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FPS Food Process Solutions Opens New Corporate Headquarters as Part of Continued Global Expansion
December 22, 2022
FPS Food Process Solutions Opens New Corporate Headquarters
In response to its continued expansion, FPS Food Process Solutions, a global leader in turn-key freezing and cooling equipment, moves into its new corporate headquarters in Richmond, BC.
Julio Kalazich, Ph.D., Agronomy Professor, Universidad de Los Lagos, Osorno, Chile
December 18, 2022
WPC Webinar- Potato Breeding in the South American Countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay
Julio Kalazich will be the speaker at the first World Potato Congress webinar of 2023 on January 24, 2023 at 9:00 am ET. He will address Potato Breeding in the South American Countries Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay in English followed by the presentation in Spanish at 10:00 am ET.
Loch Willy, right, and his daughter, Kiara, taste test a Japanese snack that's very similar to Bugles, in their Saskatoon home.
December 18, 2022
Bugles have disappeared from Canadian stores
Bugles are still sold in the United States but have been discontinued in Canada for several months — just one of the latest products American food manufacturers are no longer selling in Canada.
Potato Harvesting
December 12, 2022
2022 Canadian Potato Production
Statistics Canada has estimated Canadian Potato Production in 2022 to be 122,970,000 hundred weight, up 0.8% over 2021. Despite a very cold and wet spring delaying planting and very hot
CPB potato leaves protected by RenBio RNAi yeast
December 03, 2022
Renaissance BioScience Corp adds Senior Executive Expertise to Push Commercialization of its RNA Production and Oral Delivery Platform Technology
Renaissance BioScience Corp., a leader in bioengineering for the global agriculture and food industries, has retained the services of S. Brad Griffith to assist Renaissance in commercializing its RNA production
Rafael Llerena, CEO of Easyfresh
November 27, 2022
World Potato Congress Inc. Webinar by Easy Fresh - International Transport & The Global Potato Value Chain
The World Potato Congress Inc. presents its sixth webinar this year on December 13, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (USA/Canada)
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Gerald “Jeddy” and Joyce MacFayden and family
November 26, 2022
Potato Industry leaders honoured at Prince Edward Island Potato Board Annual Banquet
The Prince Edward Island potato industry gathered for its annual awards dinner for the first time since
2020. COVID-19 had put the banquet on hold for the past two years.
Moving Forward with the Next Generation on Regen Ag
November 25, 2022
Moving Forward with the Next Generation on Regenerative Agriculture
Alyre Poitras is a McCain Foods potato grower in Saint-André, New Brunswick, Canada. He shares his experience with regenerative agriculture and the changes in potato cultivation over time
P.E.I. Agriculture Minister Darlene Compton introduced legislation this week that would give her the authority to restrict what crops can be grown in areas where potato wart has been discovered. (Legislative Assembly of P.E.I.)qqb
November 18, 2022
New bill would allow PEI government to limit what crops can be grown in potato wart index fields
The minister of agriculture of Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada has tabled legislation that would give the provincial government a lead role in trying to prevent the spread of potato wart in the province.
Cofounder, Maxime Dumont Analyzing Nutrient Concentration Using LENS™
November 16, 2022
LENS™ fertilizer management tool offers real time insight in 13 nutrients in potato plants
Ag start-up Picketa Systems announces the release of their Leaf Evaluated-Nutrient System, LENS™. The LENS™ fertilizer management tool offers real time insight in 13 nutrients in potato plants.
Xiu-Qing Li in lab, holding potato tubers.
November 15, 2022
Hot Potato! Canadian research into heat-tolerant potato genes builds on award-winning study
In the classic children’s game, nobody wants to be the one left holding the 'hot potato'. This also rings true for farmers, as rising global temperatures are bringing new meaning to the term.
McCain Foods Canada and fcc support potato farmers applying regenerative agriculture
November 02, 2022
McCain Foods and Farm Credit Canada support potato farmers financially to boost regenerative agriculture
Potato Processor McCain Foods (Canada) teams up with agricultural lender Farm Credit Canada (fcc) to support potato farmers financially when they investment in regenerative agriculture.
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