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August 22, 2023
B-hive Innovations collaborates on groundbreaking TuberTurgor project to reduce potato bruising and waste
B-hive Innovations, a cutting-edge, agri-tech research and development business is embarking on a new collaborative programme that aims to reduce the risk of potato bruising and develop technologies that could reduce supermarket waste.
Potatoes deliberately 'abused' in Belgium: Belgian retail Chain Colruyt evaluates hyperspectral imaging to detect bruising in unpeeled potatoes
June 12, 2021
Belgian retail Chain Colruyt evaluates hyperspectral imaging to detect bruising in unpeeled potatoes
It's easy to see a bruise on a person. Not so, on a potato. The bruises are under the product's skin and so not easily detected during processing. Science, however, has found a solution that gives the Belgian Colruyt Group a peek under potatoes' skins.
Weight loss and compression damage in potato storage
May 23, 2021
UK: High levels of weight loss and compression damage in potato storage
This season AHDB (United Kingdom) is receiving a lot of reports of high levels of softening, dehydration and compression damage from potato store managers.
Not only will the potato production in North-Western Europe be much lower than average, quality issues will also be a main challenge. Shown in the picture above: secondary growth / heat sprouts (Courtesy: Eurgenia Banks)
August 14, 2018
Potato growers propose pan-European approach to resolve contract issues with processors due to extreme weather
The North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) conclude that the potato production this year in North-Western Europe will be much lower than average and that quality issues will be a main challenge.
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Specially developed for sorting whole potatoes, the Sherlock Separator can recognize and sort out foreign bodies - such as golf balls - and identify a wide range of potato defects.
January 21, 2018
PEI Potato Solutions receives government support as the company invests in the latest sorting technology
The Government of Canada supports the investment in a Sherlock Separator potato sorter by RWL Holdings LTD (PEI Potato Solutions), a potato washing and sorting facility to optimize potatoes for processing prior to delivery to Cavendish Farms.
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The new Dewulf Torro trailed 2-row sieving potato harvester in action.
September 13, 2017
And here it is! The Dewulf Torro offset harvester with bunker at Potato Europe
Dewulf now unveils Torro, its long-awaited trailed 2-row sieving potato harvester with haulm conveyor, flat hedgehog units and bunker.
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Peeled Innate® Gen 2 Hibernate (Atlantic) potato, left, next to a conventional Snowden potato (Courtesy: J.R. Simplot Company)
August 03, 2017
Second Generation Innate® Potatoes Receive Approval in Canada
Health Canada and Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) have completed the food, feed, and environmental safety assessments of the J.R. Simplot Company’s second generation of Innate® potatoes. The authorizations enable the potatoes to be imported, planted, and sold in Canada.
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Approval of three second generation Innate potato varieties by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration means Simplot is free to plant the potatoes this spring and sell them in the fall (Courtesy: Simplot).
March 20, 2017
US government approved 3 more Simplot GMO potato types for cultivation and sale
The US federal government has given the final OK to three more types of potatoes genetically engineered by Boise’s J.R. Simplot Co. to resist Phytophthora - the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.
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Cómo aumentar la producción de papa usando técnicas sencillas (o cómo manejar integralmente la sanidad de la semilla de papa)
November 14, 2016
Cómo aumentar la producción de papa usando técnicas sencillas (o cómo manejar integralmente la sanidad de la semilla de papa)
Esta nota analiza el problema de la degeneración de la semilla, detalla la estrategia propuesta del Programa del CGIAR de Raíces, Tubérculos y Banano, y describe cinco técnicas sencillas para mejorar la calidad de la semilla y aumentar la producción de papa.
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A bruised potato. The discoloration that occurs after tissue damage is largely caused by the activity of the enzyme polyphenoloxidase (PPO). In the Calyxt PPO_KO potato variety (one of the) genes coding for the PPO enzyme is knocked out, making the variet
October 26, 2016
USDA clears Calyxt potato modified to withstand bruising
A new potato variety that’s genetically modified to withstand bruising has been cleared for commercialization without undergoing USDA’s deregulatory process for biotech crops.
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Farmer’s Keepers™ Potatoes come in a variety of non-uniform shapes and sizes with minor blemishes or minor mechanical damage.
February 19, 2016
Farmer's Keepers potatoes a take on delicious imperfection
BCfresh, a British Columbia-based provider of locally-grown vegetables, announced the introduction of Farmer’s Keepers™ Potatoes. Farmer’s Keepers™ Potatoes come in a variety of non-uniform shapes and sizes with minor blemishes or minor mechanical damage.
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Innate® late blight resistance demonstrated at Michigan State University, 2013 (Courtesy: J.R. Simplot Company)
January 17, 2016
Simplot's Second Generation Innate® Potato Receives FDA Safety Clearance
The Food and Drug Administration has completed its food and feed safety assessment of the J.R. Simplot Company’s second generation of Innate® potatoes. Simplot will still need to complete its registration with the Environmental Protection Agency for these potatoes before introducing them for sale in the U.S. marketplace.
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While recent rain should help boost protective soil intake by harvesters, the risk of potato bruising remains high, potato agronomists and machinery makers are warning.
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October 09, 2011
Bruising costs British potato growers £26 million a year
With dry weather exacerbating the risk of bruising potatoes at harvest, Potato Council has called on growers to take a proactive stance and make quality assessments at all stages of harvesting, from lifting to store loading.
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