Canada: Setting up fertigation in potato crops for success
Manitoba farmers show how they’ve made the irrigation-fertilization marriage work.
Norte Am. 27/03/2024
Irlanda: Potato growers call for protest action outside supermarkets
Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president, Francie Gorman, has been given a clear mandate by potato growers to organise protests outside supermarkets in response to continuing frustration at the perceived complexity of Bord Bia quality assurance
Europa 27/03/2024
Europa: Refining the understanding of the mechanisms of potato tuberisation
As part of ADAPT’s work to develop multiple-stress tolerant potatoes, the project’s consortium has been conducting a research to understand the signaling mechanisms of potato tuber formation and how they are impacted by environmental stresses.
Europa 27/03/2024
Nueva Zelanda: New Zealand planting and harvesting is done in such a way that there is year-round domestic supply
New Zealand will typically start planting potatoes in July to December with harvest running through 120 to 150 days after planting depending on the variety. This fluctuates depending on region and conditions. These days the country has a year-round
Europa 27/03/2024
Canada: A blueprint for a better potato
Scientists have created a super pangenome that can be used to help breed more nutritious, disease-resistant and “climate-smart” potatoes.
Norte Am. 01/03/2024
Europa: Moderate seed potato crop in Western Europe results in historic high prices, lower acreage expected in 2024
Seed potato acreage is shrinking in the Netherlands, Germany, and France. Wouter Mutsaers, who buys and sells seed potatoes at Q-potato Holland, says in a report published by FreshPlaza that in the Netherlands this is the third consecutive decline.
Europa 01/03/2024
EEUU: Healthy potato chips from the US might represent breakthrough in snack food
In a pivotal development within the US snack food sector, Michigan State University (MSU) researchers Jiming Jiang and David Douches have made a groundbreaking discovery that could transform potato chips and fries into healthier options.
Norte Am. 01/03/2024
Canada: First Living Lab focused on potatoes
Federal funding program helped look at cover crop effects and reducing tillage in potatoes.
Norte Am. 01/03/2024