processing and packaging
Alsum introduces gourmet potato pouch packs
Alsum Farms & Produce will introduce a 3 lb. Gourmet Potato Pouch Pack at the PMA Fresh Summit on Oct. 15-16 in Orlando. The pouch packs can be se... READ MORE »
FDA updates manufactured food regulatory standards
The FDA has issued revised food safety standards for state regulatory programs that oversee food facilities that manufacture, process, pack, or hold f... READ MORE »
Key Technology introduces digital sorters
Key Technology introduces its VERYX belt-fed digital sorters. With sustainable all-sided surface inspection and multi-sensor Pixel Fusion, VERYX maxim... READ MORE »
BioSafe to open Michigan production facility
BioSafe Systems will open a new production site in Coldwater, Michigan. This location will allow BioSafe Systems to manufacture, house and ship all Bi... READ MORE »
House approves GMO labeling bill
Legislation on the labeling of genetically modified organisms (GMO) has passed through the U.S. House of Representatives and now heads to the Presiden... READ MORE »
MSU website estimates tuber survival
The Late Bight Risk Forecasting website, used for estimating potential survival of potato volunteers in Michigan, is now available for 2016 risk estim... READ MORE »
Grant expands parasitic roundworms research
NH Agricultural Experiment Station researcher Rick Cote at the University of New Hampshire has received a USDA grant to expand his research on parasit... READ MORE »
Wada to continue leading Domestic Marketing Committee
Chris Wada of Pingree, Idaho, was re-elected to the Potatoes USA Executive Committee on March 17, at the organization's 44th Annual Meeting in Colorad... READ MORE »
Verdesian purchases Specialty Fertilizer Products
Verdesian, based in Cary, North Carolina, has added Specialty Fertilizer Products (SFP), based in Leawood, Kansas, to its portfolio of plant health a... READ MORE »
Cañon Potato closing
Cañon Potato has announced that it is closing and plans to sell its assets to MountainKing Potatoes. Cañon, based in Center, Colo., has... READ MORE »
