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Western Australia's world class seed potato industry was in the spotlight during a recent a visit by Indonesian Government officials and industry specialists.The Indonesian visit was organised by the Department of Agriculture and Food.The department is...

Casual workers at McCain Foods Wendouree plant (Ballarat) will need to check with the company daily regarding shifts through to March, according to a union organiser. The AMWU's Angela McCarthy, who has responsibility for workers at the Ballarat food c...

A bid to synthetically produce a toxin that costs the Australian potato industry about $20 million annually might hold the key to beating the disease, Australian researchers say. Researcher Peter Molesworth, of the University of Tasmania's School of C...

A new, healthier variety of potato is set to take the Australian market by storm. Unlike most spuds, Almera is suitable for people who are diabetic or striving to maintain a healthy weight. Graham Liney, who lives about two hours from Canberra, in La...

Delicious golden-brown chips (french fries) with only a spoonful of oil - sounds too good to be true.The ActiFry cooks with hot air and minimal oil - a paddle in the centre of the cooking pan evenly distributes the oil by stirring food as it cooks. We ...

A property at Thorpdale, in West Gippsland, has been found to have potato cyst nematode (PCN) and a freeze has been put on potato trade from the area.John Hodgkin from the Thorpdale branch of the Victorian Farmers Federation says the Government has to ...

A 20km quarantine zone in Thorpdale's potato region has been declared following the discovery of potato cyst nematode. The discovery, made during routine crop surveys required to meet standards for seed potato certification, could have a devastating ef...

Jones Lang LaSalle's retail specialist team is hunting for properties for a 20-store expansion planned by fast-food chain Wendy's throughout New Zealand.The property consultants say the timing could not be better with the way the market has moved latel...

Australia can now officially toast International Year of the Potato.A New South Wales winery best known for its fruit creations has just released the country's only commercial potato vodka.The potatoes used to make the vodka are sebago and harvested on...

Ballarat district potato growers have rejected a price offer from McCain Foods to buy this season's crop.While McCain buys most of the region's potatoes, escalating fertiliser and fuel costs mean growers want to see an increase per tonne in price to re...

Potato chips made to taste like Bourbon Whiskey have dismayed experts and parents, who say they send a dangerous message to young consumers.The new Jim Beam-branded potato chip packets advertise alcohol to anyone who buys them - including children - Dr...

Workers at the Department of Primary Industry’s (DPI) potato research facility at Toolangi have been told the facility is to close. The jobs of seven of the 11 staff members are to be relocated to Knoxfield while four have found themselves without job...

In an article entitled "Grocery report's disparities only small fry",  Paul Sheehan notes: "The figure you need to know is the price for a kilo of potatoes from the farm gate: 55 cents. That is the most common bulk price sold to wholesal...

Chip shops across the country are being urged to get in quick to be crowned the nations best chippie, with registrations for the ‘That’s Life! Best Chip Shop Competition 2008’ due to close on 31 July. Chairperson of the Chip Group, Glenda Gourley, sa...

The potato processor, Simplot Australia, and farmers have been negotiating prices for four months and have agreed to a 35 per cent price rise for the coming crop. Simplot's managing director, Terry O'Brien, says both sides have ended up in a good pla...

Potato chip maker Mr Chips has received a full takeover offer from Simplot Australia. The offer, conditional on a satisfactory report by Grant Samuel &Associates, was for $2.643 per Mr Chips share, and an entitlement to retain a cash dividend of ...

A snack food promotion accused of encouraging children to eat the equivalent of more than a kilogram of fat has been stung by the Advertising Standards Authority. The authority upheld a complaint by the Ministry of Health that Bluebird Foods' "R...

Fiji has stopped importing potatoes from New Zealand because of a bacteria, says Quarantine director Hiagi Foraete. He said the Fiji Quarantine Department was consulting with their New Zealand bio security counterparts about the bacteria which was fou...