Almacenamiento de Papas

Febrero 12, 2012

Commissaris van de Koningin bezoekt Agrico Research

De Commissaris van de Koningin voor de provincie Flevoland Leen Verbeek en gedeputeerde Jan Nico Appelman hebben afgelopen vrijdag een bedrijfsbezoek gebracht aan de Noordoostpolder. Op uitnodiging van Bedrijven Actief Noordoostpolder (BAN) werd een ...

Enero 18, 2012

Mozambique plans to stop importing seed potatoes by 2013

Mozambique’s Agricultural Development Fund (FDA) plans to make efforts to store seed potatoes as the government has set a target to stop importing the product by 2013, the Fund’s chairman said.

Enero 05, 2012

Potato Expo 2012 the largest gathering of the potato industry in North America

This week, nearly 1,500 attendees from a dozen countries have traveled to Orlando, Florida, to share the latest in agriculture information and innovations. But this event is more than just numbers;it's about the bottom line. POTATO EXPO offers attend...

Diciembre 14, 2011

Potato farmers in West Bengal go in for distress sale

Potato farmers in West Bengal are being forced to sell their produce at a much lower price as huge volumes of potatoes are lying at the cold storages.

Diciembre 13, 2011

Keeping within CIPC residue limits despite challenging start

As timings of next CIPC applications come to the top of the agenda for store management, growers are advised not to lose sight of the importance of using the sprout suppressant CIPC correctly so levels remain within strict residue limits.

Diciembre 08, 2011

Airstore Inflatable potato storage fails to raise interest in Idaho

The creators of a massive, inflatable potato cellar that recently hit the market promise their product will cut costs dramatically for growers in need of short-term storage while their spuds await processing. Idaho growers, however, say the Airstore, ...

Diciembre 07, 2011

West Bengal has its own potato school lunch discussion

For a long time, headlines on "potato"and "school lunches"usually addressed the new rules for school lunches discussed in the United States. Here is a different perspective on "potatoes as part of school lunches", from Wes...

Diciembre 07, 2011

Evenveel aardappelen in opslag als vorig jaar: VTA voorraadinventarisatie

De Verenigde Telers Akkerbouw (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks 3 maal de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden. De VTA-leden vertegenwoordigen 40% van het Nederlandse consumptieaardappelareaal. De eerste inventarisatie v...

Diciembre 02, 2011

Nieuw kiemremmingsmiddel 1,4Sight (1,4-Dimethylnaphthaleen)

Het middel 1,4Sight (1,4-Dimethylnaphthaleen) verlengt de kiemrust van aardappelen zodanig dat bijvoorbeeld ook Innovators tot juni-juli kiemvrij te bewaren zijn. Dat claimt althans BASF. Met het gebruik van huidige middelen wordt dit kiemlustige aarda...

Noviembre 26, 2011

New inflatable potato storage launched

The easy-to-erect durable structure has been designed to solve immediate post-harvest storage headaches and also achieve big cost savings, according to Ian Anderson, managing director of Preva. The “Airstore,” which can hold up to 900 tonnes of potatoe...

Noviembre 17, 2011

Potato Council marketing and corporate affairs at BP2011

Visit the Potato Council team at BP2011, Harrogate, Yorkshire, November 23 and 24, to find out more about the marketing strategy to sustain potato consumption, see campaign highlights and the positive results to date, and learn about how the industry c...

Noviembre 16, 2011

No room for complacency on CIPC levels

Three years after the formation of a stewardship group and introduction of a CIPC use code of best practice, maximum residue level (MRL) exceedances of sprout suppressant CIPC (chlorpropham) in stored potatoes are rare, but there is no room for complac...

Noviembre 08, 2011

UK Potato Industry event BP2011 expects record crowd

British Potato Industry event BP2011 expects a record number of visitors on November 23 and 24. The free-to-enter potato industry event to be held in Harrogate, Yorkshire, is expected to attract more than 6,000 delegates. Scottish potato seed grower A...

Noviembre 04, 2011

Hoe aardappels te bewaren bij extreem hoge temperaturen

Vandaag is de warmste 4 november ooit gemeten. De hele week zal de boeken ingaan als een van de warmste novemberweken ooit. Bij een hoge luchtvochtigheid en hoge temperaturen is het drogen van aardappelen een lastige kwestie. Het dauwpunt is voor de ti...

Noviembre 02, 2011

Speaker Programme World Potato Congress 2012: an update

According to Rob Clayton, director of WPC 2012 organiser the Potato Council, the BRIC countries - Brazil, Russia, India and China - hold enormous potential for the development of the potato industry both in their own countries and on the international ...

Octubre 28, 2011

Sharp price drop potatoes and potato starch results in profit warning China Essence Group

Potato starch manufacturer China Essence Group Ltd issued a profit warning for Q2 FY2012 and H1 FY2012, saying the company expects a loss in these periods due to "unexpected sharp movements in the prices of potatoes and potato starch".

Octubre 21, 2011

Maine Potato Growers warily watching stored crops for degradation from excessive rain

With 99 percent of this year’s approximately 56,000 acres of potatoes harvested, Aroostook County potato growers are watching the stored product to gauge the effect of massive amounts of rainfall this past summer. Don Flannery, executive director of t...

Octubre 20, 2011

Agri-Stor acquires Custom Chemical Company

Agri-Stor Company has acquired the assets and business operations of Custom Chemical Company - a full-service provider of potato sprout inhibitors, specialty post-harvest crop protection products and a Certified Dealer of Gellert® climate control systems