Potato News from Europe

El Banco de Huertas de Salamanca es diferente a cualquier banco.

Investigadores del Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA)-organismo autónomo adscrito a la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Aguas del Gobierno de Canarias-, en colaboración con la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) y el Cabildo d...

Investigadores del Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias (ICIA)-organismo autónomo adscrito a la Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Aguas del Gobierno de Canarias-, en colaboración con la Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) y el Cabildo d...

This year’s World Potato Congress, to be held in Edinburgh in May and organised by Potato Council, has attracted a remarkable line-up of international speakers including Dr Anton Haverkort of Netherlands-based Plant Research International.

Comber early potatoes have been granted protected geographical indication(PGI) status under European law.

On 23 January, AGRANA completed the sugar beet campaign at its refinery in Tulln, thereby signalling the successful close of the 2011|12 processing season at all of its facilities.

Andrew Williams of root crop specialists Home Farm, Nacton, near Ipswich, reckons the business will be reducing its potato planted acreage this season by about 10 per cent.

British raw food brand Gourmet Raw will be launching a new addition to their range in mid January 2012. Their new raw crisps are a snack range, made from sprouted buckwheat, which is contains protein and fibre.

There’s been a lot of noise in the press recently about a large Canadian company claiming it’s going to ‘revolutionise’ the way we eat jacket potatoes by baking and freezing them - but, here’s a thought - a small British company, Bannisters’ Farm, has...

For the first time, leading potato supplier Greenvale AP is making a limited amount of its seed potato variety, the Vales Sovereign, available on the open market to Scottish potato farmers. 

Food fibres are considered as beneficial for our immune system. However ‘considered’ is not good enough;the European guard dog EFSA needs sound scientific evidence based on effects on healthy human people before health claims for these compounds are ap...

Food producers can cut costs and boost environmental credentials by recycling food waste at a new anaerobic digestion plant in Wiltshire, UK

Scottish arable farmers who have up until now had a range of pesticides to deal with crop disease and pest problems now have greatly reduced resources as a result of European Union legislation.

France must be able to keep its position as EU’ largest potatoes exporter. This year the country will have to market over one million tons of potatoes.

Los agricultores canarios advierten de que los cultivos de secano –los que dependen expresamente de la lluvia para su riego– peligran si persiste la sequía en las próximas tres semanas.

Although other parts of the potato industry are in the doldrums, with lower returns than last year and much higher rejection percentages on account of the wet summer and lifting season, Scottish seed potato growers are busy exporting.

De schattingen voor de Britse aardappelproductie in het seizoen 2011/12 zijn naar beneden bijgesteld

The British potato industry is being encouraged to get behind two educational projects from Potato Council, to ensure that potatoes continue to feature in the daily lives of the nation. Grow Your Own Potatoes is now in its eighth year.