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
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
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
Bélgica: België haalde 20 procent meer aardappelen in Nederland
De Belgische aardappelverwerkende industrie heeft dit jaar tot en met oktober 2016 maar liefst 20 procent meer aardappelen in Nederland aangekocht in vergelijking met dezelfde periode vorig jaar. Alleen al in de maand oktober ging het om ruim 28.000
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
Italia: Autumn will push up potato demand
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.
Europa 28/11/2016
Francia: La pomme de terre a souffert des mauvaises conditions climatiques
Depuis le mois d’avril, les cultures de pommes de terre ont successivement subi les affres de la pluie et du soleil. Leur récolte, tardive, recule de 2,3% sur un an en France.
Europa 28/11/2016