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Keeping within CIPC residue limits despite challenging start

Lukie Pieterse — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:52:36 GMT

Summary: 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...

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Airstore Inflatable potato storage fails to raise interest in Idaho

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 22:56:01 GMT

Summary: The creators of a massive, inflatable potato cellar that recently hit the market promise their product will cut costs dramatically for growers in need of short-term storage while their spuds...

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Nieuw kiemremmingsmiddel 1,4Sight (1,4-Dimethylnaphthaleen)

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:21:11 GMT

Summary: Het middel 1,4Sight (1,4-Dimethylnaphthaleen) verlengt de kiemrust van aardappelen zodanig dat bijvoorbeeld ook Innovators tot juni-juli kiemvrij te bewaren zijn. Dat claimt althans BASF....

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New inflatable potato storage launched

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:54:13 GMT

Summary: The easy-to-erect durable structure has been designed to solve immediate post-harvest storage headaches and also achieve big cost savings, according to Ian Anderson, managing director of...

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No room for complacency on CIPC levels

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:07:27 GMT

Summary: Three years after the formation of a stewardship group and introduction of a CIPC use code of best practice, maximum residue level (MRL) exceedances of sprout suppressant CIPC (chlorpropham)...

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Hoe aardappels te bewaren bij extreem hoge temperaturen

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:21:00 GMT

Summary: Vandaag is de warmste 4 november ooit gemeten. De hele week zal de boeken ingaan als een van de warmste novemberweken ooit. Bij een hoge luchtvochtigheid en hoge temperaturen is het drogen...

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Maine Potato Growers warily watching stored crops for degradation from excessive rain

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:15:38 GMT

Summary: With 99 percent of this year’s approximately 56,000 acres of potatoes harvested, Aroostook County potato growers are watching the stored product to gauge the effect of massive amounts of...

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Agri-Stor acquires Custom Chemical Company

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 23:20:11 GMT

Summary: Agri-Stor Company announced that it has acquired the assets and business operations of Custom Chemical Company - a full-service provider of potato sprout inhibitors, specialty post-harvest...

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Grote brand verwoest aardappelloods PeKa Kroef in Venray

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:17:38 GMT

Summary: In een aardappelloods van aardappelverwerker PeKa Kroef in Venray heeft zaterdag een zeer grote brand gewoed. De brand ontstond iets na elf uur 's ochtends in een loods, waarin circa 6000...

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Potato prices in Deesa (Gujarat) at 10 year low

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:25:21 GMT

Summary: The potato capital of Gujarat - Deesa is facing acute price crisis with cost of the vegetable dipping to the lowest in a decade. The potato growing farmers and wholesale merchants are crying...

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Bruising costs British potato growers £26 million a year

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:52:07 GMT

Summary: With dry weather exacerbating the risk of bruising potatoes at harvest, Potato Council has called on growers to take a proactive stance and make quality assessments at all stages of...

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Price fall renders Bangladesh potato growers helpless

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:32:07 GMT

Summary: Potato cultivators and traders in 8 districts of Rangpur division (Bangladesh) are in a dilemma as they are about to lose their investments despite a bumper production of their produce last...

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Nora Olsen unearths potato mysteries

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:21:18 GMT

Summary: Because of the research she does on many different issues important to the potato industry, University of Idaho potato specialist Nora Olsen is a rising star. Her work on a new inhibitor...

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Potato Storage Research Facility ceremoniously handed over to University Wisconsin

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:43:02 GMT

Summary: Today, the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association (WPVGA) has ceremoniously “handed over the keys” of the Potato and Vegetable Storage Research Facility (SRF) to the University...

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Meer kans op schilbrand in consumptieaardappelen

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 03:49:12 GMT

Summary: Door het droge voorjaar is de knolzetting matig en de maatsortering dit jaar grof. Grote aardappelen beschadigen sneller tijdens het rooien, waardoor het risico op schilbrand groter...

