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April 23, 2025
Leaders in the Field: Expert Jury Announced for PotatoEurope 2025 Innovation Award
PotatoEurope 2025, held Sept 3–4 in Lelystad, will feature the Innovation Award recognizing top potato sector innovations. A diverse expert jury will select winners, with strong global interest and the event nearly sold out.
April 15, 2025
German potato association DKHV Meets in Dresden: Focus on Future Challenges
On April 9, 2025, Deutscher Kartoffelhandelsverband e.V., DKHV (the German Potato Trade Association) held its 19th General Assembly in Dresden, a city with a long-standing tradition in trade and historical ties to the potato industry.
April 14, 2025
A Shared Step Forward to Promote Indian - Dutch Potato Value Chain and to Opening New Business Opportunities
Global Potato Summit (GPS) has announced the company Strategic Partnership with PotatoEurope, Netherlands 2025—a step that strengthens the growing synergy between India and the Netherlands in the potato value chain.
April 14, 2025
Potato Trials day draws widespread industry interest
The 2025 Hutchinsons Potato Trials Results Day at Worth Farms, Lincolnshire, showcased key field trials and research to help tackle major potato industry challenges, including PCN, herbicide safety, wireworm, catch crops, blight, and Alternaria.
April 14, 2025
Europatat unveils final programme and speakers for 2025 Congress
Fedepom and Europatat have unveiled the final program and speaker lineup for the Europatat Congress 2025, set for 11–13 June at Hôtel Barrière in Lille, France, under the theme 'Potato leaders of the future: deciding under uncertainty.'
April 13, 2025
Fera Seeks Partners for Next Phase of Groundbreaking Wireworm Control Research
Fera Science’s Enigma I project is advancing to its second phase, focusing on sustainable wireworm control. Agri-food organizations are invited to join as co-funding partners for tailored research and practical solutions. Sponsored Content
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April 01, 2025
Potato Sustainability Alliance Welcomes New Member Companies and a Grower Associate
PSA welcomes Iowa State University, Black Gold Farms, Tidal Grow AgriScience, and Potato Services of Michigan as new members in 2025, expanding collaboration to advance sustainability in the potato industry.
March 24, 2025
PoLoPo Increases Lab-Scale Production of Functional Proteins in Potatoes, Successfully Completes First Outdoor Field Cultivation
PoLoPo, a molecular farming pioneer has announced it has increased its capacity to produce samples for food industry partners with new, larger-scale lab equipment following its first successful outdoor field cultivation of protein-packed potatoes.
March 20, 2025
Global Potato Summit 2025: Shaping the Future of the Potato Industry with Industry Leaders and Experts
The Global Potato Summit 2025 in Greater Noida will focus on sustainability, technology, and growth opportunities in the potato industry. It will feature exhibitions, conferences, live demos, and networking to address key sector challenges.
March 18, 2025
AAFC research proving diploid breeding is more than just small potatoes
Diploid potatoes are quickly becoming the stud spuds for breeding new commercial potato varieties. Wild diploid potatoes have 2 copies of each chromosome in their DNA, unlike more traditional tetraploid potatoes, like Russet Burbank, which have 4 copies of each chromosome.
March 15, 2025
Transforming Northern Agriculture: New Technologies, Collaborative Efforts, and Promising Potato Varieties
Agriculture is growing in Canada’s North with new collaborations and technologies. AAFC scientist Dr. Julia Wheeler led research on season extension for potatoes and green beans in northern communities. The study focused on soil health, pest management, and improving food security.
March 09, 2025
French seed potato developer Elorn Plants joins Europatat
Europatat warmly welcomes Elorn Plants, a specialist of seed potatoes production and sale based in Finistère, in western Brittany (France). The region is known worldwide for the quality of its seed potato production and the earliness of its shipments.
March 09, 2025
Seed Potato Production using Apical Rooted Cuttings (ARC) in the Philippines.
Potato farming in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Philippines, spans 11,000 hectares but struggles with limited high-quality seed potatoes. At the World Potato Congress (WPC) 2024 in Adelaide, Australia, experts highlighted Apical Rooted Cuttings (ARC) as a solution to improve yields.
March 04, 2025
Gregg Halverson named 2025 Potato Person of the Year
Gregg Halverson’s career in the potato industry started at a young age, grading potatoes with his grandfather. Family has continued to be a major theme of his career as he worked with his father and now works with his children as president and board chairman of Grand Forks, N.D.-based Black Gold Farms.