Tag: Potato
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New African Society: Cultivating Seeds of Change in Sierra Leone’s Eastern Province
The director, tuber crop research department, National Root Crop Research Institute, Dr. Charles Amadi. Celebration fills the halls of the National Root Crop Research Institute (NRCRI), Umudike, as researchers announce groundbreaking results from their two-year study on genetically modified (GM) potato varieties. Spearheaded by a plant breeder at NRCRI and lead scientist of the Global ... -
SACKETT RANCH MEETS THE HIGH STANDARDS OF THE USA’S MOST POPULAR POTATO CHIP BRAND BY USING TOMRA SORTERS
Since acquiring TOMRA sorting machines, Michigan-based potato grower Sackett Ranch has decreased labor-dependence and increased product quality. By :Nuria Martí Leuven, Belgium, 14 March 2024 – The Sackett family has been growing potatoes in Michigan for six generations since first planting 20 acres of the crop in 1905. Today, Sackett Ranch covers more than 8,200 ...