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Potato Industry New Brunswick concerned about storability 2011 crop

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 02:07:21 GMT

Summary: In New Brunswick, the brighter/dryer weather experienced the last ten days has been a welcome change for potato growers as they prepare for harvest. All of the seed lots have now been...

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Pest Pros to test STORECAST potato storage disease prediction system in Canada

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:16:48 GMT

Summary: A recent agreement between Pest Pros Inc and Soil Food Web Atlantic Canada will test the use of STORECAST, “Storage Potato Disease Risk Indexing” in Prince Edward Island (PEI) Canada this...

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Award Winning SAC Student Answers Questions on pit rot of Potatoes

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:38:44 GMT

Summary: SAC 1st Class Honours graduate, Amanda MacLennan, from the Black Isle used the recent Potatoes In Practice Event near Dundee to present the results of her research into Pit rot of...

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Alargan la vida útil de las papas por incorporación de recubrimientos comestibles con antioxidantes

Jorge Alonso — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 09:23:55 GMT

Summary: El centro tecnológico Ainia ha logrado alargar la vida útil hasta 13 días en manzanas de IV Gama y hasta 9 días en patatas de IV gama --productos listos para el consumo: cortados,...

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US Potato Stocks down 36% from 2010 (June 1)

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 05:51:27 GMT

Summary: In the United States, the 13 major potato States held 35.5 million cwt of potatoes in storage June 1, 2011, down 36 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 10 percent of...

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Efectos del anhídrido carbónico y etileno en almacenamiento comercial de patatas

Jorge Alonso — Sun, 29 May 2011 09:36:43 GMT

Summary: En el Reino Unido se realizó un estudio en almacenes de conservación de patatas con la finalidad de saber qué niveles de CO2 existen normalmente a lo largo de la conservación, definir los...

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Científicos belgas evalúan una patata transgénica resistente al tizón tardío

Jorge Alonso — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:52:25 GMT

Summary: La Universidad UGent en Bélgica, se dispone a realizar pruebas de campo con papas genéticamente modificadas (GM) resistentes al tizón tardío causado por el hongo Phytophthora infestans....

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US Potato Stocks on May 1 at lowest level in 10 year

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 17 May 2011 06:35:49 GMT

Summary: The 13 major potato States held 65.7 million cwt of potatoes in storage May 1, 2011, down 27 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 19 percent of the 2010 fall storage...

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Potato Storage near Deesa, Gujarat destroyed by fire

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 11 May 2011 23:54:18 GMT

Summary: Potatoes worth millions of rupees were gutted in a major fire in the Khedut Cold Storage (KCS), owned by the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) at Deesa near here, fire...

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NPPGA: demand for processing potatoes in North Dakota will be high this summer

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:57:41 GMT

Summary: The Columbia Basin, Idaho, and Wisconsin are all facing potential shortages, while North Dakota is sitting on more spuds than one year ago. The North American Potato Market News is...

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VTA: voorraad aardappelen in opslag historisch laag

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:06:36 GMT

Summary: De Verenigde Telers akkerbouw (VTA) inventariseert jaarlijks in november, februari en april de aardappelvoorraad onder een vaste representatieve groep van haar leden. Onlangs werd de derde...

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Storecast: Predicting the Future Health of Potatoes in Storage

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:53:21 GMT

Summary: For the first time, a tool is now available to growers for determining the risk of disease to potatoes in storage. The recent commercialization of this novel diagnostic tool may assist...

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US Potato Stocks Down 18 Percent From April 2010

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 01:23:56 GMT

Summary: The 13 major potato States held 106 million cwt of potatoes in storage April 1, 2011, down 18 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 30 percent of the 2010 fall storage...

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Bram Werkman: "Gezien de herfst, mogen we dik tevreden zijn over kwaliteit aardappelen"

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 19:14:37 GMT

Summary: De situatie op de aardappelmarkt is momenteel moeilijk te omschrijven, vindt Bram Werkman van Landjuweel. Volgens de aardappelhandelaar is de vraag naar aardappelen op de Nederlandse markt -...

