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April 10, 2009
UK Potato Growers report good planting progress
Main crop potato planting is well under way across the UK, with many areas nearing completion.Rob Burrow of the Potato Council says: "Despite a slow start, due to low soil temperatures in some areas, planting has gone very well and has been proble...From the archive
March 30, 2009
Talent (carvon) houdt kiemontwikkeling pootaardappelen onder controle
Door pootaardappelen de hele winter elke dag met een snufje Talent (carvon) te behandelen, komen alle kiemogen op de knollen los, maar de kiemontwikkeling blijft keurig onder controle.From the archive
March 25, 2009
Potato growers urged to consider nematode threat when renting land
The technical challenges of coping with a reduced pesticide armoury were high on the agenda at a recent Potato Council Yorkshire Potato Day. If you rent land, don't saddle yourself with soil-borne threats. Techniculture's Neil Pratt told growers at the...From the archive
March 23, 2009
Aantal aanmeldingen voor Stichting Poolfonds Aardappelen (SPA) stelt teleur
Het aantal aardappeltelers dat zich tot nu toe heeft aangemeld voor het plan van de Stichting Poolfonds Aardappelen (SPA) stelt teleur. 'We hebben absoluut meer deelnemers nodig', stelt Louis Beemsterboer namens de initiatiefnemers van het poolfonds. H...From the archive
March 23, 2009
Schade door ritnaalden, een toenemend probleem in de aardappelteelt
Schade door ritnaalden, de larven van de kniptor, komt over de jaren heen steeds vaker en heftiger voor. Dit kunnen we bij Bayer CropScience alleen al zien aan de gestage toename van het gebruik van Mocap 20 GS. Maar ook geluiden vanuit aardappelhandel...From the archive
March 23, 2009
Carbon footprint labels should be displayed on new products say MPs
Labels showing a product's carbon footprint should be displayed on goods and services to help consumers tackle climate change, according to an influential committee of MPs.Some foods are already displaying "carbon reduction labels"alongside t...From the archive
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March 18, 2009
KMC launches Fiberbind, functional potato fiber
In a world where obesity and overweight are a growing concern for many people and where the well being of each and every one of us is becoming more important, KMC has launched FiberBind, a range of potato fibers that not only offers the individual ben...From the archive
March 16, 2009
Akkerbouwers lopen warm voor poolfonds aardappelen
Akkerbouwers lopen warm voor het landelijke poolfonds SPA, waarmee ze de afzetmarkt voor frites- en exportaardappelen transparanter willen maken. Dat blijkt uit de grote belangstelling en het enthousiasme op de informatieavonden die deze week in Bergen...From the archive
March 16, 2009
Acrylamide not linked to endometrial cancer
Seven years ago, alarms were sounded that acrylamide, a compound found in foods heated at high temperatures, could cause cancer. However, studies have not uncovered links to colon cancer or breast cancer, and now comes word from a Swedish study indicat...From the archive
March 16, 2009
Uniq puts (potato) salad manufacturer Johma up for sale
Potato Salad manufacturer Johma is put up for sale by its British owner, Uniq. Stamford Partners was asked to investigate opportunities for joint ventures or sales of all Uniq's activities in Northern Europe. Uniq, profiling itself as the European chi...From the archive
March 15, 2009
Potato Cultivation in Malta down 41%
A reduction of 41% in land available for potato growing in Malta since European Union accession is being blamed on the EU’s higher standards of consumer protection, the rural affairs ministry has told MaltaToday.Ministry official Karmenu Abela explaine...From the archive
March 12, 2009
Poolfonds aardappelen goed ontvangen
Het plan voor een landelijk poolfonds voor een betere aardappelprijs is dinsdagavond op een eerste bijeenkomst met grote waardering ontvangen. Ongeveer 200 zuidwestelijke aardappeltelers waren in Bergen op Zoom aanwezig. Ze kregen informatie over het g...From the archive
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March 10, 2009
Use on-planter applications to apply powder treatments, potato growers told
POTATO growers intending to apply powder treatments to seed tubers at planting this year should consider on-planter applications to minimise the risk of operator exposure and reduce the possibility of the product being blown in to the environment when ...From the archive
March 09, 2009
Potato growers told to plan ahead in light of new pesticide regulations
POTATO growers have been told that changes to the EU Directive (91/414) governing pesticide use could have been a lot worse, but the industry still needs to plan ahead and embrace integrated pest and farm management. Speaking at a Branston technical ...From the archive
March 05, 2009
Stichting Poolfonds Aardappelen (SPA) wil aardappelen opkopen
VTA, NAV en LTO richten een stichting op die partijen aardappelen opkoopt die de markt verstoren. Bovendien gaat de stichting de aardappelmarkt transparanter maken. De Stichting Poolfonds Aardappelen (SPA) vraagt telers om 5 procent van de verkoopopb...From the archive
March 05, 2009
Branston turns to potato for power supply
You can boil them, mash them and roast them but rarely are potatoes burned to a cinder to generate electricity - but that's what one Lincolnshire company is going to do.Branston Ltd has been given permission to build an energy from waste plant at its M...From the archive
March 04, 2009
Ayr College Student Wins Great Potato Challenge 2009
Ten catering students from across the country battled it out recently in a bid to take home one of the top three prizes in the grand final of the Potato Council’s ‘Great Potato Challenge’ competition 2009.From the archive
March 01, 2009
Aardappeltermijnmarkt terug bij af
De termijnmarkt voor het april 2009 contract is weer terug bij af. D.w.z. de marktprijs is weer terug op het lage niveau van week 50 2008. Het laagste niveau kwam toen uit op € 7,60 in week 49 (maandag, 1 december '08). Maandag, 23 februari sloot de ma...From the archive