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January 10, 2012
Nieuw veelbelovend aardappelras: Vales Sovereign
oor het eerst biedt de aardappelleveranchier Greenvale AP een beperkte hoeveelheid pootgoed van het ras Vales Sovereign aan op de vrije markt.
January 10, 2012
McCain UK launches new quick-cook jacket potatoes
McCain Foods has launched a new jacket potato product that it claims will be ready in just five minutes, offering consumers the taste of a slow-baked product in rapid time.
January 10, 2012
Jersey Royals potato planting 'helped by dry weather'
A Jersey potato grower has said the dry weather conditions were good for the start of the planting season.January 10, 2012
National Chip Week to raise public’s potato awareness
One of the Potato Council’s biggest annual awareness campaigns of the year kicks off next month in the shape of ‘Chip Week’.January 09, 2012
Surge in demand for prime home-grown seed potatoes in Britain
Seed potato exports from Britain are expected to break more records following a highly-successful season last year.January 06, 2012
Scottish potato producer to expand business in Russia
Potato producer Albert Bartlett plans to expand its business in eastern Europe and Russia after winning its first contracts in the region during last season’s severe drought. Sponsored Content
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January 05, 2012
Great expectations for British seed potato exports in 2012
Seed potato exports from Britain are expected to break more records following a highly successful season in 2011 and Potato Council head of seed and export, Mark Prentice, is looking forward to a busy time at this year’s Fruit Logistica.January 04, 2012
Desarrollan aplicación para teléfonos inteligentes que mide la cobertura de cultivos de papa
La Universidad de Cambridge (Reino Unido) está trabajando en una aplicación para “smartphones” que facilita la medición de la cobertura del suelo en cultivos de papa. "La cobertura del suelo es un insumo clave para cualquier modelo de predicción...January 04, 2012
Researchers come to terms with late blight disease effectors
Phytophthora infestans, the causal agent of late blight, has evolved to overcome fungicides and major resistance genes that have been bred into commercial potato cultivars.January 04, 2012
Smartphone app for measuring potato ground cover
Cambridge University Farm is working on a smartphone app to measure ground cover in potato crops.
December 23, 2011
Top GB potato players to promote World Potato Congress at Potato Expo 2012
Two top GB potato industry players are crossing the Atlantic January 4-6 not just to quiz the U.S. industry on its latest techniques at Potato Expo 2012 but to promote the benefits of attending World Potato Congress 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland in May. ...
December 20, 2011
Industry sponsorship tops US$310,000 in support of World Potato Congress 2012
Organisers of the 2012 World Potato Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland next year have released the names of the first 13 commercial sponsors responsible for over US$230,000-worth of industry support for what promises to be a “highly successful, industry-w... Sponsored Content 
December 20, 2011
Water shortage prompting irrigation availability concerns for British potato growers
A lack of available water could force growers to cut potato areas next spring.
December 20, 2011
Scottish potato growers urged to source safe and healthy seed
Scottish potato growers were yesterday reminded to exercise particular care in sourcing safe and healthy seed potatoes following the discovery of three cases of ring rot in the Netherlands.
December 15, 2011
Something for everyone at World Potato Congress 2012
“There’s something for everyone in the potato industry to be had from attending the World Potato Congress next May in Edinburgh – I can guarantee that,” says Rob Clayton, director of the Potato Council.December 13, 2011
Keeping within CIPC residue limits despite challenging start
As timings of next CIPC applications come to the top of the agenda for store management, growers are advised not to lose sight of the importance of using the sprout suppressant CIPC correctly so levels remain within strict residue limits.December 12, 2011
Britse aardappelindustrie bezorgd over solvabiliteit telers
a hoge aardappelprijzen vorig jaar, wordt er door de Britse telers dit jaar financiële pijn geleden.December 12, 2011
Gran Bretaña: 'La producción de papa siempre ha sido fiesta o hambre'
Los productores de papa para industria británicos están preocupados por los bajos precios de la actual campaña.