Potatoes may be a traditional staple with consumers, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for something new, marketers in the US say. Golds, yellows, reds and other hues are spicing up […]
More potato varieties mean more sales opportunities
A personal note to Potato News Today readers…
Dear folks, I turned 59 yesterday, and to be honest with you, I am not feeling that old!? Goodness… Not much to celebrate really, but like my good “old” Mom told me […]
‘Just Eat’ restaurant chain invests £1 million in restaurant food safety programme
Just Eat, a leading global marketplace for takeaway food delivery, has committed to investing £1 million to raise food hygiene and safety standards across the UK takeaway sector. Under the new programme, […]
Microwavable potato chips recalled after three days due to fire hazards
It was with great fanfare that potato chip giant Calbee unveiled the Renji de Poterich brand of chips. These stand alone among other fried potato slices in that the bag is microwavable, allowing […]
Russia found no brown rot in Dutch seed potatoes
According to a report published by FreshPlaza, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhodnadzor) will allow the import of Dutch seed potatoes. These imports concern specifically the batches of […]
Starship nematodes: ‘One tiny step for a nematode, one big step toward sustainable agriculture in space’
An exciting collaboration between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and Pheronym (Alachua, FL), will send nematodes into space to the International Space Station (ISS). The mission represents […]
British company develops technology that helps tuber development of potatoes
Nitrogen is the most used and least understood of all agricultural nutritional inputs. Typically, only a third of applied nitrogen is taken up by crops. However, the effect that the form of […]
APHIS announces additions, removals from PCN infested areas in Idaho
On Nov. 5, 2018, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) added a 147-acre field to the pale cyst nematode (PCN) infested area in Bingham County, Idaho. APHIS took this action […]
Global irrigation and ag data companies partner, providing growers with crop management solutions
Valmont Industries, Inc., a global provider of products and services for infrastructure and irrigation equipment and the parent company of Valley Irrigation, and Prospera Technologies, Inc., a leading Israeli machine vision and artificial intelligence […]
New potato app helps with crop management and yield data
A new potato-specific smartphone app has been developed to help growers improve crop management and marketing decisions right through the supply chain. Developed by the Peterborough-based potato supplier Greenvale AP, the Crop4Sight […]
Belgian company targets younger generation with new potato product launch
Belgian based potato company De Aardappelhoeve introduced a new convenience concept during the Fruit Logistica event in Germany. The new potato product line is targeting a younger generation of consumers. Bart and […]
Fresh Solutions Network moving into Canada, continue expansion in the US
As the 2019 potato market tightens, the Fresh Solutions Network is prepared to deliver consistent supply to retailers. “We have a lot to be proud of moving into this year. With a […]
US: Black Gold Farms appoints Chief Production Officer
Black Gold Farms recently announced that Kerwin Bradley has joined the organization as the Chief Production Officer (CPO). As CPO, Kerwin will support all aspects of crop production and sit on the […]
Head of The Climate Corporation: ‘Digital tools and data science will shape the way we think about food production’
Farmers face unrivaled risk and uncertainty. New solutions are needed to help them solve complex problems. With digital tools and data science, the next wave of innovation in agriculture has arrived. Dr […]
