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september 24, 2010
BASF indentifies cause of Amadea and Amflora starch potato mingling
BASF Plant Science has identified the root cause of the starch potato comingling in northern Sweden. During the course of company's regular internal quality assurance measures in August, BASF Plant Science discovered 47 Amadea plants in Amflora propaga...From the archive
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september 09, 2010
Grimme shows off new equipment at PotatoEurope
At the PotatoEurope 2010 event, currently in its second day at Rittergut Bockerode in Germany, Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik, manufacturer of agricultural machinery such as potato planters and harvesters, show the visitors a lot of new equipment.From the archive

september 09, 2010
Mantis shows improved MAFEX sprayers to treat potatoes with sprout inhibitors/fungicides
At the Potato Europe exhibition on 8 and 9 September (Stand C06 Z) Mantis exhibits a new version of the MAFEX devices for the treatment of potatoes with germination inhibitors, fungicides and seed dressings.From the archive

september 09, 2010
AMI: Duitse aardapeloogst minder dan 10 miljoen ton
Het agrarische marktbureau AMI (voormalige ZMP) heeft op de aardappelmanifestatie Potato Europe 2010 een prognose gegeven voor de totale aardappeloogst van de EU-15 en voor de totale Duitse oogst. De meest spectaculaire prognose is die van de Duitse aa...From the archive

september 02, 2010
Amadea submission announced at harvest first Amflora starch potatoes
The German Federal Minister of Economics and Technology, Rainer Brüderle, today helped to start the harvesting of the Amflora potatoes in Zepkow in the German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Together with BASF’s Chairman Dr. Jürgen Hambrecht an...From the archive

augustus 31, 2010
BASF ha solicitado a la CE autorización para una segunda patata transgénica
El grupo químico alemán BASF ha solicitado a la Comisión Europea (CE) autorización para una segunda patata manipulada genéticamente "Amadea", cinco meses después de haberla logrado para "Amflora"tras años de espera. Con motivo del...From the archive

augustus 31, 2010
PotatoEurope 2010 offers 186 exhibitors from 16 countries
PotatoEurope offers visitors an open air exhibition "all about the potato” with trial plots, machinery demonstrations and discussion forums on 8/9 September 2010 at the Rittergut Bockerode Estate in Springe-Mittelrode near Hanover.This top event ...From the archive

augustus 14, 2010
GMO - Tempting traits waiting in the wings
The latest genetically modified crops being trialled in Europe are open to public at the Uplingen Plant Science Garden in east Germany. Potatoes that fend off blight without the aid of pesticides, sugar beet capable of withstanding a dose of glyphosate...From the archive

juni 25, 2010
Vroege Fritesaardappelen in Duitsland getroffen door droogte
De droogte van de afgelopen weken treft nu vooral de fritesaardappelen in de vroege teeltgebieden van Midden- en Noord-Duitsland.De eerste aardappelen van oogstjaar 2010 konden door het late voorjaar sowieso later worden gepoot, waardoor het actuele we...From the archive

april 27, 2010
German Food Companies Say No to Genetically Modified Potatoes
According to the results of a survey released this month by the German branch of the environmental organization Greenpeace, a number of snacks and fast food giants including Burger King, McDonald's, German seafood chain Nordsee and chipmaker Lorenz Sna...From the archive



