Nutrición: Calcium s role in potato quality, production
Calcium plays an important role in the growth and development of plants. Cell membrane health is very crucial to the survival and health of the plant cell.
Europa 14/08/2018
Europa: LA TUNISIE AUGMENTE SA PRODUCTION DE POMME DE TERRE
La production de pommes de terre saisonnières a atteint 250 mille tonnes contre 220 mille tonnes au cours de la saison de 2016/2017, soit une progression de 13,6%, selon le ministère de l’Agriculture, dans un communiqué publié vendredi 10 août.
Europa 14/08/2018
Bélgica: Belgian Fry Manufacturers Alarmed as Heat Affects Iconic Snacks Production
Belgium’s early crop of potatoes has already been reduced by about a third due to the current Europe-wide heatwave, which especially damaged the size of the potatoes and the roughness of their skins.
Europa 14/08/2018
Italia: Patate del Fucino, la qualità non manca
Da inizio agosto i pataticoltori dell’altopiano del Fucino (Abruzzo) hanno cominciato a scavare le varietà precoci. E i risultati dei primi saggi effettuati nei campi consentono di guardare alla nuova stagione in maniera positiva.
Europa 14/08/2018
Industria: The Chips Market Looks Promising
The global potato chips market reached EUR26.5bn by the end of 2017, riding an average annual volume percent growth of 5.9% over the 2012-2017 period.
Europa 14/08/2018
EEUU: Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million in California Roundup cancer trial
Monsanto was found liable in a lawsuit and ordered to pay $289 million in damages to a man who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based weed-killers, including Roundup, caused him cancer.
Norte Am. 14/08/2018
EEUU: Heat wave in North America: Podcast on ‘keeping your potatoes happy and healthy during the summer heat’
Fertilizer company Yara North America recently launched a podcast initiative to provide growers with updated agronomic advice, production and market insights, and more.
Norte Am. 14/08/2018
EEUU: European Drought Threatens Harvests From Sweden to the Czech Republic
For farmers in central and northern Europe, this summer’s unusually high temperatures aren’t just uncomfortable, they are putting their harvests at risk, The Guardian reported Friday.
Norte Am. 14/08/2018