News on Potato Cultivation from Europe

November 24, 2022

Success for Case IH and New Holland at SIMA 2022

Case IH and New Holland Agriculture, global agricultural brands of CNH Industrial, have received awards at SIMA 2022. Held in Paris, France from November 6 to November 10, SIMA is the showcase

Tapio y Pia Knuuttila, de Skabam y la marca FREX

November 21, 2022

FREX: Una patata finlandesa que ha vuelto a sus raíces

Incluso el sabor de una sabrosa variedad de patata viene determinado en gran medida por el hecho de dar a la planta la cantidad adecuada de agua y nutrientes. Tapio Knuuttila, copropietario de Skabam, en Finlandia, decidió ver cómo sabrían las patatas si se devolviera su cultivo a sus raíces.

November 17, 2022

Tong demonstrates a new vision for labour efficiencies at LAMMA 2023

Tong Engineering is set to demonstrate its latest handling equipment advances that focus on overcoming
post-harvest labour challenges, at the UK’s largest agricultural machinery show, LAMMA in January.

November 17, 2022

NEPG reports a 6% drop in potato production in North-western Europe and warns high costs could reduce potato area in 2023

During its last meeting on November 9, 2022, the NEPG estimated that the total potato production 2022 in the NEPG zone (EU-04) will be down by 6 % compared to last year.

Meet AVR at Interpom 2022 on 27-29 November

November 15, 2022

Meet AVR at Interpom 2022, November 27-29 in Kortrijk, Belgium

The Interpom potato industry trade fair in Belgium is coming up! At the stand of harvester manufacturer AVR you can discover their latest updates: a new Clean & Go bunker and a special edition of their MultiForce

November 15, 2022

United Kingdom: Too parched for potatoes if irrigation is not available?

After two dry years out of four, many farmers are seriously considering the future viability of a water hungry crop like potatoes. An exceptionally dry summer for much of the UK this year came on the back of a dry growing season in 2018.

November 13, 2022

Dewulf brings a range of agricultural equipment to potato trade show Interpom 2022

Interpom 2022 is just around the corner, and it wouldn't be complete without such an established name in the potato sector as Dewulf.

October 31, 2022

Patatas Hijolusa: La empresa leonesa que innova al ritmo que marcan los tiempos

El año 2022 no ha sido uno más en la larga historia de esta empresa que hoy lidera el mercado español de la patata convertida en uno de los paradigmas europeos de la evolución y la proyección empresarial.

October 24, 2022

Growing waxy potatoes for Royal Avebe specialty potato starch

Christoph Renken, farmer on the Lüneburger Heide, shares his practical experiences of working with Royal Avebe and growing waxy potatoes on his farm.

October 21, 2022

Muchos agricultores están abandonando la patata de lavado por las exigencias que demanda y se van a la de industria

La patata se ha convertido en un elemento esencial en la gastronomía española. Un producto que ha sufrido poco, dentro del año que se ha vivido, las circunstancias de producción y la adversa climatología con numerosas olas de calor y escasas lluvias.

October 19, 2022

The French Potato Interprofessional warns of a general drop in production in Europe.

The French Potato Interprofessional warns of a significant reduction in production throughout Europe in a recent report.

AVR Spirit 7200 with new Clean & Go bunker

October 18, 2022

AVR presents trailed potato harvester Spirit 7200 with new Clean & Go bunker at SIMA Paris, Interpom

AVR's newest Spirit 7200 recently joined the AVR Spirit family as a trailed, two-row offset potato harvester. New for this machine is that it can now optionally be equipped with the new Clean & Go bunker.

Stocks AG's Rotor Meter saves the Jersey Royal company GBP 300,000 (USD 330,000) through targeted fertiliser application

October 18, 2022

Savings and cleaner water: Jersey Royal Company applies fertilizer directly under the seed potato with Stocks AG’s Rotor Meter.

In the last six years, one of the UK’s leading potato growers has saved over GBP 300,000 (USD 330,000) through an unconventional but highly effective use of Stocks AG’s Rotor Meter.

October 11, 2022

Farm tool expanded to optimise nitrogen use and evidence impact on water quality

With pressure mounting on farmers to measure and reduce their impact on water quality, Trinity AgTech has launched an enhanced module within their natural capital navigation tool, Sandy.

October 10, 2022

Yara calls for urgent action to reduce Europe’s food dependency on Russia

Yara calls on the European Union and national governments to act urgently and decisively to ensure Europe reduces, and not strengthens, its dependency on Russia for food and fertilizers.

October 03, 2022

Tong broadens optical sorting options across its proven range of post-harvest equipment

Leading vegetable handling equipment manufacturer Tong Engineering has announced its latest product development, which will see advanced optical sorting options available on all new models of its popular fieldloader machine, the FieldLoad PRO.

September 26, 2022

Coristanco saca músculo agrario y busca internacionalizar su patata

En Coristanco celebraron este fin de semana la cuadragésima edición de su fiesta agraria por excelencia, y lo hicieron en un momento decisivo para los productores de patata.

September 24, 2022

Los precios de la patata triplican a los de hace un año en el ecuador de la campaña

La campaña de la patata llega a su ecuador en Salamanca con precios al agricultor que triplican a los de la campaña pasada. Según datos del Observatorio de Precios de Castilla y León que gestiona la Consejería de Agricultura y Ganadería de la Junta de Castilla y León.

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