Potato breeding and biotechnology company, Solynta has announced that it has appointed Peter Kooman PhD to lead its product management and agronomy team. Peter brings a wealth of potato experience to Solynta. […]
British chips really have been left an inch shorter thanks to 2018’s extreme and unpredictable weather, according to a report on the UK’s fruit and vegetable industry. A prolonged heatwave over the […]
J.R. Simplot, the largest supplier of fresh potatoes in the US tried to convince the Ninth Circuit on Monday that a business partner improperly took over a vegetable processor without paying. Washington […]
The Norwegian Association of Fruit and Vegetable Wholesalers (NFGF) and Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, are pleased to announce the opening of registrations for the upcoming annual Europatat Congress. The event […]
Prince Edward Island french fry manufacturer Cavendish Farms in Canada is reportedly importing a larger than usual amount of potatoes from other parts of Canada and the United States to make up […]
Michigan is the nation’s largest grower of potatoes for chips — about one in four bags sold in the U.S. is made from Michigan potatoes. Can climate change jeopardize the state’s dominance? […]
Nearly four decades ago, a group of local farms started a company to wash, sort and package fresh potatoes harvested from their fields — keeping more of the dollars gained from the […]
To heighten the awareness of Colorado potatoes amongst the state’s grade and high school students, the Colorado Potato Administrative Committee invites schools to participate in a video competition. Each school is to […]
Since its introduction in 2015, CRISPR-Cas 9 has taken the scientific world by storm. Gene editing has allowed potato breeders to tackle major production issues, such as drought tolerance and disease pressure, as well […]
Though many people think that potatoes contribute to weight gain, they actually come loaded with Vitamin A, C, B, iron and phosphorous. They are easily available in most of the households and […]
Two years ago I went to Ag In Motion excited to see DOT launch! Here is just a little explanation of what a #combine is & how it works! Just a little […]
War relics are often discovered in unusual places, but few finds are as unexpected as this one. A German-made grenade from World War I was discovered in Hong Kong on Saturday among […]
In a bid to help the state’s distressed potato farmers, Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered release of Rs 5 crore for providing freight subsidy to the producers for marketing their […]
In 1853 while working as the head chef at Cary Moon’s Lake House in Saratoga Lake, near Saratoga Springs New York. One day some of his guests complained that he made french fries to thick. Irritated, he […]
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