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A potato field under hot, dry summer conditions
July 04, 2026
Wyma Solutions highlights post-harvest strategies for Europe's heat-stressed potato crop
Record-breaking early-summer temperatures and low soil moisture are increasing variability in Europe's 2026 potato crop. Wyma Solutions highlights post-harvest solutions to help processors manage quality, efficiency and throughput.
Czech potato specialist Medipo Agras joins Europatat
May 14, 2026
Czech Potato Specialist Medipo Agras Joins Europatat Strengthening the European Potato Sector
Europatat welcomes MEDIPO AGRAS H.B. spol. s r.o., a Czech potato specialist with 30+ years of expertise in seed, ware and processing potatoes, offering over 100 potato varieties across Europe.
CultiWise Now Uses Drone Images for Precise Agricultural Mapping
March 20, 2025
CultiWise Enhances Potato Farming with Drone Maps for Significant Cost and Time Savings
Potato growers now have a more reliable overview of their spray maps for fungicide, fertilizers and product growth regulators – even when conventional satellite images fail due to cloud cover.
Vlastimil Rasocha
May 27, 2024
Europatat elects Vlastimil Rasocha as its new Vice-President
Europatat’s members have elected a new Board to lead the association for the coming year and welcome Vlastimil Rasocha as Vice-president.
Europatat Adapt
March 08, 2023
ADAPT news: Upcoming round of phenotyping potato stress acclimation in focus lines
The Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), in which Europatat is participating, aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future.
Jaroslav Caha, production manager at POEX, one of the Czech Republic’s leading snacks manufacturers
December 08, 2018
Ishida helps Czech Republic snack manufacturer realize high speed packaging in small bags
Ishida’s experience in the development of snacks packaging solutions has been the critical factor in enabling one of the Czech Republic’s leading snacks manufacturers to achieve the high packing speeds required for its new ranges of smaller bag sizes.
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Marie Rasochová (left) during a television show on potatoes in the Czech Republic a few years back
November 13, 2018
HZPC names Dr Marie Rasochová Potato Woman of the Year 2018
Potato company HZPC has named Dr. Marie Rasochová (80) as Potato Woman of the Year 2018. She is a great promotor of potatoes in the Czech Republic.
The Czech Potato Research Institute in the town of Havlíčkův Brod has announced that it has bred a new potato variety they named 'Val Blue'.
October 05, 2017
Czech Potato Research Institute breeds a new blue-purple potato variety 'Val-Blue'
The Czech Potato Research Institute in Havlíčkův Brod has announced that it has bred a new potato variety they named “Val Blue”. And yes! It has a striking blue-purple colour.
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La nueva papa checo-latinoamericana será más sabrosa y resistente
August 30, 2016
La nueva papa checo-latinoamericana será más sabrosa y resistente
Científicos checos están examinando patatas traídas de América Latina con el fin de ennoblecer la especie centroeuropea. La nueva variedad, que debería ser más sabrosa y resistente, podría deleitar el paladar de los checos dentro de unos 10 años.
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Europatat and the Czech Potato Association announce Europatat Congress 2013
February 28, 2013
Europatat and the Czech Potato Association announce Europatat Congress 2013
Europatat and the Czech Potato Association (UBS) are pleased to announce the opening for registrations for the annual Europatat Congress, taking place in Carlsbad (Czech Republic) from 30 May 2013 till 1 June 2013.
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New Herbert intake grading systems brings benefits to Czech potato packer Medipo Agras
August 01, 2012
New Herbert intake grading systems brings benefits to Czech potato packer Medipo Agras
Medipo Agras in the Czech Republic, are potato packers who have recently replaced their old Herbert line with a larger intake grading system.
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Breeders Trust sluit overeenkomst voor pootgoed licenties in Tsjechië
June 18, 2010
Breeders Trust sluit overeenkomst voor pootgoed licenties in Tsjechië
Breeders Trust heeft een overeenkomst gesloten voor de inning van licenties op aardappelrassen in Tsjechië. De Tsjechische organisatie Druvod gaat gegevens verzamelen over het gebruik van zelf geteeld pootgoed en zorgt dat de kweekbedrijven hun licent...
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