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May 24, 2023
Ware potato growers Agrico, Leo de Kock and Nedato join forces in new independent cooperative
The ware potato activities of Agrico and Nedato, along with Leo de Kock, shall be hived off to form a new independent cooperative of ware potato growers. The new organization will start its activities this autumn. Further integration will then take place in stages.
May 24, 2023
Heat and Drought stress in potatoes: is it possible to prevent damage?
Extreme weather events pose a significant challenge to potato cultivation. Heat and drought stress reduces productivity, causes physiological defects in tubers, and damages crops.
May 23, 2023
Asociafruit impulsa el consumo de la patata nueva temprana andaluza
La campaña de recolección avanza con bajas productividades, altos precios y una alta demanda tanto en el mercado nacional, como en el mercado exterior, Alemania y Francia fundamentalmente.
May 22, 2023
Scientists weed out harmful genes to breed better potatoes
A new predictive method has shown a way to better select parents for new potato varieties, offering a blueprint for better potatoes and a way to speed up the production of higher yield varieties.
May 16, 2023
Dutch Potato Farmers Find October 1 Harvest Deadline on Sandy Soils Problematic
The government of the Netherlands wants farmers growing potatoes on sandy soil to harvest potatoes by October 1 and grow intermediary plants that catch nitrogen in the soil so nitrates can not leach out and contaminate groundwater.
May 15, 2023
Potato-LITE: Delivering novel, sustainable cultivation approaches to minimise tillage intensity throughout the UK
Defra and UKRI, as part of the Farming Innovation Programme, recently announced funding for 'Potato-LITE' – a multimillion pound project over four years Sponsored Content
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May 11, 2023
Potato breeder Royal HZPC Group maintains forecasts
Potato breeder HZPC expects turnover to grow 11% from last year (then EUR 352 million (USD 386 million)) with a gross margin of EUR 66,5 million (USD 73 million) (last financial year EUR 63.9 million (USD 70 million).
May 10, 2023
Potato planting in Castilla y Leon reaches its final stretch and it's possible yields fall
The sowing campaign, which started on February 20 with the planting of the short-cycle varieties, has reached its final stretch in the later areas of Leon, Burgos, and Segovia.
May 10, 2023
La producción de patata nueva andaluza se reduce cerca del 35 porciento
La campaña de recolección de patata nueva temprana de Andalucía, principal comunidad productora y exportadora, comienza en estos días en las provincias de Sevilla, Córdoba y Cádiz con unas previsiones de producción de entre el 25 y 35 por ciento menos respecto a la campaña del año anterior.
May 08, 2023
Francisco Moya, presidente de CNIPT: “Las necesidades de patata en el mundo son muy altas”
Hombre de consensos, firme defensor y creyente de las actuaciones a nivel de conjunto, Moya tomó el relevo de la presidencia del CNIPT a finales de 2022.
May 08, 2023
Santiago Domínguez: one of the largest potato producers in Spain
The farmer Santiago Domínguez from Valladolid, achieves everything he proposes after experiencing it firsthand, he has also been a grape harvester and now has a winery: 'The secret is to suffer it, fight it and learn it'
May 07, 2023
Watch your potatoes grow... Not the plants, the tubers!
Ground-Sensing technology TuberScan - developed by Agri-tech business B-hive Innovations and partners - is entering its final phase of testing both overseas and now in the UK following the start of this year’s weather-delayed potato growing season. Sponsored Content 
May 03, 2023
Disminuye la producción de patata valenciana
Ante la situación de subida de costes y disminución de la producción por la sequía, AVA-ASAJA insta a los operadores comerciales –especialmente a las cadenas de la distribución alimentaria– y al conjunto de los consumidores que den prioridad a la compra de la patata valenciana.
May 03, 2023
Sicilian new potatoes - production deficit due to climate change
The Sicilian new potato season started a few weeks ago. Davide Prietto Batturi's company from Syracuse is among the businesses that specialize in this product.
May 03, 2023
Agrico expects to achieve a considerably higher price for its potatoes
Potato cooperative Agrico announced to its members an average price indication of EUR 35.50 (USD 39.20) per 100 kg for all supplied kilos of 28 mm upwards for seed potatoes from the 2022 harvest.
May 02, 2023
Galicia, España: La sequía amenaza con encarecer aún más la patata
La semana 14 del año, la primera de abril, ha dejado una marca histórica en el precio en origen de la patata en España: 0,66 euros el kilo, un 65% más de los 0,4 euros por kilo de la misma referencia en 2022.
May 01, 2023
Patatas que crecen junto a los eucaliptos en A Laracha, el nuevo proyecto de Hijos de Rivera con la Universidad de A Coruña
El proyecto de la Cátedra de Hijos de Rivera junto con la Fundación Galicia Sustentable en Montemaior experimenta con el aprovechamiento de los suelos afectados por la explotación intensiva de este árbol para producir alimentos.
May 01, 2023
Bosch BASF Smart Farming is now ONE SMART SPRAY
Bosch BASF Smart Farming, the joint venture between Bosch and BASF Digital Farming to globally market and sell smart farming technology, announced its new brand name: ONE SMART SPRAY.