News on Potato Cultivation

In contrast to the 2021 edition in the Netherlands, Potato Europe 2022 will be an in-person event again! On 7 and 8 September, exhibitors and visitors will be welcomed at Rittergut Bockerode.

Potato Starch manufacturer Royal Avebe has started the campaign at production location Gasselternijveen. Growing conditions were excellent until early July, but heat and lack of precipitation in recent weeks is cause for concern.

As potato growers are working to maximize their yield potential for the 2022 harvest, it's also time to start thinking about maximizing crop potential for the 2023 season.

Tras el exitoso lanzamiento de la variedad de patata de consumo Macarena en 2018 y el cambio generacional dentro de la empresa, la compañía obtentora alemana Saatzucht Niehoff se ha fijado el objetivo de ampliar gradualmente su gama de patatas de consumo.

On the 7th and 8th of September 2022, the international trade fair PotatoEurope will take place in Bockerode near Hanover and GRIMME will present a large number of new practical innovations and further developments.

La mayor demanda de patata que en años pasados ha acelerado su cosecha en Salamanca aunque dentro de los límites que marca el propio desarrollo del cultivo, que impedirá a la mayoría de agricultores de la provincia sacarlas antes de mediados de agosto.

Productores destacaron el buen rendimiento del cultivo de papa en Ñeembucú, se mostraron optimistas y dijeron que el clima ayudó para obtener buenos resultados. Indicaron que están incursionando en este rubro para poder mejorar la economía de los agricultores.

Esta semana Corteva AgriscienceTM presentó Instinct NXTGEN®, un inhibidor de la nitrificación disponible para los productores de maíz y papa de Argentina.

Las intensas olas de calor que están teniendo lugar a lo largo de los últimos meses están ocasionando que en los cultivos alaveses de patata el número de tubérculos por planta sea menor de lo esperado.

Due to the war in the Ukraine and persistent drought, the international potato industry is expecting another challenging year. Nevertheless, numerous players from all major potato-growing countries will meet at Potato Europe early September.

Potato farmers in the Ballarat region are demanding a pay rise for their produce, claiming McCain Foods does not pay a fair price for the popular mealtime vegetable. Last season McCain Foods paid growers an average of AUD 0.33 (about USD 0.23)

McDonald's Canada and McCain Foods Limited announce the 'Future of Potato Farming Fund' by investing CAD 1million in education, demonstration, and cost-sharing grants to support potato farmers

Earlier this month Statistics Canada released their first estimate of potato acreage in Canada as a result of data obtained from their survey of potato growers in Canada. The 2022 potato acreage is estimated at 385,128 acres.

PotatoEurope 2022 will be taking place on 7 and 8 September 2022 at the Rittergut Bockerode estate in Springe-Mittelrode near Hanover, Germany.

Una contribución de USD 20 millones de parte de los Estados Unidos de América catalizará un uso más eficiente de los fertilizantes. Los fondos se utilizarán principalmente para realizar mapas específicos de nutrientes del suelo para sistematizar y mejorar los mapas de suelos existentes.

This initiative seeks to raise awareness about the importance of this Andean tuber in agricultural development and global food security.

Potato processor Simplot Australia has refused to budge on its second price offer to Tasmanian farmers for their potato crop this season. Farmers met on Wednesday night to discuss the impasse with the company.

Maine — Potato farmers depend on Steve Johnson. At least they did for 34 years. Now Johnson, who retired on June 30, is taking his expertise to other parts of the world.