Wet, humid conditions are leading to the worst season for late blight on potatoes on P.E.I. in years. Provincial agriculture officials report 30 cases of late blight so far this summer in Island potato fields. Last year at this time, there were just t...

McCain Foods (GB) Ltd have announced the appointment of Helen Priestley as Marketing Director. In her previous position Priestley championed McCain Food’s main ingredient, the Great British potato on behalf of the Potato Council where she worked for 10...

The Potato Council’s estimate of total potato plantings for 2009 has been updated from the provisional end-June area of 129,100 ha to a revised figure of 130,268 ha.This is very close to the final published figure for 2008 of 130,200 ha. The revised fi...

What's in a name? Almost everything if you're an Idaho potato farmer.Idaho potatoes are one of the most recognizable commodities in the world and growers collectively shell out about $12.5 million a year to advertise, promote and safeguard the famous b...

>In its July board of directors meeting, United Potato Growers of America announced that both fall and annual potato acreage is virtually unchanged from last year. This assessment is based upon data from the United States Department of Agriculture a...

Brad Hall, Chairman of Madhouse Munchies, is pleased to announce that Thomas Daly has accepted the role of President, Madhouse Munchies. In this role, Daly will oversee all aspects of Madhouse operations. Daly brings 15 years of consumer packaged goods...

The economic downturn has not created a 'health crunch' when it comes to new product innovation, suggests research conducted for the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) by independent consultancy Mintel's Global New Products Database. Based on its tracki...

The search for New Zealand’s top chip shop kicks off this month, with registrations opening for shops wanting to take part in the ‘That’s Life! Best Chip Shop Competition 2009’. This year, competing shops can gain extra points in the Competition if at ...

De beursprijzencommissie Rotterdam van de Nederlandse Aardappelorganisatie (NAO) splitst de aardappelnotering voor de verwerkende industrie op.Er komt een notering voor de regio Hamburg, Frankfurt, Parijs en Lehavre (Hafpal) en een prijs voor aardappel...

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) announces the appointment of Sandra Ziles as the new Director of the Potato Council. Sandra is passionate about food and farming and has a strong track record in developing and promoting Brit...

El Ministerio de Agricultura (Minag) oficializó la realización del XXIV Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de la Papa (ALAP), a desarrollarse en la ciudad surandina del Cusco del 23 al 28 de mayo de 2010.

Idaho Fry Co. co-owner Blake Lingle said Tuesday that he and his business partner met with officials at the Idaho Potato Commission and came to an agreement on a new name for the business. Plans for a naming contest were scrapped in favor of resolving...

Nearly a year after winning the decades-long battle to gain more federal funding for specialty crops, industry groups and businesses throughout the state have the opportunity to apply for part of a $526,675 block grant from the North Dakota Departmen...

Maybe the owners of the Idaho Fry Co. should have done a little more research before picking a name for their startup restaurant in Boise.On the other hand, their alleged violation of the Idaho potato trademark hasn't exactly hurt business.Traffic pick...

PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America division and Jack Link's today announced they have entered into an agreement in which Frito-Lay will sell and distribute a new line of meat snacks under the MATADOR by Jack Link's brand, aimed at young adults with acti...

At its yearly congress in Angers (France), the new elected Europatat president Kees van Arendonk (Netherlands) has presented the proposal of the Europatat 2010 working group to invest in a stronger secretariat in order to strengthen the voice of the Eu...

Officials say they’ve recovered and identified all three bodies that were missing after the ConAgra plant exploded in Garner Tuesday, causing part of the roof to collapse.The Tuesday morning explosion caused the walls and part of the roof of a section ...

Una moderna planta procesadora de papa donada por la Unión Europea a Cajamarca, se pondrá en marcha desde próximo lunes en esta ciudad, anunció Víctor Cerna Irigoín, representante de la ONG Asociación para el Desarrollo Sostenido (Aders Perú), encargad...