News on The Potato Supply Chain from Denmark

Researchers from Aarhus University are comparing greenhouse gas emissions from a conventional potato crop rotation on drained peat soil with the cultivation of reed canary grass for biomass production on undrained or poorly drained peat soil.
July 12, 2023

Peat soils in Denmark: Stop drainage and cultivate reed grass instead of potatoes, says agricultural emissions study

Drained peat soils in Denmark account for about one-third of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Newtec Celox-P-UHD sorter helps out potato supplier Storøhage Kartofler
August 22, 2022

Newtec Celox-P-UHD sorter helps out potato supplier Storøhage Kartofler

One happy, long-term Newtec customer is Peter Anker Nielsen, CEO and owner of Storøhage Kartofler, a potato supplier that grows high-quality potatoes from the extraordinarily nutrient-rich agricultural area
Newtec Optical sorters, here applied for potatoes to be packed for retail
July 18, 2022

Newtec’s Optical Sorting Solution ideal for packers of table potatoes

Newtec’s weighing, sorting and packing solutions offer reliability and efficiency of production for customers in the food industry, such as potato packers.
The potato late blight pathogen. (Courtesy: Jens Gronbech Hasen / EuroBlight)
May 07, 2019

Potato Blight Trends in Europe: EuroBlight 2018 Results

EuroBlight is continuously examining the ongoing evolution of the European population of the potato late blight pathogen and now reports on the 2018 results. Approximately 1000 samples were genotyped from 22 countries.
Danish potato trader found guilty in illegal import of minitubers
February 26, 2019

Danish potato trader found guilty in illegal import of minitubers

Breeders Trust, the organization that defends the Plant Breeders’ Rights of 10 leading European potato breeders, won a lawsuit earlier this month against the Danish potato export and trading company Myco Seed A/S located in Give (Denmark).
Potato breeder Danespo inaugurates its new Potato Center in Denmark
January 29, 2019

Potato breeder Danespo inaugurates its new Potato Center in Denmark

On Tuesday 22 January 2019, exactly a year after the construction of the new potato center officially started, Danish potato breeder Danespo inaugurated its new head office and breeding station
Potato Blight Trends in Europe: EuroBlight 2017 Results
April 14, 2018

Potato Blight Trends in Europe: EuroBlight 2017 Results

The EuroBlight project is examining the ongoing evolution of the potato late blight pathogen (Phytophthora infestans). In 2017, almost 1500 samples from 16 countries in Europe were genotyped. The results indicate that new clones continue to spread.
Research: Drones as delivery mechanism for biological control agents
June 15, 2016

Research: Drones as delivery vehicle for biological control agents

The University of Southern Denmark is developing an ecodrone that will combat pests in completely new ways.
Germicopa parent Florimond Desprez acquires 49% stake in Danespo
February 04, 2016

Germicopa parent Florimond Desprez acquires 49% stake in Danespo

The owner of Germicopa, Florimond Desprez has acquired 49% of the shares in Danespo from DLG, thus entering into an equal partnership with DLF who owns another 49% of the shares. The remaining 2% are owned by growers and employees.
Vandel Potatoes I/S wins appeal infringement case against Knud Kristensen ApS
December 10, 2015

Vandel Potatoes I/S wins appeal infringement case against Knud Kristensen ApS

Breeders Trust' shareholder Danespo (Denmark), in Appeal has achieved a major victory in a lengthy lawsuit against the Danish potato trader Knud Kristensen ApS
Potato Late blight in Europe in 2014
May 11, 2015

Potato Late blight in Europe in 2014

A team of researchers tracking the 2014 population of the potato late blight pathogen have added to the 2013 data to extend the spatial diversity plots and combine this with novel genetic analysis tools that visualise the distribution and diversity of dominant clones and reveals novel genetically diverse isolates in some regions.
 late blight affected potato plant
May 08, 2012

Decision support system can help reduce the use of pesticides in Danish potato production

The decision support system “Blight Management” (“Skimmelstyring”) could in the future give Danish potato growers more effective control of potato late blight and reduce the use of fungicides.
FORMIT en EKKO komen met nieuwe generatie schilmachines
February 12, 2012

FORMIT en EKKO komen met nieuwe generatie schilmachines

FORMIT is actief in de ontwikkeling, productie en marketing van schilmachines sinds 1980 en hebben met de jaren een internationaal klantenbestand opgebouwd. EKKO werd opgericht in 1979 en is sindsdien een van de toonaangevende bedrijven in Europa voor ...
 rhamnogalacturonan I
October 04, 2011

Potato waste could provide 'new generation' of food ingredients

A new extraction method promises to deliver large-scale extraction of potato fibres rich in the are especially rich in the pectin rhamnogalacturonan I, could help to produce new ingredients and functional hydrocolloids, say researchers. Writing in Foo...
September 13, 2011

Danish Potato grower organisation fined for price fixing

A Danish potato growers organisation (Dansk Kartoffelproducent-forening) was fined for fixing the price of potatoes. In 2009 the Danish potato grower organisation called a meeting and asked its members to leave the potatoes in the ground. The Potato...
April 04, 2011

Denemarken wil verzadigd vet in voeding belasten

Het Deense parlement heeft een heffing goedgekeurd op verzadigd vet in bepaalde levensmiddelen.
 KMC
July 13, 2010

KMC's Michael Jensen (CEO) says farewell

KMC's board of directors announced today that Michael Jensen, CEO has resigned his position with immediate effect.A resignation agreement has therefore been made and part of this agreement is that neither party states the reasons for termination of the...
 Michael Jensen and Uffe Andreassen
April 09, 2010

KMC CEO Michael Jensen: interview on potato starch challenges

For 17 years Danish company KMC had Uffe Andreasen as its CEO and he transformed the company from a raw material supplier to the food industry to dedicated partner and supplier of functional solutions worldwide. Late last year Michael Jensen took ove...

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