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七月 06, 2015

Simplot agreed to take surplus potatoes in Tasmania

This season, potato processor Simplot agreed to take surplus potatoes in Tasmania.

Major Potato growing areas in South Australia (Courtesy: mrpotatosa.com.au)

六月 18, 2015

South Australia plans export of high quality crisping and seed potatoes to Thailand and Malaysia.

South Australia will actively pursue the Asian market for export of its crisping and seed potatoes.

六月 14, 2015

Keynote Speakers National Horticulture Convention in Queensland, Australia

A Tasmanian potato grower - known for her innovative use of the vegetable - has been announced as a keynote speaker at this year's National Horticulture Convention in Queensland, later this month.

PreDicta Pt senior research officer Mike Rettke and Dr Kathy Ophel Keller at SARDI’s Molecular Diagnostics offices at the Plant Research Centre, Waite Campus.

五月 21, 2015

Workshop to help South Australian growers prepare for potato pests

South Australian potato growers will have the opportunity to be updated on the latest research and development (R&D) including managing soil pathogens, pests and diseases at a special workshop to be held by AUSVEG in Murray Bridge next week.

Men with the golden tongues: James Bond and Chris Murphy to talk economics at Australia`s top horticulture event

五月 17, 2015

Men with the golden tongues: James Bond & Chris Murphy talk economics at Australia`s top horticulture event

Economics experts James Bond and Chris Murphy have been issued with a licence to thrill delegates at this year’s National Horticulture Convention, Trade Show and Awards for Excellence on the Gold Coast (Australia)

Colin Barnett, premier of Western Australia

四月 20, 2015

Premier Western Australia: Potato Marketing Corporation will be abolished within two years

The Premier of Western Australia, Colin Bartlett, reportedly told The West Australian that it was time for rules that dictated the varieties, quantities and price of potatoes grown in Western Australia - and the Potato Marketing Corporation - to go.

Tony Galati at his new Innaloo store (Courtesy: Simon Santi/The West Australian).

四月 09, 2015

West Australian Potato Grower Galati digs in for export-quota fight

Tony Galati, owner of the West Australian Produce Chain 'Spud Shed', wants to add up to four extra stores to his existing Spud Shed network over the next few years and is working on opening up export markets for Western Australia potatoes.

Tony Galati has been battling the powerful potato regulator for the last 20 years (Source: News Corp Australia)

四月 08, 2015

Legal action announced in Western Australia Potato War

The Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia has announced plans to take legal action against Galati, who owns a chain of grocery stores called the Spudshed as well as being one of the state’s largest growers.

三月 26, 2015

Australian consumers still in love with potatoes

Potatoes continue to be seen as an important staple for Australians according to the latest wave of the Potato Tracker project, with survey respondents indicating that they consume the commodity an average of 14 times per month.

三月 22, 2015

Australian Woolworths Shopper finds snake in sealed bag of potatoes

A shopper has been horrified to find a snake curled up in a sealed bag of potatoes bought from Woolworths.

三月 19, 2015

Vietnamese work and holiday deal promising news for Australian growers

AUSVEG has welcomed the signing of a work and holiday Memorandum of Understanding between the Australian and Vietnamese governments, which could assist Australian vegetable and potato growers fill labour shortages during peak harvesting times.

Potato farmers in south-east Victoria are missing out on profits as potatoes lie in paddocks unharvested.

三月 17, 2015

Victorian brushed potato growers are losing their battle against sandy soil spuds from South Australia

Potato farmers in south-east Victoria (Australia) are missing out on profits as potatoes lie in paddocks, waiting for demand to pick up so they can be harvested.

三月 05, 2015

AUSVEG questions benefits of generic potato marketing campaign

AUSVEG remains wholly unconvinced of the benefits of a grower-funded generic potato marketing campaign despite claims from the Potato Marketing Corporation of Western Australia that the initiative has been a success in that state.

三月 05, 2015

PMC: Potato consumption Western Australia grows

Potato growers in Western Australia have invested heavily in a potato marketing program aimed at stopping the decline in consumption per capita of fresh potatoes.

Potato farmer Matthew Gay in his seed potato crop near Crookwell. Courtesy: Rohan Thomson The Canberra Times

二月 08, 2015

Summer rain boosts seed potato harvest in New South Wales after years of drought

After a 10-year drought, well above average rainfall in New South Wales (Australia) means a rich seed potato crop for the few farmers left in the Crookwell area.

一月 28, 2015

Potatoes fuelling Aussie families

Australian families are playing an increasing role in consumer decisions to buy potatoes, according to the latest data from the Potato Tracker project.

十二月 23, 2014

South Australian potato growers disappointed with sale of McCain Penola facility to beef company

In South Australia, McCain has sold its former potato processing factory at Penola to a meat processor, to the dismay of some local growers.

十二月 03, 2014

Mashed potatoes most often prepared potato dish in Australia

The weather might be warming up [well, in Australia that is, not here in Canada...PP] but that isn’t stopping Aussie consumers tucking in to a hearty serve of mashed potato, according to the latest wave of the industry-funded Potato Tracker project.