Con la primavera llega la campaña de siembra y las condiciones son mejores de lo que se había anticipado.
March 25, 2024
España: crece la importación
A pesar del aumento considerable de las exportaciones de patatas para la ultima campaña, el otro numero que no deja de crecer es el de las importaciones.
March 21, 2024
España: cosecha temprana con destino de exportación
Comienza la cosecha en las regiones más tempranas de España. Las expectativas son buenas.
March 04, 2024
UK Potato supplier seeks alternatives to Maris Piper after floods push prices up
One of the UK's top potato suppliers is looking for alternatives to the popular Maris Piper due to rising costs and unreliable crops during extreme weather.
February 28, 2024
Spain: greenhouse potato production at scale
A company in southern Spain specializes in greenhouse potato production to supply its clients outside of the regular season.
February 21, 2024
Small seed potato crop results in historically high prices
Seed potato acreage is shrinking in the Netherlands, Germany, and France.
February 20, 2024
Agrico: Rebuilding Potato Ukraine
Agrico's project 'Rebuilding Potato Ukraine' is funded by the Ukraine Partnership Facility (UPF), a program from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency commissioned by the Netherlands’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
February 14, 2024
España: Galicia apuesta por la producción de patatas
Entrevista a un exponente del medio rural en Galicia, España. La apuesta de la región por la patata es grande.
February 14, 2024
España: nueva logica de fertilización
El pacto verde complejiza el cultivo de patatas en Europa debido a las restricciones en el uso de fertilizantes. España debe adaptarse para sobrevivir.
February 06, 2024
Growing potatoes is never a smooth ride!
In season 2023, potato growers in North-western Europe were confronted with difficult weather conditions, a high disease pressure and rising costs.
January 29, 2024
Weather in the Netherlands made the potato harvest very difficult
In the Netherlands, the weather affected the potato harvest and raises many questions about the future of production in the country.
January 22, 2024
España: No hay semilla para todos
Disponibilidad de semilla para España se verá afectada en por lo menos un 20%. No hay semilla para todos.
España: optimismo con respecto a la siembra de patatas en el sur
En el sur de España se mantiene el optimismo con respecto a la siembra de patata a pesar de aumentos en los costos e incertidumbre con respecto a la disponibilidad de semilla.
January 18, 2024
Young Dutch Farmers with Smarts take on potato farming in Slovakia
A non-certified biogas installation. Staff who turn to the previous owner with their problems.
January 15, 2024
España: disponibilidad de semilla se ve comprometida
En España la disponibilidad de semilla de patata se ve comprometida debido a las restricciones en el uso de agroquímicos y a la poca producción.
January 08, 2024
Potato varieties react differently to reduced nitrogen fertilization: thesis
The German Potato Industry Association (DKHV) honored Christin Meyer's thesis on nitrogen fertilization of (starch) potatoes, research carried out at the University of Göttingen.
January 08, 2024
Practice meets science - UNIKA/DKHV technology committees visit the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
The Technology Commission of the UNIKA and the Technology Committee of the German Potato Trade Association served as discussion partners and sources of inspiration. V. (DKHV) was invited to the geoecology working group at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in December.
January 07, 2024
Farmers are being called on to help train robots to spot slugs and the damage they cause to arable crops.
The ground-breaking trial, set to start in the spring, will equip the 'Slug Sleuths' with special rigs designed to improve the complex machine-learning algorithms used to identify the slimy pests.