Nueva Zelanda: Mesh cover to fight potato pests
New research shows a plastic mesh cover laid over potato crops could be the answer to fighting potato pests without using chemical sprays.
Oceania 25/03/2015
New solution for potato sprouting
BioSafe Systems announces the introduction of ARRET Sprout Treatment for the 2015 potato storage season, a solution approved by the US EPA for fresh pack line treatments, as well as fogging treatment applications
Norte Am. 25/03/2015
Canadá: Farm pleads guilty to crop rotation charge
A western Prince County farm operation has pleaded guilty to failing to properly rotate its crops in one of their fields.
Norte Am. 25/03/2015
Aardappelopslag blijft probleem voor Pakistan
In de noordwest Pakistaanse Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincie is momenteel het aardappelprobleem in de Goborvallei erg acuut vanwege de imposante Lowaritunnel.
Asia 25/03/2015
Zwitserland: 8500 ton teveel aardappelen in opslag
n Zwitserland lagen er per eind februari 8500 ton meer verse consumptieaardappelen in opslag dan in 2013. In dat jaar waren de opgeslagen hoeveelheden en het verbruik echter met elkaar in evenwicht, meldt de Zwitserse website Bauernzeitung.ch.
Europa 25/03/2015
Genetically engineered apples and potatoes pass FDA safety assessment as GMO apples also get Canadian approval
These GMO approvals aren’t exactly small potatoes.
Norte Am. 22/03/2015
EEUU: Potato Board allocates funds to redress port slowdown damage
The U.S. Potato Board has reallocated funding to place a greater emphasis on marketing and promotional programs to help foreign customers who lost product due to recent labor slow-downs affecting West Coast ports.
Norte Am. 21/03/2015
Argelia: New strategy to tackle rising potato prices
The Algerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abdelouahab Nouri, has announced a programme to tackle the problem of soaring potato prices
Africa 21/03/2015