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United States Potato Stocks Down 15 Percent From March 2010

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:34:20 GMT

Summary: The 13 major potato States in the US held 143 million cwt of potatoes in storage March 1, 2011, down 15 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 41 percent of the 2010...

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Canadá registra nuevos productos para potenciar la latencia de la papa

Jorge Alonso — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:03:50 GMT

Summary: Tres productos que mejoran la latencia natural de las papas almacenadas fueron registrados para su uso en Canadá. Después de años de investigación y uso por parte de productores y...

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New DMN Products to Extend Natural Dormancy of Potatoes now registered for Canada

Marja Kuijsten — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:27:21 GMT

Summary: Three products that enhance the natural dormancy of stored potatoes are now registered for use in Canada. Following years of research and use by growers and shippers, these 1,4-DMN based...

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Agrico introduces Mama Chunu: potatoes with special nutritional properties

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:43:55 GMT

Summary: The Inca’s in Peru once discovered the potato as an eatable root. In fact, all potatoes sprout from one wild plant species originating from the southern part of Peru. Today, we are...

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West Bengal: Potato storage conflict ends in dump of rotten potatoes

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:30:19 GMT

Summary: In West Bengal, 7,000 bags or 4,200 tonnes of potatoes, valued at Rs 50 lakh were left to rot on the open ground today because of a dispute between a cold storage facility and the state...

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CIPC Stewardship gains recognition

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:06:32 GMT

Summary: The UK potato industry has received recognition for the work of the CIPC (chlorpropham) Stewardship Group, as winners of ’Best Stewardship programme’ category at this year’s Agrow Awards....

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BIOX-M kiemremmer voor aardappelen genomineerd voor Fruit Logistica Innovation Award

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:43:55 GMT

Summary: Tijdens de komende editie van Fruit Logistica zal een Innovation Award uitreiken worden voor de beste innovatie van het afgelopen jaar. Alle deelnemers aan de beurzen Fruit Logistica en...

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US Potato Stocks Down 13 Percent From December 2009

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:00:20 GMT

Summary: The 13 major potato States held 232 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2010, down 13 percent from a year ago. Potatoes in storage accounted for 66 percent of the 2010 fall...

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Ook kieming en frietkleur aardappelen dit aardappelseizoen extra in de gaten houden

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:52:16 GMT

Summary: FIWAP adviseert om naast de eventuele problemen van bewaring ingevolge rot en hoge vochtigheidsgraad, ook de kieming en de frietkleur van de aardappelen extra goed in de gaten te houden....

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La principal proveedora de papa semilla de McDonald's en el Mercosur, construirá una planta para almacenar 360.000 bolsas

Jorge Alonso — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:28:51 GMT

Summary: La empresa Cordens S.A, la primera en radicarse en la ampliación del Parque Industrial, es la principal proveedora de papa semilla de la firma que abastece a McDonald's en el Mercosur. En...

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Russische aardappeltelers worstelen met bewaring

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:46:14 GMT

Summary: Na een slechte aardappelopbrengst dit jaar, krijgen de Russische telers nu te maken met een volgend probleem, de bewaring van de piepers. Uit onderzoek van de Russische groente- en...

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Wet weather causing potato store problems in the UK

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 01:20:20 GMT

Summary: Rain has hampered harvesting progress for potato growers in many regions, with the focus being on moving crops from the field even if they were not destined for long-term storage, by using...

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Potato Storage: Proper storage techniques can reduce disease pressure

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 03:17:21 GMT

Summary: Storage conditions can be ripe for diseases to develop and devastate potato crops, leading many universities to seek ways to control or prevent diseases before they become a problem. At the...

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Toolbox approach to potato storage suggested

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:58:29 GMT

Summary: Potato growers and store managers should take a ‘toolbox’ approach to tackling potato storage, according to Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research head, Adrian Cunnington. Speaking at the...

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Mantis shows improved MAFEX sprayers to treat potatoes with sprout inhibitors/fungicides

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:21:36 GMT

Summary: At the Potato Europe exhibition on 8 and 9 September (Stand C06 Z) Mantis exhibits a new version of the MAFEX devices for the treatment of potatoes with germination inhibitors, fungicides...

