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januari 19, 2014
Soil health key to breaking potato yield plateau in UK
Potato yield increases in the United Kingdom have stuttered to a halt in a similar manner to cereals in recent years and experts believe improving the state of British potato-growing soils will be vital to drive yields higher again.From the archive

januari 19, 2014
Cómo Colombia minimiza los efectos del cambio climático sobre la producción de papa
Serie de artículos con información sobre cómo los países andinos productores de papa vienen enfrentando el fenómeno. Para este capítulo de Colombia se han reunido las experiencias del Convenio MADR-CIAT, la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y el Proyecto SAN Nariño.From the archive

januari 19, 2014
Fundación colombiana está tras la huella hídrica de la papa
La Fundación para el Desarrollo Sostenible Territorial (Fundesot) está trabajando en un proyecto de investigación para establecer la huella hídrica en el cultivo de papa y evaluar el cultivo bajo dos sistemas de producción: agricultura de conservación y agricultura tradicional.From the archive

januari 19, 2014
Agricultores en Colombia producirán semilla de papa en laboratorio de bajo costo
Un proyecto financiado por Colciencias y liderado por la Corporación PBA y la Universidad Javeriana permitirá la construcción de un laboratorio básico para la producción de materiales iniciales de papa.From the archive
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januari 17, 2014
Soil Scientist: 20% of Carbon Dioxide from ploughing
Dr John Baker, a soil scientist who was a finalist for the World Food Prize in 2013, is calling for the authorities to look at soil quality when preparing environmental policies. He says that while most local bodies have robust policies to address air and water quality, they overlook soil quality.From the archive

januari 17, 2014
National Potato Council Leadership for 2014 elected
At the National Potato Council’s (NPC) 2014 Annual Meeting, held January 10-11, 2014, in San Antonio, Texas, Randy Hardy from Hardy Farms in Oakley, Idaho, was elected to serve as NPC’s president for 2014 and to lead the council’s Executive Committee.From the archive

januari 15, 2014
Uttar Pradesh government is looking to increase potato production by 35%
The government of the Indian State Uttar Pradesh is giving a final shape to its proposed potato development Policy. Uttar Pradesh is looking to augment potato production by 35 percent to achieve 18 million tonnesFrom the archive

januari 15, 2014
Potato Politics: John Kerry presents Idaho Potatoes to Sergey Lavrov
When the Idaho Potato Commission's CEO Frank Muir saw what happened Monday, he was 'thrilled.' The state's most famous tuber had a starring role in news coverage of a meeting between the U.S. and Russia.From the archive

januari 15, 2014
Emsland Stärke soon to get its heat from a straw fired bioenergy plant
Germany's first straw-fired heating plant will soon be commissioned in Emlichheim. Burning approximately 60,000 metric tons of straw per year, it will supply heat to Emsland-Stärke GmbH, public facilities and private households.From the archive

januari 13, 2014
South Australian Potato Industry receives over AU$400,000 in Federal Funding
Potatoes South Australia Incorporated, the peak industry body for the potato industry value chain, has been awarded funding of AU$409,800 (excl GST) through the Federal Department of Agriculture’s National Landcare Innovation Grants for a two year project which will help develop a more reliable soil Phosphorus test.From the archive

januari 13, 2014
UAF scientist veers toward potato research when life brings a detour
Jenifer Huang McBeath of the University of Alaska Fairbanks has been researching biological controls and developing environmentally friendly methods for farmers to combat plant diseases since 1985. She never intended to switch her focus to potatoes...From the archive

januari 13, 2014
Taperstor: total control in potato storage
Crop Systems Ltd’s new TaperStor<sup>TM</sup> offers operators total control over the stored crop and the environment in which it is kept, combined with the ability to maximise the volume of storage available on any given footprint and so reduce storage costs per tonne.From the archive





