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October 24, 2011
How the potato changed the world
When potato plants bloom, they send up five-lobed flowers that spangle fields like fat purple stars. By some accounts, Marie Antoinette liked the blossoms so much that she put them in her hair.From the archive
October 24, 2011
In Kenya, a Maasai woman becomes a potato seed production pioneer
A CIP project in Kenya and other African nations is fostering private adoption of a three-generation seed multiplication strategy. Combined with improved knowledge and skills the project should lead to average yield increases of 20%.From the archive
October 24, 2011
Potato price in Armenia expected to double in spring 2012
Chairman of the Agrarian-Peasant Union of Armenia Hrachya Berberyan said that potato price at the local market is expected to double in spring 2012 to reach AMD 350-400 per kilo. This will be conditioned by the summer drought that resulted in loss of 4...From the archive
October 23, 2011
Nederlandse aardappelverwerking draait op volle toeren
De Nederlandse aardappelverwerkende industrie heeft in de periode oktober 2010 t/m september 2011 een record hoeveelheid aardappelen verwerkt tot consumptieproducten. De totale verwerkte hoeveelheid aardappelen was bijna 3,5 miljoen ton. In de vergeli...From the archive
October 23, 2011
Additional potato cyst nematode infected field(s) found in Idaho
Two new infestations of a microscopic wormlike pest that attacks potato plants have been discovered in eastern Idaho, state and federal agriculture officials say. Lloyd Knight of the Idaho Department of Agriculture said that both infestations of the p...From the archive
October 23, 2011
Wetenschappers werken aan verbeterde industrie-aardappelen
Onderzoekers aan de Universiteit van Wisconsin-Madison zijn gekozen om een nationale multi-institutionele poging tot kwaliteitsverbetering van verwerkte aardappels te leiden. Volgens de USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture is er door het ...From the archive
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October 23, 2011
Frozen U.S. Potato Exports to Mexico now Duty-Free
The National Potato Council (NPC) applauded today’s complete suspension of the retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports by the government of Mexico. The action comes in response to last week’s approval of the first Mexico-based carrier by the U.S. Departmen...From the archive
October 23, 2011
Belgapom notering blijft € 25,00/ton
De Belgapomprijs is de meest gehanteerde prijs, waargenomen op de vorige werkdag voor Bintje, voor verwerking tot diepgevroren aardappelproducten , veldgewas 35 mm+, frietgeschikt, af producent, los op wagen, voor onmiddellijke levering/ophaling. Vo...From the archive
October 21, 2011
Maine Potato Growers warily watching stored crops for degradation from excessive rain
With 99 percent of this year’s approximately 56,000 acres of potatoes harvested, Aroostook County potato growers are watching the stored product to gauge the effect of massive amounts of rainfall this past summer. Don Flannery, executive director of t...From the archive
October 21, 2011
Idaho potato crop will be big, but not a record
Coming off of two record years in terms of total crop value and a record yield in 2009, the Idaho potato industry will probably have to be satisfied with merely a good performance for the 2011-12 season. “We will definitely be in the five-year average...From the archive
October 21, 2011
Zimbabwe: Seed Potato Farmers frustrated by High Costs of Production
Beneficiaries of the land reform programme who are producing potato seed in Nyanga (Zimbabwe) have expressed concern over high costs of production. This, the farmers say, was making it difficult for resource-poor but interested farmers to break into t...From the archive
October 21, 2011
Potato Processors dig in Idaho's new crop with appetite
Potato Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon have used 13.3 million cwt of 2011 crop raw potatoes to October 1, up 75 percent from last year. Idaho potatoes accounted for 9.46 million cwt of the total processed.From the archive
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October 21, 2011
INIA genera dos nuevas variedades de papa con aptitud para procesamiento industrial
El Ministerio de Agricultura, a través del Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (INIA), presentó dos nuevas variedades de papa denominadas INIA 319-REAL SICAÍNA e INIA 318-XAUXA, que destacan por sus óptimas cualidades para procesamiento industrial...From the archive
October 20, 2011
Dark Red Chieftain
Here at PotatoPro, we are always on the lookout for new developments and in particular new potatoes. Especially if they are somewhat different from what we are used to. The variety Dark Red Chieftain, fits that profile and that's why were pleased to he...From the archive
October 20, 2011
PootgoedScan geintroduceerd door Hilbrands laboratorium
Aardappeltelers weten als geen ander dat kwalitatief goed en gezond pootgoed de basis is voor een rendabele aardappelteelt. De praktijk is echter grillig en ervaring leert dat de kwaliteit van het uitgangsmateriaal nogal uiteen loopt. Door verbeterde...From the archive
October 20, 2011
When did potatoes become unpopular?
Potatoes have gone from nation-building superfoods to national pariahs. Why?From the archive
October 20, 2011
Estación experimental boliviana busca mantener las características nativas de la papa y siembra más de 1.500 variedades
El Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agropecuaria y Forestal (Iniaf), y la Estación Experimental de Toralapa (EET) realizaron ayer en Toralapa, por primera vez, la siembra de 1.555 accesiones (variedades) de papa del Banco Nacional de Germoplasma con el...From the archive
October 20, 2011
Agri-Stor acquires Custom Chemical Company
Agri-Stor Company has acquired the assets and business operations of Custom Chemical Company - a full-service provider of potato sprout inhibitors, specialty post-harvest crop protection products and a Certified Dealer of Gellert® climate control systemsFrom the archive