News on Energy and Environment from Germany

The Emsland Group, a potato processor with seven production plants throughout Germany, explains the supply challenges they are faced with as a result of the extreme drought in Germany and other parts of Europe.

Some 20 specialist exhibitors will show practical solutions for organic potato cultivation at Potato Europe 2018 exhibition – Demonstrations of mechanical weed control to feature at the event this year

The German Association of Fruit, Vegetables and Potato Processing Industry (BOGK) expects that the potato harvest in Germany and Europe will be significantly reduced in quantity, as well as quality compared to the previous year due to the long ongoing drought and heat wave.

A recent study on the impact of Pulsed Electric Field treatment (PEF) in the potato processing industry has shown substantial benefits in comparison to the regular process using conventional pre-heaters.

PotatoEurope 2018, one of the top events for the international potato industry, returns to Germany on September 12 and 13.

Preparations for this year's PotatoEurope exhibition are progressing well, with planting now complete at the event venue, Rittergut Bockerode farm, near Hanover in Germany

Lidl reduces plastic use in Germany by at least 20 percent by 2025 100 percent recyclability of plastic packaging by 2025

If a surface has to be protected against corrosion, this usually takes place through coating it with paints or varnishes. Bio-based, environmentally-friendly solutions are hardly available. Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute are developing a cost-effective coating based on renewable raw materials, potato starch in particular

Agritechnica will be the 'Centre of Innovation' for anyone who wants to be updated on the latest global developments in the agribusiness. Tolsma-Grisnich, a regular exhibitor at this event, will show its innovations for the storage of potatoes

Interpack 2017 scored a record attendance of 2,865 exhibiting companies. Furthermore, 74% of the approximately the 170,500 visitors travelled to Düsseldorf from abroad, which is another record

EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH,presents its wide variety of seed potatoes - including the Venezia, Madeira and Georgina varieties - at Fruit Logistica 2016

Coleccionistas de plantas y mejoradores genéticos de diversas nacionalidades se han unido para recolectar, proteger y preparar los parientes silvestres de los cultivos alimentarios más importantes en el mundo de tal forma que puedan utilizarse en el desarrollo de nuevas variedades resistentes al cambio climático.

At the 2014 Fruit Logistica event, being held in Berlin from 5-7 February, DuPont Food Chain Manager for the EMEA region, Mr Luigi Coffano, highlighted the challenges faced by a world population that is growing by 150,000 people every day.

Germany's first straw-fired heating plant will soon be commissioned in Emlichheim. Burning approximately 60,000 metric tons of straw per year, it will supply heat to Emsland-Stärke GmbH, public facilities and private households.

De laatste maanden zijn er in Duitsland bijzonder veel aardappelen afgezet met als stempel tweede soort of voor de verwerking tot biogas of zetmeel. Dit komt door de grote Duitse aardappeloogst.

In 2008, the Emsland Group - Germany's largest potato starch manufacturer - decided to optimise the entire production process in their main Emlichheim potato starch production plant.

Fair Trade, organic, sustainable and eco-friendly are making their way on to package labels across all categories, but how do consumers actually view these products?

Johannes Diepers Landwirtschaft in Sevelen, Germany grows and processes potatoes that are supplied peeled to customers including institutional kitchens, hotels and restaurants. Diepers has been working with Sormac machines for fifteen years.