Potato News from Belgium

October 21, 2015

Joint farm-to-fork initiative against food waste in foodservice sector

With a value chain wide approach, McCain, PepsiCo, SCA, Sodexo, Ardo, Unilever Food Solutions and WWF have joined forces to fight against food waste in the food services sector starting in Europe.

October 20, 2015

Dewulf Kwatro potato harvester undergoes a remarkable transformation

Dewulf, specialist in harvesting technology for potatoes and carrots, has implemented extensive updates for 2016 on the current Kwatro self-propelled 4-row sieving harvester.

September 22, 2015

TOMRA makes new Senior Appointment as it seeks to strengthen Food Business Market Position

TOMRA Sorting has appointed Thomas Molnar to the new position of Global Sales and Marketing Communications Director for its food sorting business.

September 08, 2015

North-western European Potato Growers expect cropsize to be below 5-year average

The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) expect the total potato production (excluding seed and starch potatoes) of this year' s harvest to amount to 24.5 million tonnes. This is 14.1 percent below the potato production last year and 2.9 percent below the 5-year average.

September 08, 2015

Factory Clarebout Potatoes totally destroyed by fire

Monday morning, the production plant of Clarebout Potatoes in Nieuwkerke (Belgium) was totally destroyed by a major fire.

August 30, 2015

TOMRA demonstreert de Field Potato Sorter tijdens PotatoEurope

Boeren, telers en producenten die hun sorteerproces wensen te optimaliseren, moeten zeker en vast een bezoekje brengen aan PotatoEurope, waar TOMRA Sorting Food de Field Potato Sorter zal demonstreren.

AVR Puma 3 and Spirit 9200 Varioweb demonstrated live at Potato Europe

August 27, 2015

Live demonstration of AVR Puma 3 and Spirit 9200 Varioweb potato harvesters at Potato Europe

During Potato Europe, AVR will present its latest potato harvesters, the Puma 3 and the Spirit 9200 Varioweb, for the first time during live harvesting demonstrations to the general public.

August 26, 2015

Potato Europe: Presentan las variedades Ribera, Regina y Concordia

Europlant vuelve a presentarse en PotatoEurope, la principal feria comercial para la producción de papa (o patata). En esta ocasión expondrá numerosas variedades de propagación ecológica, como Allians, Jelly, Regina y Venezia.

August 26, 2015

Europlant presents its top potato varieties at Potato Europe

EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH is represented this year at PotatoEuropeto and will show their extensive range of table potatoes, including several varieties suitable for organic cultivation.

TOMRA Sorting Food: Field Potato Sorter (FPS)

August 20, 2015

TOMRA Sorting Food will demonstrate Field Potato Sorter at Potato Europe

Farmers, growers and producers looking to enhance their sorting process efficiency should head to PotatoEurope next month, where TOMRA Sorting Food will be demonstrating its Field Potato Sorter.

August 20, 2015

Dewulf-Miedema present full line of potato cultivation machinery at Potato Europe

On 2 and 3 September 2015 the entire potato chain will pass the revue again during Potato Europe in Doornik, Belgium. Dewulf and Miedema will show their most recent potato cultivation technology.

August 20, 2015

Durable resistance to Late Blight requires Gene Stacking

Scientific results of the potato field trials in Flanders and the Netherlands demonstrate that gene stacking is necessary for a strong and lasting resistance to late blight (Phytophthora infestans).

August 10, 2015

TOMRA launches French language version of its website

TOMRA Sorting Food has launched a French version of its website to showcase to French-speaking countries the sorting and peeling solutions the company offers.

July 29, 2015

TOMRA, compañía que diseña y fabrica máquinas de clasificación para la industria alimentaria, lanza si sitio web en español

TOMRA ha lanzado una versión en español de su sitio Web, destacando la importancia de España y los países hispanohablantes en la estrategia operacional global de la empresa.

July 10, 2015

Papas andinas contra la malnutrición del mundo

La papa ha salvado al mundo de hambrunas. Ahora, papas andinas poco conocidas podrían acabar con la malnutrición. El Centro Internacional de la Papa presentó en Bruselas un proyecto regional con aspiraciones globales.

July 06, 2015

TOMRA has launched a Spanish version of its website

TOMRA has launched a Spanish version of its website, underlining the importance of Spain and other Spanish speaking countries to the company’s global business strategy.

June 25, 2015

19 organizaciones europeas denuncian en el PE la falta de disponibilidad de productos para la protección de las plantas

En un encuentro celebrado esta semana en el Parlamento Europeo, las organizaciones representativas de la cadena alimentaria han mostrado su preocupación por la actual legislación de protección de las plantas y el impacto que ésta provoca en la cadena alimentaria.

Wim Van Doren, Sales Application Manager at TOMRA Sorting Solutions in the new Cold Room

May 27, 2015

TOMRA Sorting Solutions expands its Belgian Test Center with a Cold Room

TOMRA Sorting Solutions has installed a brand new 56 square meter cold room in its test and demonstration center in Leuven, Belgium to facilitate sorting tests and demonstrations of frozen products.