Noticias sobre las Papas Fritas y Especialidades de Papa de Canadá

Agri-Trend Data Corp of Red Deer, Alberta, and The J.R. Simplot Company of Boise, Idaho, have created a joint-venture company called the U.S. Agri-Data Solutions LLC (USADS) to deliver their proprietary Agri-Data Solution(TM) Netware Platform to agricu...

Cavendish Farms, one of North America's leading producers of frozen potato products, unveiled a critical vital new element in their environmental action plan, and a first for the potato industry in North America.

Doubling its export volume over the last four years helped win the McCain team the prestigious Exporter of the Year Award for 2009.The award, a joint initiative of Business New Brunswick and Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters, was presented by New Br...

Manitoba has had a relatively wet spring and according to Tom Gonsalves, business development specialist for potatoes with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI), all the moisture in the soil certainly has the potential to negatively ...

The chair of the P.E.I. potato processing committee says growers are content to have reached a deal with Cavendish Farms for this year.Scott Howatt said Thursday growers accepted the first offer as they face what appears to be another difficult year.“W...

When waste byproducts are recycled and reused, it is always good for the environment. That means potato product producers in Portage la Prairie are doing some good things for the environment. Simplot Canada Ltd. in Portage la Prairie goes through a...

Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is taking issue with the P.E.I. Potato Board's interpretation of how much money has been paid out for crops ruined by rain last summer. In October, a $12.4- million compensation plan was announced, cost-shared b...

Eating well in tough economic times can be well... tough. Consumers look to spend less on groceries often at the expense of nutrition but there are choices available that are better for you and economical."Good nutrition is non-negotiable - to sta...

The storage of potatoes has come a long way over the past few decades. Remember the old potato houses with cement floors, big wood burning furnaces and poor ventilation? Today tubers are stored in high-tech buildings boasting two-stage ventilation sys...

Canadian harvested area for potatoes in 2008/09 could fall to 148,000 hectares, more than 11,000 hectares, or 7% below the year earlier level reflecting a combination of lower planted area and harvest problems due to wet weather in Prince Edward Island...

It was an exciting time for two dedicated area producers on Wednesday evening when they were selected in the top spot for 2008 in the McCain Top 10 Growers for Portage la Prairie competition. Anton Wiebe and Sheldon Falconer, from Anton Wiebe Ltd. of...

McCain Foods is axing 25 jobs in New Brunswick as part of a move to outsource accounting functions to India. The head of McCain Foods (Canada) says the outsourcing of the jobs is part of the company's efforts to become more competitive globally. The ...

In a world record breaking attempt, Canadians Cloe Whittaker (22) and Tyson Jerry (24) are taking a 45,000 Km road trip in a van powered by the waste oil from French fries.They will launch their Driven to Sustain adventure on Wednesday October 1 from M...

Big french fry companies are undercutting P.E.I. potato prices by flooding the open market with cheap potatoes, says an sland potato farmer and a potato marketer.Jim Read, of J.B. Read Marketing Inc., and Danny Henricken, whose family has been growing ...

On a sunny afternoon in Florenceville-Bristol, McCain Foods officially opened its $65-million potato processing plant on Thursday, Sept. 4.The plant was announced in 2006 and began construction in the spring of 2007. It replaces the first factory ever ...

P.E.I. farmers who sell potatoes for processing to McCain Foods voted in favour of a new contract at a meeting Thursday night. Unlike those growing for Cavendish Farms, who rejected three contracts before signing, the McCain growers accepted the first...

A new $65-million potato processing plant began production on Tuesday at McCain Foods in Florenceville-Bristol. The state-of-the-art facility replaced the first factory ever built by the company more than 50 years ago. The new plant marks the end of a...

Cavendish Farms producers voted “overwhelmingly yes’’ Wednesday (July 23) to accept the latest offer from the Irving-owned company, but many look to the future with concern. It was the fourth meeting for the approximately 180 growers on Prince Edward ...