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January 07, 2021 | News

Potato LEAF reaches fundraising goal and announces Institute Alumni Summit

At the beginning of January 2021, the Potato Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation (LEAF) announced it has achieved its inaugural fundraising goal of 2 million dollar for 2020.

November 24, 2020 | News

Custom-built Tong potato solution increases US processor’s sizing potential

Potato processor Skone & Connors Produce, Inc. chose a custom-built potato grading and washing solution from Tong Engineering.

November 03, 2020 | News

Potato Expo 2021 to be held exclusively online

Potato Expo 2021, scheduled to take place January 5-7 next year, will be held exclusively online. The organizer, the National Potato Council (NPC), recently announced this new virtual format in light of on-going developments with COVID-19.

November 20, 2019 | Articles

Largest drum dryer ever

The manufacturers Idaho Steel (USA) and Kiremko from Woerden (NL) have, in close cooperation, recently made a new drum dryer for potato flakes/purée. This is a version with a very high capacity of no less than 4,500 kilograms of flakes/purée per hour. According to the manufacturers, it is the largest drum dryer ever built. This…

November 20, 2019 | Articles

What happens in Vegas, enters the potato chain

On 14 and 15 January 2020, the North American potato chain will meet in Las Vegas. On these days, the Potato Expo trade fair and congress will take place. Every year, potato professionals meet to do business and keep abreast of the latest developments in the field.

October 16, 2019 | Articles

Smartphone as a mini-lab for early Phytophthora detection

Researchers at North Carolina State University in the United States have developed a simple and affordable test with which Phytophthora can be traced at an early stage with the help of the smartphone. A practical application of the mini-lab has now been made in the form of a prototype.