Preparation for Potato Europe 2018 well underway

Preparations for this year’s PotatoEurope exhibition are progressing well, with planting now complete at the event venue, Rittergut Bockerode farm, near Springe-Mittelrode in Lower Saxony (Germany). Ideal weather conditions and well-prepared soil allowed the potatoes to be planted with the latest seeding technology at the end of April. The site will host this major gathering of European potato professionals on September 12 and 13, 2018, and project manager Dr. Wilfried Wolf, from the organizer DLG (German Agricultural Society), revealed that 120 exhibitors from the fields of breeding, fertilizers, crop protection, and technology for potato production and processing, have already registered to participate at the event. More