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January 18, 2012
Researcher says zebra chip not likely to spread through seed
A potato disease that arrived late this summer in the Pacific Northwest called zebra chip likely can't be spread by planting infected seed, new research suggests.From the archive
January 16, 2012
Research into use of bioinsecticides for control of potato tuber moth in Costa Rica
Yannery Gómez Bonilla, a graduate in Biology from the University of Costa Rica, has done research for her PhD into the application of granulovirus against two species of potato tuber moth.From the archive
January 09, 2012
Nuevo sitio web dedicado al manejo del virus Y de la papa (PVY) en la producción de semilla
El Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), en colaboración con tres universidades más, ha lanzado recientemente un sitio web para difundir información relacionada con el virus Y (PVY) de la papa. Este sitio s...From the archive
January 09, 2012
New website provide information on Potato Virus Y
The USDA, in cooperation with three major universities, recently launched a web site to disseminate information related to Potato Virus Y. This information will prove useful to all groups of people who need information about PVY, from potato growers, to scientists, to people working within the potato industry, to consumers of potatoes and potato products.From the archive
January 04, 2012
Researchers come to terms with late blight disease effectors
Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, has evolved to overcome fungicides and major resistance genes that have been bred into commercial potato cultivars.From the archive
December 21, 2011
Zebra chip nearly destroys US potato business
Zebra chip disease nearly destroyed a large USA potato growing business, its owner and chief executive told the Cambridge University Potato Growers Research Association conference earlier this month.From the archive
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December 20, 2011
Scottish potato growers urged to source safe and healthy seed
Scottish potato growers were yesterday reminded to exercise particular care in sourcing safe and healthy seed potatoes following the discovery of three cases of ring rot in the Netherlands.From the archive
December 13, 2011
Potato farmer Tepper out of jail if Canada asks Lebanon, suggests lawyer
The lawyer for a New Brunswick potato farmer who has been jailed in Lebanon for the past nine months says that a letter from Ottawa (Canadian Government) is all that's needed to free his client. Henk Tepper, 44, has been held in a Beirut prison since ...From the archive
December 09, 2011
Wratziekte in aardappelen in Bergeijk
In de regio Bergeijk heeft de nVWA wratziekte gevonden in een aardappelperceel. Dat kan gevolgen hebben voor de aardappelteelt in een straal van 10 kilometer rond de vindplaats. De ZLTO-vakgroep Akkerbouw houdt daarom op dinsdag 13 december om 20.00 ...From the archive
December 05, 2011
NAO schorst handelsbedrijf in illegaal pootgoed
De Nederlandse Aardappel Organisatie (NAO) heeft aardappelhandelsbedrijf W.J. Westhoeve en Zonen in het Zuid-Hollandse Ouddorp geschorst als lid. De NAO vindt dat het handelsbedrijf het belang van de vereniging in ernstige mate heeft geschaad doordat ...From the archive
December 01, 2011
Nolte: Idaho should consider lower PVY limit in seed potatoes
Idaho should consider a more stringent cap on the percentage of seed potatoes infected with potato virus Y that may be replanted for more seeds, an industry expert advised. The current cap is 2 percent. PVY is an aphid-spread disease that reduces both...From the archive
November 28, 2011
New Brunswick protesters rally to bring detained Canadian farmer home from Lebanon
Chanting “Free Henk now” and “Mr. Harper, make the call,” about 100 protesters joined family and friends in a small New Brunswick community Sunday to support ongoing efforts to bring imprisoned potato farmer Henk Tepper home in time for the holidays. ...From the archive
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November 26, 2011
Aardappelsector erg boos over illegaal pootgoed
De aardappelsector maakt zich grote zorgen over de handel in illegaal pootgoed. De NVWA legt een link met ringrot. ”Onze buitenlandse concurrenten gebruiken dit om Nederlandse pootgoed zwart te maken.” De verontwaardiging in de aardappelsector is groo...From the archive
November 24, 2011
Canadian researchers looking for new ways to combat wireworm
Researchers on P.E.I. and in Alberta are looking for new ways to kill wireworms before the larvae destroy farmer's crops. Christine Norohna from Agriculture Canada has already done some research using buckwheat and brown mustard as rotation crops. She...From the archive
November 23, 2011
Ringrot bij drie aardappelbedrijven in Zuid-Holland
De Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (NVWA) heeft bij drie bedrijven op Goeree-Overflakkee ringrot aangetroffen in consumptie-aardappelen. De partijen aardappelen zijn opgespoord en uit de handel gehaald. Ringrot is een besmettelijke aardappelz...From the archive
November 18, 2011
Breeders Trust legt illegale productie en handel aardappelteelt op Goeree Overflakkee bloot
Het in Brussel gevestigde Breeders Trust is illegale productie van en de handel in Agria’s over de afgelopen jaren op het spoor gekomen. Het op Goeree Overflakkee gevestigde aardappel-handelshuis W.J. Westhoeve te Ouddorp heeft bij monde van haar adv...From the archive
November 11, 2011
Aardappelrot treft individuele boeren op grote schaal
Telers van aardappelen zijn al zwaar getroffen door extreem lage kiloprijzen. Nu krijgen individuele boeren ook nog op grote schaal te maken met aardappelrot, waardoor hun oogst verloren gaat. ,,Sinds 1998 hebben we dit niet meer meegemaakt", ver...From the archive
November 10, 2011
Idaho growers eye BASF's new GM potato
More than a decade has passed since Jim Tiede was among the growers caught up in a debacle over the first U.S. genetically modified potato variety. Even today, the American Falls, Idaho, farmer copes with the fallout of planting Monsanto's GM potato N...From the archive