POTATOES’ PANDEMIC RECOVERY: our industry’s role in New Zealand’s economic and social recovery, building on our strengths and playing a critical role. The 2020 global pandemic crisis saw a rapid change to ...
Read moreGrowing potatoes without plowing is good. There even seems to be a small plus financially, say Wageningen researchers. Does it make sense not to plow the field before putting potatoes on it? Does the ...
Read moreTo help tackle the challenge of sustainable food production, we are developing a digital agronomy system that aims to increase the precision with which agro-chemicals are applied. The tool we are developing ...
Read moreNutrient uptake curves Nutrients uptake is at its greatest during tuber bulking up (intensive volume increase process). The amount of nutrients removed by a potato crop is closely related to yield. Usually, ...
Read more1.1 The plant - how to grow potato The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is an herbaceous annual that grows up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall and produces tubers, which are botanically thickened stems ...
Read moreFarmers without protective gear apply fungicides to control late blight in Huasahuasi in Junín, Peru. Late blight is the most destructive potato disease in the world. It affects all potato producers (small-scale, ...
Read moreProcessing and Packaging equipment manufacturer tna announces the promotion of Jonathan Rankin to Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Having recently returned to tna as Chief Sales Officer (CSO), Jonathan will lead tna’s day-to-day ...
Read moreContinuous improvement is an important topic at Dutch Equipment manufacturer Kiremko. As market leader in the potato processing industry Kiremko, has taken the first step towards the future, in which innovation, smart ...
Read moreNo matter how healthy the plants look in a potato field, the power is in the ground and the proof is in the digging. That’s why potato growers list root protection as ...
Read moreThe Tolsma-Grisnich Group, specialized in potato storage and potato handling, will take full ownership of its UK subsidiary Farm Electronics In June 2016, the Tolsma-Grisnich Group acquired a controlling interest in Farm Electronics ...
Read moreLast week, potato collective Agrico held its central general members’ meeting. At this well attended meeting, the annual report 2017/2018 was presented and new board members were appointed. The 2017/2018 financial year ...
Read moreCampbell Soup Company (NYSE: CPB) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Mark A. Clouse, 50, as President and CEO of Campbell effective Jan. 22, 2019. Clouse, who previously served ...
Read moreSwiss Potato Processor Kadi AG gets new ownership as German private equity investor Paragon Partners has agreed to sell its majority share shares in the company to Invision, an investment company in ...
Read moreDutch potato processor Aviko, a subsidiary of Royal Cosun will have a new (interim) CEO effective January 1, 2019Cosun has announced it will appoint Ton Christiaanse as interim CEO of Aviko to ...
Read moreThe James Hutton Institute's commercial subsidiary, James Hutton Limited, has entered into a five-year agreement with Technico Agri Sciences, a subsidiary of Indian company ITC Limited, for the provision of 16 potato ...
Read morePrivate equity investor Nordian Capital has acquired a majority interest in food processing equipment manufacturer Dutch TecSource (DTS), a leading international provider of specialized machines and solutions for the food processing industry. ...
Read moreTOMRA, a global leader in sensor-based sorting technology, is committed to its long-term development in China and has further strengthened its set-up in this fast-growing market.Since establishing the first subsidiary in China ...
Read moreUsually, the Loess Plateau fields are plowed, or tilled, after the harvest and left bare until spring planting. Usually, the Loess Plateau fields are plowed, or tilled, after the harvest and left ...
Read moreMcCain Foods (Canada) announced Bailey Farms as 2017 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for the McCain Manitoba plants during the annual Growers’ Appreciation Banquet. Approximately 180 guests gathered to celebrate the Top ...
Read moreAfter some 36 years with AHDB and its predecessor organisations, Potato Specialist Mike Storey is going to retire at Christmas. His colleague Adrian Cunnington looks back... Dr R.M.J. (Mike) Storey has been ...
Read moreThe total potato harvest in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France in 2018 will be at least 20 percent lower than last year, according to the latest estimates of the North-western European ...
Read moreThe Department of Agriculture of the Phillipines will implement a unilateral minimum access volume (MAV) on chipping potatoes at 25,000 metric tons (MT) starting October 25 which would bring down tariff rates ...
Read moreMany of the 20 contenders for this year’s prestigious global design competition focus on ways to create a more sustainable future. Cutlery made from potato peelings and a robotic cleaner that can ...
Read moreIn this exclusive interview with Marc Van Herreweghe, the new Chairman of Belgapom and CEO of Mydibel, we discuss the role and challenges that the Association faces going forward, as well as ...
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