The Oregon Potato Co. plans to close a plant in Stayton next month and lay off all 485 employees who work there, beginning at the end of October, The Oregonian reports. Farmers […]
NORPAC’s buyer plans to close processing plant, lay off 485 workers
US potato farmers seek new trade deal with Mexico to ‘level the playing field’
Potato farmers are asking U.S. agricultural officials for support in expanding export trade into Mexico, writes Noi Mahoney in Freight Waves. Currently, American potato farmers and exporters are mostly barred from selling […]
Tong Engineering’s Caretaker sorter now includes advanced optical sorting feature for dirty crops
Since Tong Engineering launched the option of integrated optical sorting within its market leading grading machine, the Caretaker, in 2016, the inclusion of advanced optical sorting on dirty grading systems has proved […]
Organic Potato Workshop: Growing without copper
The future of copper for dealing with blight on potatoes in Britain is uncertain. In 2019 there was no authorisation for its use. During an Organic Potato Workshop, organized by the Soil […]
British Potato 2019 event: Scotts Precision Manufacturing plans big presence with haulm toppers and harvesting machine
Scotts Precision Manufacturing is aiming to finish its record-breaking year in style with its largest-ever presence at British Potato 2019. The Lincolnshire manufacturer of vegetable harvesting equipment will have two stands at […]
Could mustard seed be next cash crop for potato growers on Canada’s Prince Edward Island?
Researchers on Prince Edward Island on Canada’s east coast are studying brown mustard seed to see if the plant can do double duty in the potato crop rotation — preventing both disease and […]
CEO of NPC: ‘We are standing up for potatoes on Capitol Hill’
Kam Quarles, CEO of the National Potato Council (NPC) in the US spoke Aug. 30 at the Idaho Grower Shippers Association convention, outlining policy work on trade and nutrition this year. According […]
Life after Diquat: Hutchinsons trial on desiccation and haulm management on show at upcoming Fenland event
Agronomy group Hutchinsons in the UK would like to welcome you to Friesland Farm, Burnt Fen, near Littleport (IP28 8EQ ), to view its ongoing development work in potatoes in 2019. At […]
Potato specialist provides update on Britain’s ‘Fight Against Blight’ initiative
Dr Alison Lees, a research leader for AHDB-funded research into late blight at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee speaks to Heather Briggs about this year’s Fight Against Blight. “We have currently […]
Lower yields, smaller size profile, but good quality seen for 2019 Idaho potato harvest
With the 2019 potato harvest under way as of August in the earlier fields, the Idaho Potato Commission is projecting that the state will harvest just under 309,000 acres of potatoes this […]
Black Gold Farms appoints non-family member to its Board
Black Gold Farms, and the Halverson family have announced the appointment of Doug Kling as a member to its Board of Directors to fulfill a new slot designated to a non-family member. […]
TOMRA Food introduces new sorting machine for potatoes at PotatoEurope event
TOMRA Food has introduced the TOMRA 3A sensor-based sorting machine for freshly harvested root crops, offering potato growers unrivalled sorting capabilities, dependability, and affordability. The TOMRA 3A is shown publicly for the first […]
CEO of Plant & Food Research: ‘Time for a grown-up conversation about gene editing’
Today, the new technology of gene editing is emerging as a real option in facing some of our world’s biggest challenges in food production, medicine, conservation and climate change, according to the […]
The Roundup debate: Germany aims to ban glyphosate usage in weedkillers
The German government aims to phase out herbicides containing glyphosate by the end of 2023, a move that could generate further headwinds for German drug and chemical giant Bayer AG. As part […]
Idaho potato grower experiments with commercial crops as natural fumigants
An Idaho potato farmer believes he can cut back on his use of fumigation by raising two specific commercial crops — oriental mustard and a promising new spud variety called Clearwater Russet. […]
Invitation to attend the 21st EAPR Triennial Conference; abstract submission now open
The President of the European Association for Potato Research (EAPR), Prof Jadwiga Śliwka, invites you on behalf of the Organizing Committee, to attend the 21st Triennial Conference of the EAPR. The meeting […]
Fruit Logistica Asia Trade Show: ‘We are set on exporting potatoes to the world’, says CEO of Potatoes South Africa
There will be no rotten potatoes today as South African companies are set to participate in the 2019 Fruit Logistica Asia Trade Show that gets underway in Hong Kong today. According to […]
