John Fletcher – Plant and Food Research offers his perspective on the importance of Potatoe virus S (PVS)… Potato virus S (PVS) is a virus causing very mild (often not visible) symptoms in a potato crop. Its effect on a crop may be enhanced with a co-infection (mixed infection) with other viruses such as Potato…
Leading Food Writer Niki Bezzant discusses potatoes for Christmas… Well, we have rocketed towards Christmas, and it’s now only a few days away. Now our attention turns to the Christmas day menu. Most of us will have potatoes as part of our Christmas feast. In my family it was always my grandad’s new potatoes, grown…
Back by popular demand, John Sarup is coming to New Zealand in January to deliver a series of Grower Talks for Potatoes New Zealand members and supporters. Topics and venues will be confirmed in the New Year, but mark the date in your calendars… Save the date… Pukekawa – Thursday, 18 January 9.30 – 11.30am Matamata – Thursday, 18 January 2:30…
The latest Seed Potato Certification Rulebook and List of Approved Seedlines for 2018 Harvest is out now. Download your copy now
Potatoes New Zealand sponsored the Food Writers NZ 2017 Conference in Hawkes Bay on 3-5 November. The conference was attended by 50+ leading food writers and media. The following report outlines the benefits Potatoes NZ received as part of their $4,000 sponsorship investment. Speaking Opportunity and Brand Presence at Conference There was a strong…
We are lucky enough to enjoy locally grown fresh potatoes year round in New Zealand, but there’s something extra special about new season potatoes! Potatoes NZ ran a November Means New Potatoes promotional campaign, promoting new potatoes as a premium seasonal product, whilst extoling the nutritional benefits of fresh potatoes. From the creation of four…
As the attendees of the recent Foodwriters NZ conference sat down for their final lunch of the event, we were served a rare and wonderful thing. Was it truffles? Precious saffron? Foie gras? No. In fact, as part of a stunning meal at top Hawke’s Bay restaurant, Malo, it was a dish of beautifully golden roasted potatoes….
The inaugural Pest Management and Biosecurity Preparedness Workshop was held at Plant & Food Research in Lincoln in early November. Representatives from Eurogrow, Fruitfed, McCain Foods, SGS, Seed & Field Services, Southern Star Seeds, Talley’s and independent experts attended the workshop, which was brilliantly lead by Jessica Dohmen-Vereijssen and her team. Attendees undertook a number…
Following the success of the Healthy and Safety Workshops, run by WorkSafe NZ and Potatoes NZ, back in September there have been various requests for a sample health & safety plan. Clearly the content needs to be adapted to your workplace, but here’s an example… Reynolds Bros, who hosted a workshop earlier this year, has…
Otago Polytechnic Food Design Institute (FDI) students were challenged to make pop-up food truck style dishes using potatoes in an innovative manner. The students had to create innovative dishes that could sell at pop up food stands/events. It is always great to experience what is being cooked and created in the wonderful world of potatoes…
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