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The World Potato Congress Inc. (WPC) is very pleased to announce The Little Potato Company as its newest Silver Sustaining Partner. President & CEO Romain Cools stated: “The World Potato Congress Board of Directors is extremely pleased to welcome The Little Potato Company to our Sustaining Partner family. They are a family-owned, family-values based company…

The World Potato Congress Inc.’s (WPC) Board of Directors is very pleased to announce Mr. Willie Jacobs as its newest International Advisor from South Africa. President & CEO Romain Cools stated: “We are very pleased to welcome Willie Jacobs to the World Potato Congress Inc.’s International Advisor group. Mr. Jacobs will be a great asset…

The World Potato Congress Inc.’s (WPC) Board of Directors is very pleased to announce Easyfresh as its newest Silver Sustaining Partner. President & CEO Romain Cools stated: “We extend a warm welcome to Easyfresh as a new member of our family of Sustaining Partners. Their engagement towards World Potato Congress Inc. is illustrating that our…

The World Potato Congress Inc.’s (WPC) Board of Directors is very pleased to announce Netafim as its newest Platinum Sustaining Partner. President & CEO Romain Cools stated: “Getting Netafim on board as a new member of our family of Sustaining Partners is illustrating the steps forward continuously taken by the global potato value chain towards…

World Potato Congress Inc. Webinar March 31, 2021 at 09:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time – “Late Blight: 175 years of experience. What have we learned? An update.” presented by Albert Schirring, Bayer AG The World Potato Congress is very pleased to present its next webinar on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 with Albert Schirring, Strategy Lead…

Franz Grimme, honorary citizen of Damme (Germany) and owner of the GRIMME Group, turns 75 on 3 March this year. In 1970, at the age of 24, he joined GRIMME after successfully completing his studies in mechanical engineering and business administration in Cologne and Pforzheim. Together with his father of the same name, he managed…

The World Potato Congress Inc.’s (WPC) Board of Directors is very pleased to announce TriCal Group as its newest Platinum Sustaining Partner. President & CEO Romain Cools stated:”TriCal Group is a wonderful addition to our family of Sustaining Partners. Welcome TriCal Group!” “We are ecstatic to be a Platinum Sustaining Partner and part of the…

Willie Jacobs took over the leadership of Potatoes South Africa (PSA) as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after Dr. André Jooste, who as part of his career planning, left the organization after 9 years. Initiatives established by Dr. Jooste are highly regarded and supported by industry. Under Dr. Jooste’s leadership, valuable research was done not only…

World Potato Congress Inc. Webinar February 18, 2021 at 09:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time – “Aeroponics for Nuclear Seed Potato Production: History, Status and Challenges” with Dr. Peter VanderZaag The World Potato Congress is extremely pleased to present its next webinar on Thursday, February 18, 2021 with Dr. Peter VanderZaag, a potato farmer in Canada…

World Potato Congress Inc. Webinar January 14, 2021 at 09:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time – “The Impact of Climate Change on Removing Energy from a Potato Storage with an Ambient Air Ventilation System” with Todd Forbush The World Potato Congress is very pleased to present its next webinar on January 14, 2021 with Todd Forbush,…