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Sutton Bridge Storage Research Centre officially opened

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:16:08 GMT

Summary: Europe's leading centre of crop storage research was officially opened at Sutton Bridge by Potato Council's chairman and Scots farmer Allan Stevenson. He was joined by Lord Taylor of...

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STORECAST will be the name for Pest Pros Inc Storage Potato Disease Risk Indexing system

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:37:11 GMT

Summary: Pest Pros Inc has been granted a trade mark for its Storage Potato Disease Risk Indexing system to be known as STORECAST. The system is the first of its kind potato storage disease and...

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Potato Industry invited to attend opening of new Sutton Bridge research facility

Paul van Eijck — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:20:01 GMT

Summary: UK Potato growers are invited to attend the official opening of a new 600,000 research facility at the Potato Council's Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR). Government spokesperson...

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Gorman controls receives government support for storage monitoring project

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:37:42 GMT

Summary: Gorman Controls Inc., a Prince Edward Island based company, received support from the Rural Broadband Fund for a project to develop a storage controller aimed at the agricultural industry...

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New Brunswick potato growers receive assistance for storage losses

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:15:37 GMT

Summary: New Brunswick potato growers will receive up to $3 million to help offset the extra costs of cleaning and disinfection of storage facilities and disposing of ruined product following a...

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Potato storage efficiency on the agenda at Storage Event

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:31:14 GMT

Summary: Issues surrounding potato storage such as efficiency will be one of the many topics on the agenda at the Storage Event to be held at Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research in Lincolnshire on 2...

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SmartBlock, a new sprout inhibitor for potatoes announced by Amvac Chemical Corporation

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 20:31:00 GMT

Summary: American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) and its subsidiary Amvac Chemical Corporation today announced plans to introduce a new crop protection product that inhibits the growth of sprouts on...

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Belarus wants to revive its potato industry

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 14:24:13 GMT

Summary: The agricultural industry of Belarus can be a reliable source of foreign currency revenues, Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Ivan Bambiza said at a joint session of the two chambers of the...

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Plea to set up potato promotion board in India

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 21 May 2010 04:06:02 GMT

Summary: There was a need to constitute a potato promotion board at the central level in order to look into various issues beginning from cultivation to consumption of the tuber in the country. The...

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Científicos del ARS ayudan a mejorar la capacidad de las papas para tolerar el almacenamiento

Jorge Alonso — Sat, 08 May 2010 10:09:48 GMT

Summary: Científicos del Servicio de Investigación Agrícola (ARS) en Dakota del Norte están evaluando la capacidad de nuevas variedades de patata de tolerar el almacenamiento a largo plazo. Esta...

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Potato varieties with improved storage capabilities: ARS research

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 06 May 2010 15:21:11 GMT

Summary: Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in North Dakota are evaluating the storage properties of promising new potato varieties that could greatly improve potato quality for growers...

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Potato growers in Rangpur (Bangladesh) protest and demand compensation from cold storage owners

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:20:20 GMT

Summary: Hundreds of farmers blocked roads in Dinajpur and Rangpur yesterday demanding compensation as thousands of bags of potatoes they kept in cold storage have rotten due to alleged negligence of...

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Potato Council tenders Potato Storage Research

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 04:59:17 GMT

Summary: The annual potato production in GB is approximately 6 million tonnes, of which 60% will be stored prior to fresh consumption or processing. Potato Council is currently supporting research...

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USDA Revision: Potato Stocks Up 11 Percent From February 2009

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:50:46 GMT

Summary: The 13 major potato States held 203 million cwt of potatoes in storage February 1, 2010, up 11 percent from a year ago and 2 percent above February 1, 2008. Potatoes in storage accounted for...

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Grotere vooraad aardappelen in de Verenigde Staten

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:35:08 GMT

Summary: De voorraad aardappelen in de Verengde Staten van oogstjaar 2009 per 1 februari 2010 ligt volgens cijfers van het NAPMN (North American Potato Market News) maar liefst 12% hoger dan vorig...

