News on Potato Storage from Europe

They’re one of the UK’s most loved staples, providing around half of our carbohydrate intake as a nation and supporting over 20,000 farm, transport and manufacturing jobs.

PotatoEurope 2025, scheduled to take place on September 3 and 4 at the Wageningen University & Research (WUR) Field Crops location by the Dutch city Lelystad, has announced the international conference titled 'Integrated Crop Management (ICM) – The Future of Potato Farming.'

Patatas Tarsa fue premiada en la categoría 'Sector Primario' por su enfoque sostenible en la agricultura.

Great news for potato producers: Codex Alimentarius, the 'Food Code' has confirmed the safety of 1,4-dimethylnaphthalene (1,4-DMN) for use on potatoes. 1,4-DMN is a naturally occurring biocontrol agent that enhances dormancy, controls spouting and encourages field-fresh quality in stored potatoes.

PotatoEurope is an international event exclusively dedicated to the entire value chain of potatoes: from Farm to Fork! The event takes place each year in one of the event’s four partner countries: the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and France.

At this year’s edition of InterPom, Tolsma-Grisnich company specialists will showcase labor and energy-saving solutions meant to support the agri-food sector to efficiently produce quality food.

Restrain, a supplier of sprout inhibition systems for potatoes in commercial storage based on ethylene, has announced the appointment of Yotam Guetta as the company’s new Head of Technology.

The UK's leading potato sprout control technology provider has added two new features to its system. Biofresh Safestore now offers a CO2 monitor and Pulsed Start functionality on its ethylene potato sprout suppressant system.

The Hotraco group is acquired by Munters. Mooij Agro, supplier of potato storage solutions, is part of the Hotraco Group.

First pile struck for new Tolsma-Grisnich building: An important milestone in the integrated head office for all company activities

Potato Europe 2024 will be held on September 11th and 12th, 2024, in Villers-Saint-Christophe (Aisne, France). Potato Europe is an annual event for the European potato industry, organized in Germany, Belgium, France, or the Netherlands. 

Biofresh Safestore, which is celebrating two decades of installing potato sprout suppressant systems in the United Kingdom, will offer visitors of the UK Potato Days who commit to a site survey during the show a ten per cent discount. 

Restrain has announced the launch of its new Precision Ethylene Treatment (PET) technology, setting an unprecedented standard in storage solutions.

El gobierno de las islas rehabilitara la antigua nave de la cooperativa patatera local.

The UK's leading potato sprout control technology provider has confirmed it is exhibiting at SPot Store on 14th May.

Following a period of continuous growth, equipment manufacturer Eqraft decided a new headquarters was necessary.

The storage season for potatoes is in full swing and has proven to be quite a challenge so far. Tolsma-Grisnich provides some tips for drying and storing of challenging crops...

Crop Systems Limited’s 'SmartSola' system is an innovation launched at exactly the right time. The system enables users to make optimal use of their use of home-generated energy in their potato storage.