News on Potato Cultivation

Dewulf unveils very first mounted 3-row belt potato planter at SIMA 2019
February 12, 2019
Dewulf unveils very first mounted 3-row belt potato planter at SIMA 2019
Dewulf, a manufacturer of agricultural machines for the cultivation of potatoes and root crops, will present the mounted variant of the Structural 30 3-row potato planter for the first time at SIMA ’19.
Chile: La ola de calor no causó daños graves en los cultivos
February 09, 2019
Chile: La ola de calor no causó daños graves en los cultivos
Luis Miquel, Gerente del Consorcio Papa Chile, hace una buena proyección del mercado de la papa. Afirma que las altas temperaturas del verano no han sido una catástrofe, y califica al año de normal.
Mwangi Kiunjuri, Ministry of Agriculture and irrigation (left), attending the Kephis Potato Farmers Field day at Marimba Farm in Meru County in August last year. Joining him is Meru Governor Hon. Kiraitu Murungi (right)
(Courtesy: twitter / @CS_kiunjuri
February 09, 2019
Restaurants in Kenya face acute shortage of potatoes
Restaurants in Kenya are reeling from an acute shortage of Irish potatoes with the Agriculture ministry putting the supply gap at 1.7 million metric tonnes.
Potato field at Mack Farms in Lake Wales, Florida, undated (Courtesy: Mack Farms)
February 07, 2019
Florida potato harvest begins
Florida's potato harvest has kicked off and growers are happy with conditions during the growing season thus far.
Dalhousie University Agriculture researcher Ahmad Al-Mallahi is working on sensors and automation to make potato farming smarter.
February 05, 2019
Developing smarter equipment for potato farming
Ahmad Al-Mallahi, working at Dalhousie University since October as the McCain Research Chair and assistant professor in the Department of Engineering, is working on sensors and automation to make potato farming smarter.
Prince Edward Island French Fry Manufacturer Cavendish Farms is importing a larger than usual amount of potatoes from other parts of Canada and the United States to make up for a local shortfall in supply.
February 04, 2019
Potato Processor Cavendish Farms imports millions of pounds of potatoes to P.E.I.
Prince Edward Island French Fry Manufacturer Cavendish Farms is importing a larger than usual amount of potatoes from other parts of Canada and the United States to make up for a local shortfall in supply.
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Potato harvest in Idaho (undated)
January 29, 2019
East Idaho Potato growers barely break even, according to University of Idaho report.
Idaho potato farmers are getting paid about the same amount for their spuds as they're investing in raising them, according to a University of Idaho Extension agricultural economist's report, presented during the Idaho Potato Conference.
Programa GORE-INIA: ejemplo de colaboración público privada
January 19, 2019
Programa GORE-INIA: ejemplo de colaboración público privada
Así calificó el director del @iniachile el trabajo que desarrolla el Centro Experimental Tranapuente. El principal objetivo del programa es asegurar la disponibilidad de papa semilla en Chile
tubers get their good looks and heavy weights from healthy roots.
January 09, 2019
Bayer - Build a Foundation for Plentiful Potatoes
Build a Foundation for Plentiful Potatoes Tempting tubers get their good looks and heavy weights from healthy roots.
Colombia produce la papa que consume
January 05, 2019
Colombia produce la papa que consume
Entrevista de Caracol Radio al gerente general del Fondo Nacional de Fomento de la Papa (Fedepapa), Germán Augusto Palacio Vélez.
December 28, 2018
North-western European Potato Growers recap: 2018 harvest 18% lower than last year
After Great Britain published its potato statistics earlier this month, the North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) created the overview for their entire region: an 18 percent lower total harvest
Adrie Vermeulen, Chairman of the Board at Agrico opened the central general members' meeting held last week.
December 23, 2018
Potato cooperative Agrico reports progress to its members
Last week, potato collective Agrico held its central general members’ meeting. At this well attended meeting, the annual report 2017/2018 was presented and new board members were appointed.
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The hot and dry weather in large parts of Europe have led to a drastic reduction of yield and a much smaller tuber size. This will affect the typical length of the french fries on your plate (Courtesy: AgroDay)
December 12, 2018
Potatoes in Europe: New data from the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Spain
That the potato harvest this year in Europe was well below average due to extreme weather conditions is well known by now. I this article we present some recent data from Great Britain, The Netherlands and Spain that further clarify the situation
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December 10, 2018
Glifosato: ¿un veneno necesario?
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December 04, 2018
Tong Engineering expands its Project Management Team
Leading handling equipment manufacturer for potatoes and vegetables, Tong Engineering, has announced a number of key new appointments as part of an ongoing commitment to its growing customer base.
Hillsides are terraced in the Loess Plateau, Dryland Agricultural Research Station, Doupo Village, China. (Courtesy: Xianqing Hou).
November 30, 2018
Soil tilling, mulching key to China’s potato crop
Rong Li and colleagues at Ningxia University in Yinchuan, China set out to discover if different tilling and mulching practices could improve soil moisture - and potato yields - in the Loess Plateau.
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