News on Potato Cultivation

Dr. David Douches. Plant Breeding and Genetics. Michigan State University. Director, Potato Breeding and Genetics Program.
January 13, 2020
World Potato Congress Webinar: January 24, 2020 with Dr. David Douches
The World Potato Congress (WPC) continues with its webinar series in its 2020 on January 24, with a webinar featuring Dr. David Douches of 'Feed the Future – Biotechnology Potato Partnership'
Hybrid seeds are key to improving the productivity of smallholder farmers and necessary to meet projected food demands by 2050.
January 13, 2020
Grant of new US patent for Hybrid True Potato Seed development
Solynta today announced the grant of U.S. Patent Serial No. 10,524,436 entitled ‘Hybrid Potato Breeding’. The patent claims Solynta’s methods of producing potato inbreds and hybrids that are propagated from true seed.
Reunión entre el director general de Sanidad de Producción Agraria, Valentín Almansa y el director xeral de Gandaría, José Balseiros.
January 13, 2020
Luz verde para levantar la prohibición de plantar patata en siete concellos.
La Xunta de Galicia y el Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación acordaron ayer el levantamiento de la prohibición de plantar patata en siete de los 14 concellos de las comarcas de Ferrol, Eume y Ortegal afectados por la polilla guatemalteca...
Local Restaurants to compete for best dish using Manitoba grown potatoes.
January 11, 2020
Peak of the Market's Potahto Week Returns to Winnipeg February 21 - March 1
Registration is now open for restaurants hoping to be crowned champion during the 3rd annual Potahto Week presented by Peak of the Market. The 10-day event challenges restaurants to put forward a signature dish made with Manitoba grown potatoes.
The Aymara people could lose their most dependable food source.
January 10, 2020
Bolivia's Potatoes are Vanishing
For centuries, Humberto Limachi’s ancestors have cultivated potatoes and turned them into a freeze-dried product called the chuño. It’s a staple food for Bolivia’s Aymara indigenous community. Limachi teaches his young children how the chuño is prepared.
Potatoes are planted from May to July, when water can be pumped from the river. (Courtesy: Glenneis Kriel)
January 10, 2020
The long, hard road to profiting from potatoes
For as long as Monique Vlok can remember, her father, Frans, produced vegetables on rented land near Citrusdal. When the company he worked for was bought out, he took his package and in 2003 cashed in all his investments to buy the farm Valskuil.
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Jan van Hoogen, Agrico (left) and Hemant Gaur, S.V. Agri (right) signed a joint venture to produce high-grade basic seed material in India
January 09, 2020
New joint venture of Agrico and S.V. Agri to offer high quality seed potatoes in India
A famous farmers' cooperative in Holland joins hands with Pune-based potato supply chain S.V. Agri to develop and produce high-yield varieties uniquely suitable for Indian conditions.
Dale Lathim, executive director of the Potato Growers of Washington.
January 07, 2020
2020 Potato contract negotiations underway
Negotiations are underway for next year’s potato grower contracts in Washington.
2018 Top Grower: The Adriaansen family of A&M Farm Ventures Ltd. with executives from McCain Foods
January 07, 2020
McCain Foods Announces 2018 Top Potato Growers at Annual Manitoba Awards Banquet
Annual event caps off 40th Anniversary celebrations in 2019 highlighted by CAD 75 Million in investments at facilities in Portage la Prairie and Carberry.
A seed breeder working in a potato seed multiplication greenhouse in Musanze District. The True Potato Seed technology will replace commonly used potato tuber seeds. (Courtesy: Sam Ngendahimana)
January 06, 2020
Rwanda pilots 'revolutionary' potato seeds
The Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) has started testing True Potato Seeds, which are produced by Solynta, a Dutch firm that develops hybrid potatoes. True Potato Seeds are collected from the berries or fruits of the potato plant.
Production in ground and regional rainfall. (Courtesy: AHDB, ADAS, Environment Agency)
December 23, 2019
Analyst Insight: How tight does the GB potato market look?
This autumn has been the wettest across England since 2000 and the fifth wettest on record. These conditions have hampered lifting across GB, with progress particularly slow in Yorkshire and the North of England.
AH Worth CEO Duncan Worth speaks to Ed Leahy about his company’s rebranding as it sheds its old name, QV Foods
December 20, 2019
Potato company QV Foods rebrands as AH Worth
AH Worth CEO Duncan Worth speaks to Ed Leahy about his company’s rebranding as it sheds its old name, QV Foods
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December 20, 2019
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Wada Farms organic programs continue to grow.
December 18, 2019
Wada Farms organic potato program continues to grow
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Javier Meléndez, CEO de Patatas Meléndez, empresa líder en el sector de la patata en España.
December 16, 2019
Entrevista a Javier Meléndez: 'Queremos ofrecer patata fresca los 365 días del año'
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TOMRA Food has just introduced the TOMRA 3A, a vision sorter for the separation of a range of Foreign Material from unwashed potatoes. The TOMRA 3A will be showcased for the first time in North America at Potato Expo 2020 in Las Vegas
December 12, 2019
See the new TOMRA 3A Sorter for unwashed potatoes at Potato Expo 2020
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The International Potato Technology Expo returns to the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown February 21-22, 2020.
December 12, 2019
International Potato Technology Expo Returns to Charlottetown in February
The International Potato Technology Expo returns to the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown February 21-22, 2020. The event welcomes those who grow and package potatoes, as well as leading suppliers from across the Maritimes and beyond.
Las lluvias en España retrasan la cosecha de patatas tardanas en Mallorca.
December 09, 2019
Las lluvias en España retrasan la cosecha de patatas tardanas en Mallorca
Las lluvias registradas el miércoles 4 de diciembre en el municipio mallorquín de Sa Pobla han inundado parte de las plantaciones de patatas tardanas que estaban a punto para ser recolectadas, lo que implicará un retraso en la cosecha de esta variedad.

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