Potato News from Europe

Tong Engineering will be promoting its latest range of potato equipment and handling technology at this year’s British Potato event in Harrogate on 12th and 13th November.

BP 2015 is the first time this event held every two year for the British Potato Industry is entirely indoors. Visit BP2015 in Harrogate in 8 days from today...

La Xunta de Galicia declara su presencia en los ayuntamientos coruñeses de Ferrol, Narón y Neda y establece una serie de medidas fitosanitarias para combatirla.

Crop Systems Ltd is launching SmartStor™, a cost effective crop store control system that that enables users to monitor and manage their (potato) stores via their smartphone or tablet anywhere, anytime.

At the Agritechnica in Hanover Tolsma-Grisnich (hall 24, stand A10) will show new modules for its Vision Control storage computer, the Samro stone and clod separator, its in-house developed Track & Trace system for box storage, the Fresh Box, and itsinnovative washing installations.

KETTLE® Chips, the favourite premium crisp brand in the United Kingdom, is pleased to announce the launch of Chef’s Signature, an outstanding new range featuring partnerships with some of the UK’s leading, premium food brands.

El Cabildo de Tenerife (Islas Canarias) ha premiado dos prototipos que permiten mejorar la competitividad del subsector de la papa. El vicepresidente y consejero insular de Agricultura, Ganadería y Pesca entregó ayer [miércoles 28] los premios a los dos ganadores del concurso de ideas convocado para introducir la innovación en la maquinaria agrícola.

During the annual shareholders meeting of Breeders Trust, held on 13 October 2015 in Vienna, Mr. G.J.F. Backx (Joure) was elected as the new chair of the Board of Breeders Trust.

At the upcoming Agritechnica in Germany, you can find dewulf~miedema, your contact partner for potato and full vegetable harvesting machinery in stand 25 H23

El Cabildo de Tenerife ha emprendido desde 2000 una cruzada contra una de las plagas habituales del campo tinerfeño: la polilla de la papa.

On the way from field to fork, more than half of the potato harvest is lost. This is according to a new study conducted by researchers from Agroscope and ETH Zürich.

Kiremko and Packo are proud to present an innovative new product pump, specifically built for the vegetable and potato processing industry. Named VPCK, the pump is the successor of the current VDKK product pump.

EU and US negotiators were meeting this week in Miami, USA for the 11th round of Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations. Negotiations on tariffs and quotas could have serious implications – either positive or negative - for the agricultural and primary food transformation sector as markets would open up.

Celcaa, FoodDrinkEurope, SACAR and Copa and Cogeca held a high-level Seminar in Brussels today to
discuss the new EU promotion policy for agri-food products which is entering into force on 1 December

McCain is growing its range of frozen potato productsin the United Kingdom by launching microwaveable baby baked potatoes and the UK's first branded retail sweet potato fries.

Amica Chips uses Turatti's Nextra Plus spin dryer to produce a potato chip with a substantially lower oil content.

With a value chain wide approach, McCain, PepsiCo, SCA, Sodexo, Ardo, Unilever Food Solutions and WWF have joined forces to fight against food waste in the food services sector starting in Europe.

Dewulf, specialist in harvesting technology for potatoes and carrots, has implemented extensive updates for 2016 on the current Kwatro self-propelled 4-row sieving harvester.