News on Potato Storage

November 23, 2014

Mooij Agro reveals the Croptimiz-r storage computer with personalized store overview at Interpom | Primeurs

Mooij Agro reveals the Croptimiz-r storage computer with personalized overview of your store at Interpom | Primeurs.

Dewulf / Miedema, Partners in Agriculture

November 12, 2014

Miedema and Dewulf to form single team

The intended fusion between Dewulf and Miedema, made public in early September, is to be completed this year.

October 25, 2014

Una tesis propone nuevos métodos para mantener la calidad de las papas mínimamente procesadas durante 14 días

Gloria Bobo García, doctora por la Universidad Pública de Navarra (España), ha buscado alternativas al uso de sulfitos para evitar el pardeamiento de estos alimentos.

October 11, 2014

Update for Growers of Lamoka - Management Practices for Controlling Black Leg

Growers of the potato variety Lamoka used for chip processing have seen a higher than normal incidence of blackleg in their fields this summer.

October 11, 2014

EVERY-AIR provides optimal air distribution in box-storages

To improve the air distribution potato storages using boxes, Mooij Agro has developed the EVERY-AIR.

October 05, 2014

New ‘Focus on Potato’ Webcast Discusses Postharvest Use of Phosphorous Acid

Phosphorous acid based products can be an effective control for postharvest diseases when applying best practices. In the presentation. Learn more in the latest ‘Focus on Potato’ presentation “Phosphorous Acid and its use in Potato Post-Harvest Situations,”

October 05, 2014

Potato Storage, Chips Processing planned for Ingushetia

A large potato storage as well as a chips processing plant are planned in Ingushetia (Russian Federation)

September 29, 2014

SV-Agri and Mooij Agro start Joint Venture in India

SV-Agri and Mooij Agro have signed the agreement for the establishment of their Joint Venture in at the annual convention, held on September 10 and 11, last in Pune, India.

September 06, 2014

Potato professionals from all over the world visit PotatoEurope 2014

Around 10,000 potato professionsals from more than 60 countries visited PotatoEurope 2014 at the Rittergut Bockerode estate near Hanover.

Aerial view of Potato Europe in Germany in 2010

August 10, 2014

Potato Europe 2014: in Germany for the third time.

On 3 and 4 September 2014 the international potato sector will be on show for PotatoEurope 2014, in Germany for the third time after 2006 and 2010.

June 05, 2014

Aviko invests in Chinese Fries Factory Snow Valley

Aviko has acquired a majority interest in a fries factory in the north-east of China, which will be renamed Aviko-Snow Valley. The company plans to expand french fry production and add manufacturing of potato flakes.

May 27, 2014

Largest AVR storage loader ever leaves the factory

Earlier this month, the first green CTHV 46100 left the factory at the Dutch branch of Belgian agricultural machine manufacturer AVR in Veendam. At 23m long and 1m wide, the CTHV 46100 is the largest storage loader in the AVR range.

April 17, 2014

Fifty Years of Potato Storage Research at Sutton Bridge

This week saw the Potato Council division of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) mark the 50th anniversary of the opening of its Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR) facility, near Spalding in Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

March 27, 2014

Almacenamiento de la papa (Audio)

El Programa “Cosechando” de Agrobanco entrevistó al Ing. Rolando Egúsquiza Bayona, docente de la Universidad Nacional Agraria de La Molina (Perú), sobre el almacenamiento de la papa.

March 25, 2014

Afghanistan could be self-sufficient in potatoes with proper storage facilities

Afghanistan would be self-sufficient in potato if proper cultivation and storage strategies were introduced in central Bamyan province, according to an official.

January 27, 2014

Storage 2020 International Potato Conference – speaker line-up announced

Next month over 200 potato growers, packers, processors, retailers, researchers, specialists, consultants, and international visitors are expected to attend the Storage 2020 International Conference at Peterborough Arena, Peterborough, United Kingdom

January 25, 2014

Experts call for more investment in Rwanda potato production and storage

The private sector has been urged to invest in Rwanda's Irish potato production so as to address the shortage and help prevent price fluctuations.

January 20, 2014

Potato Technology Expo Charlottetown releases Conference Program

The International Potato Technology Expo (IPTE) returns to the Eastlink Centre (formerly known as the Charlottetown Civic Centre) on February 21-22, 2014.