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Zebra Chip disease symptoms (Source: TAMU)

四月 03, 2014

AUSVEG: Downplaying Zebra chip risk is a dangerous game

Claims New Zealand potatoes do not pose a “substantive risk” to the Australian industry have been slammed as irresponsible and reckless by AUSVEG.

Extreme weather causes potato shortage in South Australia: Due to prolonged heat in the South Australian growing regions, potatoes will be limited in supply for the coming weeks (Lauren Waldhuter; ABC Rural)

三月 30, 2014

Australia: Extreme weather brings potato shortage and sends prices soaring

Australian Potato shoppers are spitting chips over the rising cost of washed potatoes amid reduced supplies.

三月 03, 2014

South Australian potato producers to benefit from R&D workshop series

AUSVEG, will host a series of potato research and development (R&D) workshops in South Australia this month, as part of activities arranged for the Potato Industry Extension Program.

二月 09, 2014

McCain Foods Australia, potato growers fixing 'strained relationship'

McCain Foods agriculture director John Jackson in Australia has admitted the company’s relationship with the region’s potato growers has been damaged in recent years.

一月 15, 2014

AUSVEG: Breathe easier with Vegetables

Recent research has linked the rise of fussy fruit and vegetable eaters in Western society to the population’s increased development of allergic asthma over the past 50 years.

South Australian Potato Industry receives over $400,000 in Federal Funding

一月 13, 2014

South Australian Potato Industry receives over AU$400,000 in Federal Funding

Potatoes South Australia Incorporated, the peak industry body for the potato industry value chain, has been awarded funding of AU$409,800 (excl GST) through the Federal Department of Agriculture’s National Landcare Innovation Grants for a two year project which will help develop a more reliable soil Phosphorus test.

十二月 17, 2013

Simplot Australia potato farmers in Tasmania accept price cut

Simplot processing potato farmers in Tasmania have accepted a $10 per tonne price cut for crops deliverable in 2014.

十一月 30, 2013

Anchor Organics considering move to former carpet factory in Devonport for expansion

Owners of an old carpet factory in Devonport (Tasmania) have held informal talks with the Devonport City Council about a conversion to a potato processing factory.

十一月 05, 2013

McCain urged to fund freight of Penola Potato growers

South Australian Potato producers have called for fair freight arrangements following the closure of McCain Foods' Penola plant.

十月 27, 2013

New Sustainability App for Australian farmers

Australian minister for the Environment, the Hon. Greg Hunt MP, has launched the new EnviroVeg smartphone app for farmers, to help them manage their land sustainably.

十月 24, 2013

Australian vegetable industry welcomes reports Simplot factories to continue operating for at least 3 years

Today’s reports that Simplot’s two vegetable processing plants at Bathurst and Devonport will remain open for at least another three years has been welcomed by peak industry body, AUSVEG.

South Australian New season baby potato auction 2012

十月 23, 2013

South Australian New Season Baby Potatoes Auction scheduled for November 1.

The South Australian New Season Baby Potatoes Auction will be held at an Industry Dinner on Friday 1 November 2013. This annual auction is organised by Potatoes South Australia Inc.

十月 22, 2013

Australian Potato grower hopes Penola closing will bring efficiencies to the potato industry

Farmer Terry Buckley says he is sad to see the local Penola plant close, but he hopes the Ballarat plant might save the Australian potato processing industry, which is being outpriced by cheaper imports.

十月 09, 2013

Major Fresh Potato Campaign launched in Western Australia

The Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia has started a campaign to increase the consumption of fresh potatoes.

九月 11, 2013

State government removes red tape for Victorian potato growers

Victorian potato growers will face fewer quarantine restrictions when selling their potatoes interstate.

Potato Chips are the most popular snack in Australia and New Zealand

八月 12, 2013

Potato Chips are most popular snack in Australia and New Zealand

A recent study by Roy Morgan Research shows that potato chips are still Australia’s most popular snack food, with a third of Australians aged 14+ in the year to March 2013 buying the product in an average four-week period.

八月 01, 2013

Potato Farmer Andrew Combes Rabobank Simplot Young Potato Grower of the year.

Third generation farmer Andrew Combes is the only commercial potato grower south of Hobart (Tasmania, Australia). What's more, the 36-year-old is the new Rabobank Simplot Young Potato Grower of the year.

七月 29, 2013

Potato Industry in South Australia receives government support for training

The State Government of South Australia has awarded AU$43,500 to the Potato Industry for initiatives to make sure workers have skills to meet increasing production demands.