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McCain Foods USA to use $6.9M in grant funding for soil improvement project
McCain Foods USA has been awarded $6.9 million in funding through a USDA conservation program as part of a soil improvement project. The funds from the USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program will be used as part of the “Improving Soi... more
Little Potato Co. offering 15 $1,000 gift cards in holiday sweepstakes
The Little Potato Co. is offering customers a chance to win a $1,000 grocery store gift card in its holiday sweepstakes. The online and point of sale sweepstakes, which began Nov. 1 and runs through Jan. 10, 2024, will award 15 grand prizes of $1,... more
Companies partner to develop environmentally friendly pesticide
Renaissance BioScience has signed a joint development agreement with crop protection company Certis Belchim to develop and commercialize an environmentally friendly pesticide. The technology will target an as-yet-unspecified pest, according to a n... more
Potato researcher begins term as agriculture dean at Canadian university
Potato researcher Gefu Wang-Pruski began a one-year term as acting dean and principal, Faculty of Agriculture, at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada, on Oct. 30. Wang-Pruski is the chair of the Plant, Food, and Environmental Sciences depa... more
NPC advocates for more agricultural workers, renewed farm bill action
Mike Wenkel, National Potato Council chief operating officer, met last week with government organizations at the White House to address increasing the availability of agricultural workers. Meetings were held with staff from the Department of Homel... more
Harvest Bowl program awards 14 scholarships, presents agribusiness award
Fourteen North Dakota State University athletes received scholarships during the Harvest Bowl program on Nov. 10. The 2023 NDSU Harvest Bowl Agribusiness Award was also presented. A dinner and awards program took place Friday at the Delta Hotels b... more
Idaho Potato Commission names McCain Foods executive new chair
The Idaho Potato Commission chose a new chair and vice chair, in addition to adding a new member, at its October meeting. Paul Saito, field manager for McCain Foods USA, is the commission’s new chair. Saito, a third-generation farmer and native ... more
TOMRA’s sorting and grading solutions receive international recognition
TOMRA Food’s food sorting and grading solutions have won international recognition for the accuracy of their foreign material identification. The company’s solutions include a recently launched unwashed potato sorter. The company received an I... more
More than $3B available to commodity and specialty crop producers
More than $3 billion is available to commodity and specialty crop producers affected by natural disaster events in 2022. Eligible impacted producers can apply for financial assistance through the USDA's Emergency Relief Program (ERP) 2022. The pro... more
Pulsed Electric Field technology partnership to focus on potato processing
Global freezing and cooling equipment provider FPS Food Process Solutions has partnered with OptiCept Technologies to develop, research, produce and commercialize Pulsed Electric Field technology for solid food processing. The partnership will beg... more
