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May 31, 2010
Congreso Mundial de la Papa 2012, en Edinburgo, Escocia
El Buró de Convenciones de Edimburgo anunció que el octavo Congreso Mundial de la Papa se celebrará en la ciudad de Edimburgo en 2012. Al menos 600 especialistas de papa de todo el mundo asistirán al evento, 417 años después de que Sir Walter Raleigh,...From the archive
May 30, 2010
Global Potato Tours organizes Potato tour on Prince Edward Island
Global Potato Tours is organizing its first international tour, scheduled to take place June 27 - July 4, 2010 on the largest potato producing province of Canada - Prince Edward Island. Tour members will be introduced in person to many individuals invo...From the archive
May 29, 2010
Cuánta papa y hacia dónde la exportó el Perú en los primeros cuatro meses del año, según cifras del ADEX
La papa, considerada como una de las contribuciones más importantes de la región andina para el mundo, fue exportada por US$ 241 mil 342 en los primeros cuatro meses del año, según cifras preliminares de la Asociación de Exportadores (ADEX). Asimismo,...From the archive
May 28, 2010
Canada's export of potato products down 11% in first quarter
Canada exported 14.0 million cwt of potatoes and potato products during the January-March quarter. According to the editor of North American Potato Market News (NAPMN), Bruce Huffaker, that fell 1.7 million cwt short of the 2009 pace, a 10.7% decline. ...From the archive
May 27, 2010
Infectious potato disease Dickeya Solani found in Scotland
The infectious potato disease Dickeya solani has been found in a ware crop growing in Perthshire.The species is an aggressive, form of the seed-borne bacterial disease, blackleg.Scotland had recently established rules to keep the disease out. But repor...From the archive
May 27, 2010
Testing soil for diseases before potatoes are planted
Australian scientists at SARDI are making major strides in diagnosing potato diseases before the potato crop is planted.Watch ABC video on this topicAustralia’s $500 million-plus potato industry will benefit from new DNA tests that can quickly and accu...From the archive
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May 27, 2010
2nd Congress of Andalusian Early Potato held in October
The sector of Andalusian Early Potato, belonging to Asociafruit, will hold the second edition of their congress. These will take place in Seville on the seventh (7th) of October.From the archive
May 25, 2010
Potato council cuts? Impossible, says chair
Rumours circulating at the weekend that various levy boards such as the British Potato Council would come under the UK government's axe were rubbished yesterday. East Lothian farmer Allan Stevenson said: "If the government intends getting rid of t...From the archive
May 25, 2010
Research: Moth larvae spit boosts potato yield
When a major South American pest infests potato tubers, the plant produces bigger spuds, reports a study by Cornell, University of Goettingen and National University of Colombia researchers.The secret is in the spit, write the researchers online in the...From the archive
May 24, 2010
Amflora zal in Nederland nauwelijks worden geteeld
Minister Verburg van LNV verwacht niet dat de teelt van de genetisch gemodificeerde Amflora-fabrieksaardappel van BASF een grote vlucht zal nemen in Nederland. Amflora is namelijk onvoldoende resistent tegen de wratziekte en mag daarom niet in het Nede...From the archive
May 22, 2010
Maine potato farmers make good progress with planting
Farmers across Aroostook County are taking full advantage of a stretch of dry weather to get this year’s crop in the ground. “A majority of the farmers will have 85 percent of their crop in by this weekend,” Timothy Hobbs, director of development wit...From the archive
May 22, 2010
Nederlandse pootgoed export boven 700.000 ton
De Nederlandse pootgoedexport is gestegen tot boven de 700.000 ton. Dit betekent een opsteker voor de pootgoedtelers, omdat de afzet daarmee hoger uitvalt dan verwacht. Eerder gingen de grote handelshuizen uit van een vergelijkbare hoeveelheid ten op...From the archive
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May 20, 2010
Late blight hotlines
Worldwide, late blight is rated the worst of potato diseases. Intermittently since the 1990s, spores have turned up in commercial fields of Idaho, Washington, California and Oregon. When the spore is present it reproduces like a wildfire in cool, mois...From the archive
May 20, 2010
Plea to set up potato promotion board in India
There was a need to constitute a potato promotion board at the central level in order to look into various issues beginning from cultivation to consumption of the tuber in the country. The matter was discussed at the annual meeting of the Federation of...From the archive
May 19, 2010
Guizhou working hard to become the largest potato-producing region in China
As Guizhou prepares for the three-day 2010 China potato festival to be held on May 28, statistics show that potato cultivation in the region is continuing to expand.According to statistics, the potato planting areas in Guizhou province has increased fr...From the archive
May 19, 2010
Australian potato growers concerned about zebra chip disease
Potato growers across Australia have been urged to protect the local industry from a major pest which has established itself in New Zealand. New Zealand potato producers have been coming to terms with the disease Zebra chip. The disease is seen as...From the archive
May 18, 2010
Greenvale’s 'Cascade' wins Innovation and Environment Awards
Only months after its launch, Greenvale has won no less than two influential awards for Project Cascade, its innovative root vegetable washing system.From the archive
May 17, 2010
April Potato Processing in Idaho and Malheur County Up 5.5 Percent from Last Year
Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon used 6.90 million cwt of 2009 crop raw potatoes during April, up 5.5 percent from April 2009. Processors in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon have used 56.1 million cwt of 2009 crop raw potatoes to May 1, ...From the archive