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Brendon and Sheldon Rockey of Rockey Farms in Center, Colorado, were named the recipients of the prestigious 2014 Environmental Stewardship Award presented at the National Potato Council’s 2015 Annual Meeting.

Snack Food Association CEO Tom Dempsey today urged Congress to approve legislation creating a federal standard for labeling food produced with genetically modified organisms (GMOs).

Barrel O'Fun, which produces potato chips and other snack foods has agreed to pay a $45,000 penalty for not effectively pre-treating wastewater from its production plant before sending it to the now improved city treatment facility.

Snack manufacturer Snyder's-Lance is completing a $10 million investment to improve operations and build on its commitment to sustainability at its manufacturing facility in Hyannis, where the company makes Cape Cod Potato Chips.

A potato genetically engineered to reduce the amounts of a potentially harmful ingredient in French fries and potato chips has been approved for commercial planting, the Department of Agriculture announced on Friday.

In front of hundreds of associates, suppliers and nonprofit organizations at its Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting, Walmart announced its commitment to create a more sustainable food system.

During the week of August 26, the National Potato Council (NPC) led a delegation of 19 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff on a crop tour of New Jersey’s potato growing region.

ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE:CAG) joined with community and civic leaders today to celebrate the completed expansion of its Lamb Weston frozen potato facility in Boardman, Oregon

In this USDA research on soybean crops, researchers find a link between minimum winter temperature and pesticide use.

Among US families, avoiding GMO's is increasingly becoming one of the drivers to buy organic foods.

President Obama signed into law revisions to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules that ease compliance for farms across Maine.

With more people buying local and organic food, consumers should know the difference between the two so they recognize what they’re buying, but nearly one in five still confuse the terms, a University of Florida researcher says.

The potato and vegetable growers in Wisconsin's Central Sands are not content to debate causes, and they have united to proactively seek solutions to Tackle Water Issues in Central Wisconsin.

Heat and Control’s latest BF-360 Batch Fryer combines an enclosed cooking area with automatic control of temperature, slice agitation, batch loading, and unloading to produce consistent hard-bite kettle-style potato chips.

Potato Farmers are used to optimizing crop production on their own lands. But is it possible to optimize production across a much bigger area—say, the whole East Coast of the United States?

Wisconsin potato growers have achieved national recognition not only through their ability to produce more potatoes on fewer acres but also for the sustainability of the practices they use

Vermont will likely be the first state in the United States to require food manufacturers to label products containing genetically modified organisms.

Simplot's Safety Days initiative was recently recognized by McDonald’s Corporation as demonstrating best practices in the “Community Impact” section of the company’s Sustainable Supply awards.