News on The Potato Supply Chain from Europe

May 13, 2012
Syngenta launches Blightcast, a blight warning system for British potato growers
The Syngenta BlightCast system will give growers and agronomists a five-day advance warning of localised blight risks.
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May 11, 2012
Decision due on GM potato trial in Ireland
The Environmental Protection Agency in Ireland is expected to decide by the end of this month whether to allow a field study on genetically modified potatoes.
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Speaker program Potato Processing and Storage convention IPPSC almost complete
May 10, 2012
Speaker program Potato Processing and Storage convention IPPSC almost complete
The speaker programme for this year's International Potato Processing and Storage Convention (IPPSC) in Riga, Latvia (June 26-28) is almost complete and boasts a mix of international academic, research and industry leaders. North American researchers ...
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May 10, 2012
Poultry manure offers potential fertiliser savings to British potato growers
Until now substituting artificial fertiliser with livestock manures for potatoes has been a fairly unscientific art. This year a trial is taking place to assess the potential for significant cost savings.
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Controle op afdekplicht van aardappel- en uienafvalhopen is gestart
May 10, 2012
Controle op afdekplicht van aardappel- en uienafvalhopen is gestart
Er wordt door de NAK en BQ Support weer intensief gecontroleerd op onafgedekte aardappel- en uienafvalhopen. Niet of onvoldoende afgedekte afvalhopen met daarop uitgelopen aardappelen en uien zijn vanaf 15 april strafbaar.
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Cool Farm Institute to improve farming and retail carbon footprint
May 09, 2012
Cool Farm Institute to improve farming and retail carbon footprint
A new institute to help farmers produce more efficiently and an updated software ‘tool’ that enables farming and food industries to calculate their carbon footprint are launched this week.
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May 09, 2012
Texels proefbedrijf werkt aan zilte aardappels
Marc van Rijsselberghe probeert op Texel uit te vinden welke gewassen kunnen groeien in zoute grond en met zout water.
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'Grow your own potatoes' contributing to AHDB Education Strategy
May 09, 2012
'Grow your own potatoes' contributing to AHDB Education Strategy
Both the ‘Grow Your Own Potatoes’ and ‘Cook Your Own Potatoes’ projects from Potato Council are making an important contribution to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Education Strategy 2012-17.
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Decision support system can help reduce the use of pesticides in Danish potato production
May 08, 2012
Decision support system can help reduce the use of pesticides in Danish potato production
The decision support system “Blight Management” (“Skimmelstyring”) could in the future give Danish potato growers more effective control of potato late blight and reduce the use of fungicides.
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May 07, 2012
Price of potatoes expected to soar due to wet weather in Britain
The price of potatoes is expected to soar because the wet weather is delaying planting and slowing down harvests in Britain.
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The trade of seed potatoes from Great Britain to the EU was immediately banned after Brexit.
May 07, 2012
Changes to seed potato terms boost confidence of British growers
The British Potato Trade Association (BPTA) last week launched revised terms and conditions surrounding the sale and purchase of seed potatoes, providing growers with much-needed confidence that claims for contamination will be dealt with effectively.
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En España identifican genes implicados en la podredumbre blanda de la papa
May 07, 2012
En España identifican genes implicados en la podredumbre blanda de la papa
Una de las infecciones microbianas más frecuentes entre especies de interés para los agricultores, como la patata, es la podredumbre blanda de algunas de sus zonas que hace que el cultivo quede inutilizado. Un equipo internacional de investigadores, l...
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