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Potato growers in Bangladesh worried for lack of storage facility

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:36:32 GMT

Summary: A large number of small and marginal potato growers in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts are worried before harvesting the produce as they failed to book space for potato preservation in...

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Fire at McCain Foods Timaru Potato Storages

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:15:38 GMT

Summary: A woman has been taken to hospital with respiratory problems following a large fire at McCain Foods' potato stores in Timaru this morning. Flames, reportedly 20m high, were seen rolling...

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PEI Potato farmers watch for warehouse rot

Paul van Eijck — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:33:40 GMT

Summary: For the second year in a row, wet weather late in the year is prompting Prince Edward Island potato growers to watch their warehouses carefully. "You'll know it when you smell...

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December 1 United States potato stocks up 9%

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:49:22 GMT

Summary: In the United States, the 13 major potato States held 265 million cwt of potatoes in storage December 1, 2009, up 9 percent from a year ago but slightly below December 1, 2007. Potatoes in...

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“Storage Management of Classic Russet Potatoes” released by University of Idaho

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 01:44:46 GMT

Summary: Potato growers interested in producing the recently released Classic Russet variety will find detailed information on storing it in a new University of Idaho Extension online publication,...

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Belgische aardappelen in geimproviseerde opslag kiemen vroeg door warme herfst

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:45:13 GMT

Summary: Als gevolg van de uitzonderlijk zachte temperaturen dreigen nogal wat aardappeltelers die hun aardappelen proberen te bewaren zonder een professionele bewaarplaats hun oogst te verliezen....

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Not enough potatoes in West Bengal

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:45:57 GMT

Summary: The state has less than a month’s stock of potatoes and the new crop is not expected till the last week of December. This emerged on Thursday at meetings held by the two cold storage...

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Restrain Ethylene generator wins Potato Europe 2009 innovation award

Paul van Eijck — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:25:38 GMT

Summary: The PotatoEurope 2009 Innovation Award was handed out this evening to the company Restrain Company Ltd for its Restrain Generator. The Restrain ethylene generator has been chosen by a...

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Emergency Pesticide Registration for Potatoes Enacted in Wisconsin

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:42:13 GMT

Summary: Wisconsin potato producers are preparing their warehouses for the upcoming harvest season and have an immediate need to disinfect both porous and non-porous surfaces to prevent contamination...

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Frito-Lay India builds warehouse for potato storage in West Bengal

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:35:26 GMT

Summary: Frito-lay India has decided to set up a state-of-the-art warehouse for storage of potato. “Sourcing chip-grade potatoes remains a challenge. We are establishing a state-of-the-art...

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Canadian Agriculture minister disputes PEI potato board's numbers

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 12 May 2009 22:05:41 GMT

Summary: Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz is taking issue with the P.E.I. Potato Board's interpretation of how much money has been paid out for crops ruined by rain last summer. In October,...

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How to store potatoes at home

Paul van Eijck — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:09:59 GMT

Summary: Potatoes live. Potatoes breathe. And because Potatoes are 80 percent water, these tubers thrive in humid locations. Take heed, consumers wondering about the best spots in your homes to store...

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Talent (carvon) houdt kiemontwikkeling pootaardappelen onder controle

Paul van Eijck — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:29:47 GMT

Summary: Door pootaardappelen de hele winter elke dag met een snufje Talent (carvon) te behandelen, komen alle kiemogen op de knollen los, maar de kiemontwikkeling blijft keurig onder controle. De...

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McCain Foods Storage specialist John Walsh sees more evolution than revolution in potato storage

Paul van Eijck — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:38:01 GMT

Summary: The storage of potatoes has come a long way over the past few decades. Remember the old potato houses with cement floors, big wood burning furnaces and poor ventilation? Today tubers are...

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Wet rot in potato storages poses threat to potato crop in the UK

Paul van Eijck — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:12:12 GMT

Summary: After one of the most difficult harvest periods in recent memory in the UK, potato farmers are being advised to be on the lookout for any storage problems from wet stock. Following a...

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