Grecia: Μένει ατάραχη στα 50 λεπτά η πατάτα της Βοιωτίας
Σε υψηλά αρκετών ετών βρίσκονται οι τιµές για τις φθινοπωρινές πατάτες στη Βοιωτία και συγκεκριµένα στα 50 λεπτά το κιλό για 3η συνεχόµενη εβδοµάδα.
Europa 28/11/2016
EEUU: Jersey potato growers take action to reduce nitrates
Potato growers in Jersey have identified two areas where farming practices must change this winter to prevent a repeat of the water pollution that shut Val de la Mare reservoir for five months earlier this year.
Norte Am. 28/11/2016
Canadá: Heath Canada proposes a plan to eliminate imidacloprid use across the country
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.
Norte Am. 28/11/2016
Europa: Yield increase in (seed) potatoes with Restrain ethylene
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.
Europa 28/11/2016
Holanda: Worldwide exclusive sales agreement signed for potato defect cutter
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.
Europa 28/11/2016
Alemania: 2016 weniger Kartoffeln aus Brandenburg
Die diesjährige Kartoffelernte im Land Brandenburg fiel gegenüber dem Vorjahr niedriger aus. Wurden 2015 noch 322 500 Tonnen gerodet, so waren es in diesem Jahr 317 000 Tonnen Kartoffeln, teilt das Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg mit.
Europa 28/11/2016
EEUU: McDonald’s chooses new potato varieties for its fries
In September, McDonald’s chose two relatively new varieties for its fries, developed in part by Washington State University researchers.
Norte Am. 28/11/2016
EEUU: Researchers seek super spuds amid new strains of potatoes
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 .
Norte Am. 28/11/2016