frozen food manufacturers, has officially opened its Farm of the Future Africa in Lichtenburg, North West, the second of three locations planned by 2025.
Potato late blight
April 25, 2023
New Portable Device Uses Smartphone-Based Spectroscopy to Detect Late Blight Disease in Potato Crops
The device has the potential to transform the way that farmers detect and manage plant diseases, leading to more efficient and sustainable agriculture practices.
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April 16, 2023
España: La fábrica 4.0 de Patatas Meléndez, un proyecto altamente eficiente y sostenible
Patatas Meléndez, compañía vallisoletana cuyo CEO y administrador único es Javier Meléndez, es el primer operador de patata en España con un 20% de cuota de mercado. Este 2023 también va a posicionarse como un referente a nivel europeo gracias a su fábrica 4.0., con una inversión de más de 36 millones de euros.

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