Potato News
California Sweet Potato Industry Sees Rising Interest in Purple Varieties Amid Market Challenges
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Nov 27, 2025.
Alongside a roasted turkey and stuffing, a traditional Thanksgiving meal in the United States usually includes sweet potatoes glazed with butter and brown sugar and topped with toasted mini marshmallows.Peak of the Market Named Sobeys’ 2024 Best Local Produce Supply Partner in Manitoba
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Nov 24, 2025.
Sobeys has named Peak of the Market its 2024 Best Local Produce Supply Partner in Manitoba. Store managers recognized Peak for its quality, reliability, and strong relationship with Sobeys, highlighting their shared commitment to delivering fresh local produce.Forsfood Launches New Website with Expanded Product Insights and Industry Resources
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Nov 24, 2025.
Forsfood has launched a new website featuring improved navigation, detailed product insights, and a dedicated section on its high-performance peelers. More case stories and resources will be added soon, with forsfood.com serving global users and forsfood.fi the Finnish market.Pakistan and Korea Join Hands to Establish Seed Potato Centre at PARC to Cut Imports and Boost Local Production
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Nov 18, 2025.
Pakistan and KOICA discussed a feasibility study for a Seed Potato Production Centre at PARC, Islamabad. The project aims to cut seed imports, boost yields with Korean tech like aeroponics, and supply virus-free certified seed to over 100,000 farmers.Senegal Boosts Food Sovereignty with Arrival of Seed Potatoes for the 2025–2026 Campaign
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Nov 12, 2025.
Senegal’s MASAE received containers with seed potatoes at Dakar Port for the 2025–2026 campaign, marking progress toward food sovereignty with 20,000+ tons of seeds and 7.3 billion FCFA (EUR 11.13 million) in state support.AAFC invented wireworm trap 'could be a major breakthrough'
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Mar 21, 2016.
A wireworm trap invented at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada on PEI 'could be a major breakthrough'Potato cultivation partly to blame for landslide in Indonesia
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Mar 12, 2016.
Potatoes cultivation is partly to blame for a recent landslide in Wonosobo, Central Java, as farmers engage in unsafe planting practices that harm the environment to try to reap high prices - according to a study revealed last week.EPA Approves Federal Potato Registration for non-fumigant nematicide Velum® Prime
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Mar 10, 2016.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted federal registration of the new, non-fumigant nematicide Velum® Prime offered by Bayer CropScience's for use on potatoes.AHDB Potatoes turns to top food bloggers to boost consumption
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Mar 08, 2016.
“Harnessing the power of leading bloggers and vloggers, as well as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube channels will enable us [AHDB Potatoes] to reach more consumers and engage with them on a more regular and impactful basis. As research shows, this is clearly the way forward.”Tomorrow's Leaders Trained at 2016 Potato Industry Leadership Institute
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Mar 01, 2016.
From February 17-24, Potato Industry Leadership Institute (PILI) participants traveled from potato growing regions across the United States to attend eight days of industry training and professional development.Potato Prices in West Bengal may shoot up 50-65% by April-May
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Feb 25, 2016.
Potato prices in West Bengal may shoot up as much as 50-65% by April-May to Rs 18-20 per kg owing to an expected fall in production in West Bengal, which is said to have brought in speculators into playDutch company to support commercial Angola potato production
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Feb 25, 2016.
An unidentified agricultural company from the Netherlands will support farmers in large scale potato production in the irrigated area of Matala, in Angola’s Huila province.Farmer's Keepers potatoes a take on delicious imperfection
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Feb 19, 2016.
BCfresh, a British Columbia-based provider of locally-grown vegetables, announced the introduction of Farmer’s Keepers™ Potatoes. Farmer’s Keepers™ Potatoes come in a variety of non-uniform shapes and sizes with minor blemishes or minor mechanical damage.Potato Prices in Jordan expected to rise after frost
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Feb 03, 2016.
The price of potatoes in Jordan is expected to increase as a significant acreage of the field crop was damaged when temperatures dipped below zero last week.A taste of Spring in Japan: Sakura (Cherry-blossom) - Butter flavored potato chips
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Feb 01, 2016.
It is still winter in Japan, but snack makers are already coming out with a taste of Spring: Sakura (Cherry-Blossom) - ButterQuick and early disease detection by drones with hyperspectral camera
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Jan 27, 2016.
Idaho State University researchers have found high-tech cameras mounted on drones flying 60 meters above potato fields can effectively detect individual diseased and stressed plants.Next Generation UK Potato Industry Innovators educate themselves on Westminster and NFU
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Jan 24, 2016.
Delegates of AHDB Potatoes’educational programme ‘Next Generation’ spoke on spuds and the needs of the £4.1bn GB potato sector on an informative visit to Westminster (parliament) and NFU London last week.AHDB Fellowship to safeguard critical potato nematology expertise in the United Kingdom
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Jan 21, 2016.
Dr Jon Pickup, Head of Virology & Zoology at Science & Advice for Scottish Agriculture (SASA) will lead on one of three AHDB Potatoes Fellowship Awards, specifically seeking to secure critical potato nematology expertise for the future.The Packer: Neil Gudmestad honored as the 2015 Potato Man for All Seasons
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Jan 18, 2016.
Neil Gudmestad, a potato pathologist with North Dakota State University, has been awarded the 2015 Potato Man for All Seasons award by produce magazine The Packer.UK Potato Industry urged to back Grow Your Own Potatoes education project
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Dec 16, 2015.
With reports again highlighting a concerning lack of knowledge amongst young adults and the origin of the food they eat, educating the next generation remains an important focusLatest potato chip flavour in Japan for Christmas: Strawberry Shortcake
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Dec 13, 2015.
Every month, Japan seems to get a new odd-flavored snack or candy. You might think that’s peculiar, but just know that many Japanese people do, too.Jamaica to test 15 new (Irish) potato varieties
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Dec 13, 2015.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries of Jamaica is to conduct research trials on 15 new varieties of imported Irish potato over the next three months, to determine their suitability for local conditions.Stanley Trout joins Idaho Potato Commission as Foodservice Promotions Director for the SouthEast
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Dec 01, 2015.
Stanley Trout joins the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) foodservice marketing team as Promotions Director for the Southeast, based in Nashville, TN.Nick Vermont receives British Potato Industry Award at BP 2015
By PotatoPro (Food Innovation Online Corp) from PotatoPro Feed All News English. Published on Nov 16, 2015.
Nick Vermont, CEO of McCain Foods GB is this year's British Potato Industry Award winner