Conference – Martin Snedden confirmed as keynote speaker

Martin Snedden, renowned cricket player and ex CEO of Rugby New Zealand 2011 Ltd the company responsible for staging the extremely … Read More

Busy potato research season

Update by Jen Linton, Potato Research Manager, FAR The number of trials and sites around the country has made the … Read More

Grower talk – mesh crop covers

Dr Charles Merfield from the BHU Future Farming Centre spoke at a Growers Talk in Lincoln on 14 March 2017. … Read More

Dickeya solani in NZ

Both Pectobacterium atrosepticum and P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum have previously been isolated from potato tubers with soft rot symptoms in … Read More

Dickeya solani biosecurity case study – USA 2015

In 2014 and 2015, growers in many parts of the eastern United States region started to notice blackleg symptoms in … Read More

Dickeya solani biosecurity case study – Europe 2005

Europe 2005 In 2005/2006, a growing number of cases of potato blackleg/top wilt in Northern Europe and Israel were found … Read More

Residue compliance information for Potatoes NZ

Download Residue Compliance Information book This compliance information is intended to benefit both domestic and export growers by ensuring easily … Read More

Fry export clouds gathering

While 2016 was a boom year for fry exports, there are some clouds gathering on the horizon for 2017. US … Read More

World potato export trends

World Potato trade value surge in 2016  World potato trade surged in both volume and value last year to record … Read More

90 years of seed potato certification

Seed potato certification is entering its 90th season in New Zealand. I think that is something for the industry to … Read More

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