Sudáfrica: SA snubs GM potatoes
There will be no genetically modified (GM) potatoes grown commercially in South Africa, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana has ruled, ending a 12-year battle to get GM spuds on the shelves
Africa 29/09/2015
Australia: Western Australia potato regulator lists big grower as threat to industry
Potato Marketing Corporation takes aim at state’s largest grower in annual report, singling Tony Galati out as contributing to a difficult season
Oceania 29/09/2015
Canadá: Security cameras now used for PEI potato harvest
P.E.I.’s potato harvest is now underway and many farmers have installed security cameras in their fields and around machinery due to potato tampering concerns.
Europa 29/09/2015
Alemania: Potato harvest gets going
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania In many places the potato harvest has clearly got going since last week.
Europa 29/09/2015
EEUU: Potatoes and tomatoes account for more than half of U.S. vegetable consumption, report says
Americans are gobbling down a whole lot of potatoes and tomatoes — but often in the form of French fries and potato chips, and likewise, tomato sauce or ketchup, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Norte Am. 29/09/2015
Australia: Potato growers warned to beware of imported seed stock contaminated with Potato virus Y
Australian potato growers need to be wary of a destructive virus that can reduce yield by up to 80 per cent, according to a visiting international expert.
Oceania 29/09/2015
Alemania: 12.000 hectare minder aardappelen gerooid
Op 18 september is in het Verenigd Koninkrijk 30.000 ha gerooid. Dit is 12.000 ha minder dan vorig jaar op dezelfde datum en 2.000 ha minder dan in 2013. Het loof is veelal geklapt.
Europa 29/09/2015
Canadá: Warm summer in Alaska results in good potato yields for farms with irrigation
This time of year, Alaskan Potato farmer Ben VanderWeele spends nearly every morning the same way. He oversees hundreds of tons of potatoes as they’re cleaned, set on a conveyor belt and put into storage.
Norte Am. 29/09/2015