Inspection service NAK in the Netherlands has reportedly discovered counterfeit seed potato certificates, whereby the non-certified potatoes have been sold under false labels. The NAK, together with the Dutch Food and Consumer […]
A pair of educational sessions related to the burgeoning growth of organic production and sales from a global perspective await attendees at the fourth annual Organic Produce Summit (OPS), this coming July […]
Plans are moving on apace for the brand new Arable Scotland event, planned for this summer on July 2 at Balruddery Farm, Fowlis, by Dundee. This is a brand new annual event […]
This week Cal-Organic Farms, the largest producer of organic vegetables in the US, will start shipping freshly-harvested, new crop red and gold potatoes to customers in the United States and Canada. The […]
Cornish new potato growers are on course for a good season with favourable weather conditions putting them on track to be the first UK mainland potatoes to hit retailers this year. The […]
From the Washington State Potato Commission, reported by Spudman magazine: On April 1, Japan initiated a further round of tariff reductions for members of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership […]
The 103rdannual meeting of the Potato Association of America will take place July 28 to Aug. 1 at the Delta Hotel in downtown Winnipeg, Man. It’s never been held in Manitoba before, […]
IPM Potato Group Ltd (IPM), a leading international player in potato breeding and seed potato production, has picked up an equity stake in Utkal Tubers Ltd, a lab-to-land company engaged in potato […]
Switzerland-based food giant Nestlé, French supermarket chain Carrefour and IBM have partnered to use the latter’s blockchain technology to track a famous French convenience food, the companies announced in a press release on April 15. Nestlé and Carrefour, both of which […]
Revenues have topped £25m at Haverfordwest-based potato, vegetable and flower specialist Puffin Produce, with its board “excited” for future growth opportunities. Puffin supplies own-label potatoes, vegetables and daffodils as well as under […]
The US food and beverages giant PepsiCo has sued three farmers from Gujarat, complaining that they have been illegally growing and selling a variety of potato exclusively registered to Pepsico for the […]
Syngenta BlightCast has been launched two weeks ahead of normal this season, with reports of early crops in the south west coming under pressure as plastic covers are removed. Whilst planting has […]
A no-deal Brexit would drive pig farmers into the red, but potato growers would be even worse off if Britain were to leave the European Union with an agreement, an analysis has […]
Alan Jones, owner of Jones Potato Farms in Parrish, Fl logs about 40,000 miles a year on his pickup and many hours in his office and in the fields or on the […]
This past Friday, AHDB in the UK issued a statement titled “CIPC decision looms – here’s how you can access support”, published on its website. AHDB states: “We understand that on 11 […]
The Head of Storage Research at Sutton Bridge Storage Research in the UK, Adrian Cunnington, recently discussed the current political and regulatory situation around popular sprout suppressants CIPC and MH with AHDB […]
Earlier this week Health Canada announced in a press release that it has completed its re-evaluations of the neonicotinoid pesticides clothianidin, imidacloprid and thiamethoxam in relation to their potential impact on bees and other pollinators, and has […]
High blood pressure doesn’t have a clear cause, but certain factors have been proven to raise your risk of the condition developing, such as a diet high in salt. Uncontrolled high blood pressure […]
The latest issue of the Global Potato News magazine was published. Visit the website, or go directly to the North American edition and/or the European edition. Comments are welcomed – please get in touch with Editor-in-Chief Lukie Pieterse: lukie@globalpotatonews.com
