By Jennifer Jackson Canadian producers may have to prepare for additional insecticide bans. Health Canada has completed a re-evaluation and is proposing a ban of the neonicotinoid imidacloprid.
Ter Brinke BV from Creil, the Netherlands, and Restrain have thought of a unique concept in order to get more stems and tubers on potato plants.
Dutch industrial equipment manufacturer Optiserve has granted worldwide exclusivity to FAM - European market leader in industrial cutting solutions - for the sale of its Glide defect cutter.
Ponad 200 producentów, przetwórców, handlowców i ekspertów związanych z branżą ziemniaczaną w Polsce, przedstawiciele Stowarzyszenia Polski Ziemniak, SKW Marketing, ministerstwa rolnictwa, administracji rządowej, Banku Zachodniego WBK i firmy anality
Papua New Guinea is looking to Peru for assistance in drought resistant potatoes that can withstand future extreme weather conditions. Prime Minister Peter O’Neill began initial discussions with the President of Peru, Dr. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
The potato situation seems to be quite a positive one as "the commer-cialisation of potatoes is going well - quality is high and the produce will be available until April/May," reports Roberto Piazza, director of Fedagro Acmo Bologna.
In September, McDonald’s chose two relatively new varieties for its fries, developed in part by Washington State University researchers.
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — A program that teamed up three universities and three agricultural commissions in 1984 has recently experienced its fourth great success with a newly bred potato that seems to be superior in numerous ways to the old gold .
