Aardappelketen uit Europa

CASH-strapped consumers face yet more soaring food prices because of plans by Brussels to ban commonly-used pesticides. Farmers' leaders in Scotland predict rises of up to 50% on some staple items such as cereals, potatoes and fruit at a time when foo...

El Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida Patata de Galicia calcula en más de un millón el aumento del volumen de producción con respeto al año anterior. Los avances introducidos en el proceso de almacenaje de los tubérculos permitiero...

The competition, organised by Branston, was part of the Celebration of Food and Farmers held recently at the Eden Project. Children were invited to suggest a name for a new potato variety based on a traditional Peruvian species. The new potato is the ...

El Consejo Regulador de la Indicación Geográfica Protegida Patata de Galicia calcula en más de un millón el aumento del volumen de producción con respeto al año anterior. Los avances introducidos en el proceso de almacenaje de los tubérculos permitiero...

Tesco has cut the prices of organic produce since demand has been slowing as a result of the credit crunch. In the last twelve weeks demand for organic fruit fell by 18 %, for organic salad by 3 % and for vegetables by 1 %. Demand for organic produce a...

The European Commission has been accused of meddling with UK farming after it introduced plans that would lead already cash-strapped consumers to face further food price increases. The proposals, agreed by EU farm ministers in June, will see 15pc of p...

Potato growers could benefit from a new fixed-price contract, index linked to production costs, launched by processor McCain. "British growers are supplying 100% of our potatoes now, so we need to secure supplies,"said the firm's Mark Walmsl...

Greenvale AP has strengthened its board with a number of new appointments. Brian Macdonald has become financial director, having notched up 25 years at Scottish and Newcastle plc, initially covering its UK trading and production businesses, then overs...

Agriculteur à Saint-Vougay (29), Richard Cadiou se lance cette année dans la culture de plants de pomme de terre. Depuis son installation en 1982, il produisait des pommes de terre de consommation qui étaient directement livrées chez un négociant, avec...

El Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino terminó ayer el proyecto de norma de calidad para la patata en el mercado nacional, que sustituirá a la norma en vigor de 1986 y que será publicado próximamente, después de que se acabe el período ...

This report gives a complete overview of food laws currently in force in the EU-27. The following sections were updated: labeling requirements (allergen labeling, nutrition and health claims), packaging (pack sizes), pesticides, contaminants, ...

Lang niet alle aardappelrassen zijn geschikt voor biologische landbouw. Teler Niek Vos zorgde voor een doorbraak: er is nu een aardappel die resistent is tegen de gevreesde aardappelziekte Phytophthora: Niek Vos is de eerste biologische boer met een ...

A happy-snacker was left star-struck when she discovered a Gary Lineker look-a-like in her crisp packet. Beth Benner was tucking into a packet of her favourite Ready Salted crisps when she pulled out what she thought was the spitting image of the footb...

Eco-friendly plans to generate power using waste from a crisp factory proved the real McCoy for Durham County councillors yesterday. Farmer Philip Johnson asked Durham County Council for permission to produce electricity – enough to heat 1,200 homes ...

Noordelijke aardappeltelers zijn bezig met het ontwikkelen van aardappelen die beter zijn toegerust op zoute gronden dan de huidige rassen. De rassen zijn bedoeld voor de toekomstige teelt in het Noorden van Nederland in verband met de verzilting van ...

BASF Plant Science today filed an action with the European Court of First Instance in Luxembourg against the EU Commission for failure to act. According to the company, the approval process of the cultivation of Amflora, its genetically improved potato...

An industry with the size and diversity of the British potato sector should be prepared to back an awards scheme that recognises those who have made a significant contribution to its development, says Nick Vermont, McCain chief executive officer for Gr...

The whole potato industry must work together to eliminate CIPCresidue anomalies or the sprout suppressant will be lost, visitors to the recent Potato Council storage day at G H Chennells Farms in Lincolnshire were told. New limits on both total CIPC ap...