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Seed Potato Management – FlyPress Films

See on Scoop.it – Potato News So, you want to see what it takes to grow the perfect potato crop for the potato chip industry? Sunrise Potato has been growing potatoes in Alliston – Ontari… See on www.youtube.com

February 26, 2014

A better potato for India, via Israeli technology

See on Scoop.it – Potato News The Times of Israel A better potato for India, via Israeli tech The Times of Israel “The biggest crop in India is the potato, and in fact India is the second largest producer of potatoes in the world after China (the country produced 45 million… See on www.timesofisrael.com

February 26, 2014

British visit ‘may reopen’ Cuban potato market

A seed potato trade mission to Cuba last month was “very positive” and could open a strategic gateway market into the Caribbean for British seed exports. Representatives from the Potato Council and the Scottish government visited Cuba in January for general discussions and to meet with the Cuban minister for agriculture. The aim was to reopen the Cuban market for[Read More…]

February 7, 2014

Vigilance required to keep ring rot out of the UK

Imported seed remains one of the biggest threats to UK potato crop health, according to the Potato Council’s Rob Burns. And despite the Safe Haven seed assurance scheme – launched in 2004 and which now voluntarily covers 60 per cent of UK seed – having largely done its job, individual parties and practices can still put the national crop at[Read More…]

February 7, 2014