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España: Fin de la campaña de la patata en Mallorca.
July 27, 2021
España: Fin de la campaña de la patata en Mallorca
Sa Pobla cuenta todavía con 45 payeses profesionales en activo. Sin duda, la patata es el cultivo mayoritario y el motor de la economía local, especialmente debido a la exportación de este tubérculo a lugares como Gran Bretaña, receptor por excelencia del tubérculo mallorquín.
Lotus, la nueva variedad de Agroplant, es similar a Spunta pero más productiva.
July 26, 2021
Lotus, la nueva variedad de Agroplant, es similar a Spunta pero más productiva
Tal y como hemos comentado en anteriores publicaciones, posicionar una nueva variedad de semilla de patata en el mercado requiere de un trabajo intenso y continuado.
New mobile washing system creates efficiencies for major UK potato supplier
July 26, 2021
New mobile washing system creates efficiencies for major UK potato supplier
A new mobile washing facility, featuring Tong’s next generation barrel washer, is bringing increased throughput and a highly flexible washing solution for UK potato supplier Wolds Produce this season.
Full speed ahead with the new AVR MultiForce front cultivator
July 26, 2021
Full speed ahead with the new AVR MultiForce front cultivator
Perfect seedbed preparation of the soil is crucial in potato cultivation. For this reason, AVR continues to develop not only its planting and harvesting machines, but also its cultivators.
Industry Awards Call for Nominations - 11th World Potato Congress, Dublin, Ireland, May 30 to June 2, 2022
July 26, 2021
World Potato Congress calls for nominations for the Industry Award ceremony at their next conference in Dublin, Ireland
Romain Cools, President and CEO, World Potato Congress Inc., and Tamas Houlihan, Chairman, WPC Industry Awards Committee, are now requesting nominations for the 2022 World Potato Congress Industry Awards.
Many of us remember RNA from high school biology, where we were taught that the RNA molecule reads DNA, then makes proteins to carry out tasks (Shown above). But in 2011, He's lab opened an entire new field of research by discovering the keys to a differe
July 25, 2021
RNA breakthrough creates crops that can yield 50% more potatoes, rice
Manipulating RNA can dramatically increase the yield of potato plants, as well as increasing drought tolerance, announced a group of scientists from the University of Chicago, Peking University and Guizhou University.
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The USD 2.4 Million expansion project of Great Lakes Potato Chips is expected to create new jobs and improve energy and operational efficiencies. Great Lakes Potato Chips manufactures skin on kettle chips in a range of flavours
July 24, 2021
Great Lakes Potato Chips plans major expansion. Michigan Department of Agriculture chips in USD 80K
The USD 2.4 Million expansion project of Great Lakes Potato Chips is expected to create new jobs and improve energy and operational efficiencies.
Chemical manufacturing plant to keep potatoes from sprouting could go in Ascension (Courtesy: Heather Kirk-Ballard)
July 24, 2021
1,4GROUP - a manufacturer of sprout inhibitor for potatoes - considers building a new plant in Louisiana
The 1,4GROUP - an Idaho based manufacturer of sprout inhibitor for potatoes - is considering building a $35 million chemical processing plant in Ascension Parish, Louisiana.
VIZZ y Wanna Freak se unen para lanzar la primera marca de patatas fritas creadas por influencers.
July 23, 2021
Primera marca de patatas fritas creadas por influencers
VIZZ y Wanna Freak se unen para lanzar la primera marca de patatas fritas creadas por influencers. Las primeras entregas, de edición limitada y disponibles en Carrefour y Supersol, han corrido a cargo de Nil Ojeda y Paula Gonu.
Solynta’s innovation of hybrid potatoes makes it possible to distribute new potato varieties from clean disease-free true potato seed (TPS) instead of bulky and diseased seed tubers (Courtesy: Solynta)
July 23, 2021
Hybrid Potato Breeding Company Solynta raises EUR 21 million (USD 22.8 million) in series C funding
Hybrid Potato Breeding Company Solynta, based in Wageningen, the Netherlands, closed its Series C funding round raising EUR 21 million (USD 22.8 million) from a consortium of investors. The funding will be used to accelerate Solynta’s ambition to unlock the full potential of potatoes
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July 22, 2021
Lamb Weston to Invest USD 415 Million in French Fry Processing Line in American Falls, Idaho
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) announced today an expansion of french fry processing capacity at its facility in American Falls, Idaho, and the declaration of its quarterly dividend.
Drones are the perfect tool to optimize fungicide applications with site specific treatments.
July 22, 2021
Rantizo: How to Optimize Fungicide Applications with Drones
With the rise of precision agriculture solutions, the farming industry has become increasingly tech savvy. Many growers and producers have embraced GPS-enabled tractors, variable-rate fertilizer applications, and smart platforms.
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Venezuela: La papa que se consume en su mayoría viene de Colombia.
July 20, 2021
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Ibérica de Patatas prevé comercializar 660.000 kilos, un 10 porciento más que en la campaña anterior.
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