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A new potato variety that’s genetically modified to withstand bruising has been cleared for commercialization without undergoing USDA’s deregulatory process for biotech crops.

French Fry manufacturer J.R. Simplot has filed a lawsuit against its competitor McCain Foods USA for copying its Twisted Potato Product Sidewinder - a product they protected with a design patent.

Up until recently, Alex Docherty, chairman of the PEI Potato Board and a potato farmer in Elmwood, P.E.I., would do what most potato farmers on the Island still do today - hire rock pickers. But this fall, his new Spudnik AirSep Harvester is separating the rocks from the potatoes

The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica announced they will be expanding the Irish potato programme to new planting areas for the 2016/17 crop year.

Cornell University receives $1.2 million of new state funding to upgrade the Federal Golden Nematode Lab

En la categoría Investigación Aplicada, el denominado Sistema de Gestión de Calidad de Sanidad de Papa presentado por la Unidad Integrada Balcarce, bajo la coordinación de Gladys Clemente, del grupo ProPapa, obtuvo el prestigioso premio INNOVAR 2016.

Phillip Nolte, extensionista de la Universidad de Idaho, especializado en semilla de papa, explica la forma de influir en el estado de los cultivos al salir de las bodegas.

Cada plántula cuesta seis centavos de dolar y en una hectárea se puede sembrar unos 38 mil brotes.

Metropoulos & Co., a family-owned investment firm specializing in iconic American brands has made a significant investment in salty snack manufacturer Utz Quality Foods, LLC

RPE Inc., has created Old Oak Farms Party Potatoes. Quick and easy to prepare, Party Potatoes are fingerling potatoes that transform ordinary dinners into extraordinary parties!

Heat and Control is showing the Slurry On Demand continuous mixer by Spray Dynamics in the Heat and Control booth (#N-4706) at Pack Expo International in Chicago, from Nov 4 - 6, 2016.

PepsiCo, Inc. has announced an ambitious global sustainability agenda designed to foster continued business growth in a way that responds to changing consumer and societal needs.

Let Boulder Canyon Authentic Foods do your holiday baking this year as the leading better-for-you snack brand brings back its popular Thanksgiving meal-flavored potato chips (United States): Turkey & Gravy and Pumpkin Pie kettle-cooked potato chips.

El clima cada vez más caliente conduce a sequías y plagas: en Perú, el banco de germoplasma in vitro más grande del mundo combate sus efectos.

TOMRA Systems ASA, has signed an agreement with the owners of Compac Holding Ltd for 100 per cent of the shares in the company.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. today announced the record and distribution dates for the spin-off of its Lamb Weston business, which is expected to be effected through the distribution of 100 percent of the common shares of Lamb Weston to holders of ConAgra Foods’ common shares

El Dr. Luis Salazar visitó el país invitado por el Consorcio Papa Chile. Su visión de la situación actual de la papa frente a los virus que le atacan; las debilidades y fortalezas del rubro en Chile, y sus consejos, en esta entrevista exclusiva.

Idahoan Foods introduces its proprietary processing method to the unflavored mashed potato category with the launch of new Idahoan Signature Russets Mashed Potatoes.