Potato News

A second outbreak of potato bacterial disease ring rot in the UK is being investigated, Fera has announced.

DuPont™ Evalio AgroSystems services is a free pest monitoring tool that helps detect insect pests. Growers using the system are provided with real-time in-season information that helps them choose the most appropriate product and spray timing to achiev...

The ever changing story of Europe's relationship with biotechnology took another twist recently when the giant German chemical firm BASF announced it was halting the development of all its GM potato varieties in Europe.

Vegetable exporters in Pakistan have demanded of the government a subsidy on exports of potato to remain competitive at world markets at a time when Pakistan is poised to produce the commodity in surplus this year.

China will extend anti-dumping duties on potato starch imported from the EU for another five years starting from Wednesday.

The dire weather conditions this winter has thrown at potato growers in the United Kingdom has created a harvest that has been far more challenging than the industry has seen for many years.

La comunidad científica internacional está de acuerdo en que una de las mayores manifestaciones del cambio climático es la creciente variabilidad interanual y estacional de la temperatura, precipitación y radiación solar, lo que se traduce en una mayor...

ODENBERG and BEST, part of TOMRA Sorting Solutions, will showcase different systems from their market-leading sensor-based optical sorters. The newly formed company exhibits for the first time together in Germany.

That Simplot Foods plant that Grand Forks residents drive by along Gateway Drive has a sort of permanence. It’s been there for a half century.

China prolongará cinco años el periodo de imposición de sus impuestos antidumping a la fécula de patata importada de la Unión Europea (UE) a partir de mañana miércoles (6 de enero).

McCain Foods today announced it has completed the acquisition of Kitchens of Sara Lee (KOSL) Australia from Hillshire Brands, boosting its consumer offering. The transaction, initiated on December 18, is valued at A$82M.

La marca de patatas fritas McCain, ha trabajado con la agencia BrandOpus para llevar a cabo un rediseño de todo su sistema de identidad, lo que incluye un cambio de logotipo, el primer cambio que lleva a cabo la marca en 50 años.

Casi a punto la planta de procesamiento de la Papa, parte del proyecto "Guaranda Productivo", que se ejecuta gracias a la comunidad de Madrid - España, Ministerio de la Producción, Ministerio de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Acuacultura - M...

2012 was a challenging growing season, with exceptional weather conditions impacting on the GB crop’s size and quality. Shoppers have seen price rises in store and there have been many stories about the cost of food within the media.

J.R. Simplot Co. officials confirmed today that the company will shutter its Heyburn distribution center in a phased closure beginning in August.

El Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria (Inia) inauguró esta mañana una importante reunión de científicos internacionales, que vienen desarrollando metodologías y herramientas moleculares eficientes, para contrarrestar los efectos que está producie...

El programa de Investigación del CGIAR sobre raíces, tubérculos y banano (RTBs) inició recientemente un proyecto para identificar el origen de la degeneración de las semillas y desarrollar herramientas sencillas para su control.

During the upcoming Fruit Logistica, Agrico will sign a contract with the UK firm Albert Bartlett, who will shortly introduce the Gourmandine potato variety in the United Kingdom.