Escocia: Agenda set for Scottish potato monitor farm
Nutrition, cultivation and seed will be the 2017 focus for AHDB’s potato monitor farm project hosted by Bruce Farms in Perthshire.
Europa 08/11/2016
Irlanda: la peronospora della patate richiede una spesa di 4 milioni di euro
L’Irish Indipendent ha riportato che secondo un nuovo studio sono almeno 27 le specie di ’Phytophthora’ individuate in tutta l’Irlanda, con epidemie in aumento in linea con la crescente globalizzazione e il commercio internazionale di piante.
Europa 08/11/2016
Venezuela: Paperos importarán semilla a dólar libre
La semilla de papa que emplean productores de Lara tiene cinco años de uso o multiplicación, lo que disminuye su rendimiento y calidad.
Latam 08/11/2016
Gran Bretaña: PotatoSize: an easier way of estimating potato crop size distribution
As the third most important global food crop, potatoes are grown for many different markets. It is fundamental for farmers to know when to halt crop growth to achieve optimal tuber size for market and so maximize profits.
Europa 08/11/2016
EEUU: Authorities Greenlight Calyxt GMO Potato Variety
Calyxt, Inc., a Minnesota-based company, announced that it has completed the first field trials of its cold-storable potato in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Norte Am. 08/11/2016
Holanda: Dutch farmers launch Potato Valley innovation plan
Farmers and researchers in the north of the Netherlands have joined forces in a new platform to future proof the potato.
Europa 08/11/2016
Escocia: Scots seed potato loophole needs closing
A loophole which has seen English seed potato used to grow Scottish ware potatoes needs to be closed off, growers attending this week’s AHDB Seed Potato conference at St Andrews have been told.
Europa 08/11/2016
Alemania: Heiß, Heißer,´Heiße Kartoffel`: Die Kalendermotive 2017
Back to the roots’ lautet das Motto des neuen Jahreskalenders ’Heiße Kartoffel 2017’. Alle Models haben einen Bezug zur Kartoffel oder stammen von einem Erzeugerbetrieb.
Europa 08/11/2016