Teagasc and IPM Potato Group (IPM) have recently signed a new fifteen year agreement in Oak Park, Carlow. The two groups have been collaborating since the early 1970s when they first formed […]
Ayrshire new potatoes have become the latest Scottish product to be granted EU protection against unauthorised imitation. The potatoes, also known as Ayrshiree earlies, join a list of products including Scotch whisky, […]
The humble potato is a staple of the Kiwi diet, but it always seems to play second fiddle in New Zealand. Whether it be roast as a mate for the lamb or […]
FreshPlaza reports that bags of French-grown potatoes have been recalled by supermarket group Lidl after the produce was found to have breached the maximum allowed limit for residues of the insecticide fosthiazate. […]
Despite repeated assurances from the mainstream science community that our food supply is safe, many consumers remain highly skeptical of conventional agriculture, mostly due to misinformation about GMO crops and pesticides perpetuated on […]
My Foodie, a range of potato based smoothies manufactured in Sweden, has launched in the UK. The drinks are said to be free from the most common allergens – gluten, dairy, nuts […]
Potato News Today learned this morning from reliable sources in the European potato industry that the EU Commission has published it’s IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/989 concerning the non-renewal of approval of the […]
Scientists are creating a “super potato”, fortified with iron and zinc, in a bid to tackle malnutrition in developing countries, reports The Telegraph. According to the report, millions of people around the […]
ILVO, HOGENT and TRIAS in Belgium are hosting a Peruvian delegation to the Food Pilot (ILVO, Melle, Belgium) to get the production of so-called “tuntas” (freeze dried potatoes) in a small cooperative […]
Providing DNA information to get the most nutritious meal for your own, unique body needs. HZPC Sector Breeder Jeroen Bakker in the Netherlands did this, together with a group of 100 other […]
Side Delights® announced today it heightened commitment to sustainability while continuing to focus on implementing the highest food-safety practices available. Recent Nielsen research confirms that shoppers base their purchase decisions in part […]
There are several thousand different varieties of Solanum tuberosum, commonly known as the potato around the world. But this diversity obscures the fact that various genetic and biological factors make improvement by […]
The chemical compound chloropicrin was first synthesized in 1848 by Scottish chemist John Stenhouse and first applied to agriculture in 1920, when it was used to cure tomato “soil sickness.” Over the […]
Side Delights® potato farmers in the US have teamed up with mushroom growers to create an in-store promotion with seven original recipes for “A Week’s Worth of Yum.” The program includes a […]
According to a CBC report in Canada, the world’s most heavily used herbicide appears to be in trouble following a $2 billion US damages award to a California couple who claim that the weed killer […]
In the first week of May, AUSVEG, Plant Health Australia and RMCG’s Doris Blaesing facilitated an industry consultation workshop with all sectors of the potato industry to understand the who, what and […]
Freshplaza reports that the European Commission proposes to increase the maximum residue limit for clothianidin in the import of potatoes to the EU from 0.03 milligram to 0.3 milligram per kilo. This […]
