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A beautiful and healthy green potato crop. That’s what lobbyist Iris Bouwers likes to see on her own farm. So it’s not surprising that she has the topic of Plant Health high on her agenda for Brussels. ‘If you feel that things are not going too well with the commodities policy, you shouldn’t just look on in silence,’ says the lobbyist of LTO, the Dutch growers’ organisation (Dutch Federation of Agricultural and Horticultural Organisations).
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Tactical and operational decisions upon growing potatoes
Once decided to grow potatoes in the next season, a series of tactical decisions are taken by the grower before the crop is planted. The variety is chosen, the seed size, seed rate and planting pattern and the certification level of the seed bought or the use of farm saved seed.
NEPG estimate 6 percent less potato production for 2022
Next to an estimation that global potato production 2022 in the EU-04 countries (Belgium, France, Germany and The Netherlands) will be down by 6 percent compared to last year, the North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) also expect a reduced area in 2023. NEPG announced this during their latest meeting on November 9, 2022.
External tuber disorders: Malformed tubers
Malformed tubers take many shapes. The deformed or misshapen tubers may be knobby, doll-like, have bottle necks like dumbbells and have a spiked rose end (pear shaped).
External tuber disorders: Skinning
When tubers mature before they are harvested the skin sets. Before the skin is set the thin epidermis can easily be removed through abrasion or attrition.
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