Bob Larson, reporter, AgInfo, hosts interviews at the #PotatoExpo2019 this past week (Jan 9 – 10) in Austin, Texas with Mark De Beaufort of the organization “Imagine A World Without Potatoes“. Also Dustin […]
Registration is now open for restaurants hoping to be crowned champion during the 2nd annual Potahto Week, sponsored by Peak of the Market. The week-long event challenges restaurants to put forward a signature […]
John Keeling is The Packer’s 2018 Potato Man for All Seasons. Tom Karst, the editor of The Packer, presented the award at National Potato Council’s annual banquet on Jan. 11. Keeling, executive […]
Leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, Tong Engineering, is once again exhibiting at the UK’s largest farm machinery show LAMMA, and this time at the event’s new location, the NEC Birmingham, on stand […]
Using low-cost digital technologies to meet the challenge of reducing food waste was the theme adopted by Dr Gavin Lishman, Managing Director of Martin Lishman Ltd, in his presentation at the recent […]
The Haith Group’s representatives will be at the LAMMA 2019 trade show in the UK this week, displaying their latest products and looking forward to discussing future plans with growers and processors […]
The seventh EcoFestival of the Native Potato Seed has recently come to an end. This annual event synthesizes the struggle for the rescue of the ancestral potato and other Andean produce, in […]
Potato growers in Britain are invited to come along to Newmarket this Thursday, 10 January (all day) when AHDB Potatoes will host Strategic Farm Results Day – SPot East, Elveden Farms. Attendees […]
The Ontario Potato Potato Conference and Trade Show will be hosted at the Delta Hotel and Conference Center in Guelph on March 6 this year. The Conference is organized by Dr Eugenia […]
Ever heard of biscuits made out of potatoes? You can taste them at a stall set up by India’s Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) at the five-day Pride of India Expo organised […]
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host the 34th annual Maine Potato Conference on Wednesday, Jan. 23 and Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, at the Caribou Inn and Convention Center. The Central […]
The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, reportedly presented the head of Russia, Vladimir Putin, with four bags of potatoes to honor the New year. This was reported by the TV channel “Belarus […]
After 20 years of biotechnological research, the first GMO potato that is resistant to the PVY virus is said to go on sale to the public next year in Argentina. The potato’s […]
An uncertain Brexit has presented the British agricultural industry with fresh challenges. In order to gain a competitive advantage, working ‘smarter’ will be the key for businesses after Brexit. Grimme is harnessing […]
The latest issue of the Global Potato News magazine was published. Visit the website, or go directly to the North American edition and/or the European edition. Comments are welcomed – please get in touch with Editor-in-Chief Lukie Pieterse: lukie@globalpotatonews.com
