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April 25, 2024 | Articles

Frying is healthy!

Potatoes are an important source of essential antioxidants for everyone. How important that source is and which antioxidants can be found in the potato has recently been extensively researched by Carolyn Lister. She works for the Plant and Food Research Station in New Zealand. One significant discovery from her research relates to the various preparation…

April 25, 2024 | Articles

Calcium deficiency has a major impact on yield

Sufficient calcium in the soil does not guarantee sufficient calcium in the plant. Especially during prolonged droughts, a deficiency may occur resulting in symptoms such as internal rust. Even if there is no loss of quality, a calcium deficiency may result in lower yields. According to Ton Hendrickx of Crop Plant Solutions and Scott Garnett…

April 25, 2024 | Articles

The BOK Partnership replaces complete bagging line

Scale expansion can take different forms. Potato growers can expand the acreage, but can also expand their activities. The BOK Partnership in Creil is a good example. The collaborating neighbours bag a lot of seed for growers in the region. This means that investments must be made. They recently even replaced the complete bagging line.

April 25, 2024 | Articles

Drought

“There is no magical single trait to evaluate drought tolerance as it is as complicated and difficult to plant biology as cancer is to mammalian biology”. This is one of the propositions belonging to the thesis of dr. Anithakumari A.M. who did her PhD recently at Wageningen University.

April 25, 2024 | Articles

Spanish empanada with tuna and potato

This summer empanada is perfect for travelling. When cold, keep in a napkin in a lunch box. Delicious for a picnic, or when travelling, at work, in the car or in the country.

April 03, 2024 | Articles

Finding your way

Anyone who regularly frequents Fruit Logistica in Berlin must have noticed that the potato segment is expanding. This year, as much as 20 percent of the exhibitors were in some way connected with this important product.

April 03, 2024 | Articles

‘It is high time to start thinking differently’

‘At HZPC, we’ve long been pondering the question of how we, as the potato branch, can change the long-term traditional image potatoes have had into a more progressive one. In Western countries, the consumer usually stands before the supermarket shelf and chooses the potatoes he wants to eat in three seconds flat. He buys just…

April 03, 2024 | Articles

Quality from own soilpays off

Table potatoes come in different varieties and can be supplied in a range of splendid packagings. All year round and, if possible, with the same quality. And it is quality that counts. We must, of course, be able to prove this! With GlobalGap, IFS, BRC, Skal, or any other certificate.

April 03, 2024 | Articles

RUCIP 2012 in force

The international RUCIP Rules and Practices (RUCIP Rules and Practices with accompanying Rules for Expert Assessment and for Arbitration) have been drastically amended. The new RUCIP 2012 came into force on 1 March 2012. As from this date, the rules and practices are applicable on the basis of transactions concluded in accordance with RUCIP.

April 03, 2024 | Articles

Official start Dutch 2g@there program GITAH in Argentina

From March 15th till 18th the yearly potato show “Fiesta de la Papa” was held in the town Otamendi in the south-east of Argentina. During this exhibition the GITAH project was launched. GITAH stands for “Grupo de Intercambio Technologico Argentino – Holandes”. This Dutch 2g@there project was initiated by Farm Frites and supported by the…