Brussels, 6 May 2019 – Shortly after it became clear last month that falsified seed potatoes certificates of the Dutch Seed potato inspection Service, NAK (Nederlandse Algemene Keuringsdienst) were in circulation in […]
Listen to this update below on the changes to AHDB Potatoes Fight Against Blight campaign in the UK. Hear an overview of the 2018 season, with information on A_36 and A_37. See […]
Below average rainfall is triggering UK farmers and growers to adopt water savvy techniques early in the year, to be prepared should another agricultural drought hit. The Environment Agency (EA) has already […]
EuroBlight is continuously examining the ongoing evolution of the European population of the potato late blight pathogen and now reports on the 2018 results. Approximately 1000 samples were genotyped from 22 countries, […]
Sao Paulo | Reuters — McCain Foods, the world’s largest producer of frozen fries, has agreed to buy 70 per cent of Brazilian potato processing firm Serya for an undisclosed amount. The […]
The Siasat Daily reports that even though PepsiCo India has announced it is withdrawing lawsuits against Gujarat’s potato growers, the affected farmers on Friday demanded compensation for the harassment they were subjected […]
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue this week unveiled a groundbreaking report – A Case for Rural Broadband: Insights on Rural Broadband Infrastructure and Next Generation Precision Agriculture Technologies. In a news report posted […]
Researchers from Australia, Germany, Switzerland and the US have quantified the effect of climate extremes, such as droughts or heatwaves, on the yield variability of staple crops around the world, according to […]
All nematicides require careful handling. Members of the Nematicide Stewardship Programme (NSP) in the UK say the aim of the NSP is to ensure a best practice approach across all aspects of […]
The price of potatoes has skyrocketed in the last two weeks and this is attributed to heavy rains that disrupted harvesting in the Free State province in South Africa. Chief executive officer […]
AgTech start-up Taranis grew from 4 to 80 people in just a few years. A rollercoaster for CEO and founder Ofir Schlam, who says we are still in the early days of […]
Born and raised on a potato farm in eastern Idaho, Britt Raybould is still close to her potato roots today, according to a report by The Packer. Raybould, a graduate of Boise […]
FoodBev Media reports that McCain Foods USA, the US unit of potato product giant McCain Foods, has invested $300 million to expand its potato processing site in Othello, Washington. The investment will […]
New Delhi (CNN Business) – PepsiCo has backed down from a controversial fight with Indian farmers it accused of illegally growing its registered potatoes. The company said Thursday that it would withdraw a […]
For most UK potato growers and their advisers, including Monmouthshire-based agronomist Juliet Anderson, there was probably a sense of déjà vu following last Oct’s announcement confirming diquat wouldn’t be renewed, write CPM […]
According to an ABC Eyewitness News report published earlier today by WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham from reporters Diane Wilson and Tonya Simpson, Utz Quality Foods has agreed to pay more than $1 million to […]
On 13 June 2019, under the slogan “The timeless potato: A dynamic and innovative food”, the Europatat Congress will explore the potential for innovation within the sector now and into the future […]
