Business
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Avebe Becomes Member of Smart Farming Group
Avebe and Cosun – a Dutch agro-industrial cooperative – are the latest companies to have become members of smart farming-focused JoinData. With... -
McCain, Frito-Lay Among World’s Most Valuable Brands
Potato processors McCain and Frito-Lay have made it the top 10 most valuable and strongest food brands in the world, according to an annual ... -
IPM Potato Group and Teagasc Extend Potato Partnership for Another 15 Years
IPM (the IPM Potato Group) – a subsidiary of Donegal Investment Group – and Teagasc – the Irish agriculture and food development authorit... -
Ayrshire Potatoes Come Under EU Protection Rules
Scotland’s Ayrshire new potatoes have been granted EU protection against unauthorized imitation, reports The Scotman. The potatoes, which are als... -
Tasmanian Farmers Challenge Simplot’s Low Potato Prices
Tasmanian growers are dissatisfied with Simplot, as the company is not paying them enough for their potatoes, even as the company’s profits repor... -
China-bred High Starch Potatoes Favored in Kazakhstan
A China-bred variety of high starch potatoes is gaining popularity in Kazakhstan, where poor resistance to disease and pests have undermined yield ... -
Lamb Weston Pours USD3.5m into Research
Lamb Weston is planning to invest an additional USD3.5m at its Richland campus to support research, reports Tri-City Herald. According to the infor... -
Mart Produce and ProSource Join Forces
The Mart Group LLC and ProSource Inc. are gearing up to enter a joint venture agreement. The former, which is comprised of four Idaho ... -
Idaho Seeking to Build New Potato Processing Plant
The need to bring in more potato processing capacity to Idaho was proposed as one of the main ways to increase spud prices during ... -
World Potato Congress Announces New International Advisor
The World Potato Congress announced a new international advisor Lu Xiaoping, who has been with the International Potato Center (CIP) since 2011. Si...
