News on Potato Varieties and Seed

With over 80 percent of the Aroostook County (Maine) potato harvest complete, yields are expected to be above average. (Courtesy: Julia Bayly | BDN)
October 19, 2021
It's shaping up to be a banner year for Aroostook County (Maine) potatoes
Don Flannery, president of the Maine Potato Board, is not calling it a record year — yet. But with over 80 percent of this season’s potatoes out of the ground, the longtime industry expert said yields are shaping up to be above average.
Warnez Potato: Una envasadora de patatas belga propone platos preparados veganos
October 18, 2021
Warnez Potato, una envasadora de patatas belga propone platos preparados veganos
Una envasadora de patatas belga propone platos preparados veganos. La cosecha de las patatas belgas presenta una serie de desafíos en términos de calidad, de acuerdo con Geoffrey Delbaere, gerente de ventas de Warnez Potatoes.
ICA de Colombia advierte sobre presencia de enfermedad en cultivos de papa en el departamento de Nariño.
October 18, 2021
ICA de Colombia advierte sobre presencia de enfermedad en cultivos de papa en el departamento de Nariño
El Instituto Colombiano Agropecuario (ICA) confirmó la presencia de fitoplasmas asociados a la enfermedad de Punta Morada de la Papa (PMP) en cultivos de papa en Nariño.
CIP technicians harvest Matilde potatoes
October 14, 2021
The Future of Food is Wild: The story behind the CIP-Matilde potato variety
Climate change is making it harder for farmers to grow enough food to feed their families. A new potato variety called CIP-Matilde, developed by the International Potato Center (CIP) with support from the Crop Trust.
Tasteful Selections named in Inc. Magazines Annual List of Americas Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000
October 14, 2021
Tasteful Selections named in Inc. Magazines Annual List of Americas Fastest-Growing Private Companies—the Inc. 5000
Inc. magazine revealed that Tasteful Selections® ranked No. 3644 on its annual Inc. 5000 list, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies.
Seed potato company HZPC reports on positives after challenging COVID-19 year
October 12, 2021
Seed potato company HZPC reports on positives after challenging COVID-19 year
Seed Potato company HZPC realized that the financial year 2020/2021 would be difficult. Last year, the potato distributor was operating in a global economic recession.
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WPC 2022 Call for Abstracts.
October 06, 2021
World Potato Congress 2022 (WPC2022) Call for Abstracts
The call for abstract submission for WPC 2022 is now open and authors are encouraged to submit their abstract online for consideration. Deadline for Oral Submissions: 30th November 2021. Deadline for Poster Submission: 15th February 2022.
Root Zero by Puffin Produce: UK's first carbon neutral potato
October 06, 2021
Root Zero by Puffin Produce: UK's first carbon neutral potato
The home of the much-loved Pembrokeshire potato has added a new iconic product to supermarket shelves with the launch of the UK's first carbon-neutral potato.
Princesa Amandine estará presente en Fruit Attraction 2021.
October 04, 2021
Princesa Amandine estará presente en Fruit Attraction 2021 en los stands de sus cuatro socios ibéricos
Princesa Amandine participará en la próxima edición de FruitAttraction (del 5 al 7 de octubre en IFEMA Madrid) con presencia en los stands de sus cuatro socios ibéricos: Udapa (10C05), GV El Zamorano (10B01), Ibérica de Patatas (5F02) y Campotec (8D03).
Frost-resistant Winay potatoes were developed through international joint research with ARS and Peru. (Courtesy: Alfonso del Rio, D4704-1)
October 03, 2021
New Potato Variety Will Help Age-Old Crop Prosper Beyond the 21st Century
Tubers have battled various scourges for about 10,000 years, as well as an unpredictable climate that can cause unseasonable frost damage to crops every year.
Herb Culberson Farms Ltd. will harvest about 78,000 barrels of potatoes this year.
October 01, 2021
Potato Harvest in Western New Brunswick
In New Brunswick’s potato belt, the spud is king, yielding two billion pounds of product for a $1.5 billion industry during the annual fall harvest. This year’s potato crop is bigger and better than 2020, thanks to warm weather and good rain over the summer growing season.
Online potato calculator offers potato specialists tailor-made sustainable varieties
September 30, 2021
Online potato calculator offers potato specialists tailor-made sustainable varieties
HZPC developed an online tool with which customers can easily convert their knowledge and experience into tailor-made solutions – a digital calculator that finds the potato variety that gives the highest yield: the new Even Greener tool.
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Study author Natalie Kaiser crossbreeding potatoes that have strong Colorado potato beetle resistance to potatoes with good tuber production in the greenhouse. She is using small forceps to select the male part of the flower, the anthers. Credit: Natalie
September 30, 2021
Breeding beetle-resistant potatoes
In a new study, published in Crop Science, researchers describe genetic tools to develop potato varieties with improved natural resistance to the Colorado potato beetle
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September 20, 2021
Comienza en Araba, España, la recogida de la patata de calidad
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MountainKing: The quality of the Colorado potato crop 'extraordinary'
September 20, 2021
MountainKing: The quality of the Colorado potato crop 'extraordinary'
As MountainKing readies for its fall harvest, early tests from its fields in Colorado’s San Luis Valley offer encouraging signs for several of the brand’s gourmet varieties including its yellow-flesh varietals.
Northumberland potato farm serves up particularly tasty chips for local restaurants
September 20, 2021
Northumberland potato farm serves up particularly tasty chips for local restaurants
Fish and chip shop owners and restaurateurs have been to see where one of their key produce comes from. Up to 60 varieties of newly harvested potatoes were on display.
Left: baby yams under the Mim's Famous Sweet Potatoes line; right: Heirloom navels.
September 18, 2021
Launching new sweet potato line and earth-friendly packaging options for potatoes
Progressive Produce grows, packs and ships a wide variety of year-round produce, farming thousands of acres throughout North and South America.
La IV Feria Insular de la Papa de Gran Canaria
September 14, 2021
La IV Feria Insular de la Papa de Gran Canaria pone en valor este cultivo en el marco de la fiesta del Pino
La IV Feria Insular de la Papa de Gran Canaria se celebró los días 10 y 11 de septiembre, en Teror, organizada por el Cabildo de Gran Canaria, con la colaboración del Ayuntamiento de la Villa Mariana.

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