Fast facts Name: John Stanley Age: 64Location: WigramWork: Morton Smith DaweSeed Merchant: potato, pink fir apple, fertilisers, garden green crops, lawn seed, yam, garlic, broad beans, pea, shallots and asparagus crowns. How long have you been in the potato industry and what has your involvement been? I’ve been in the industry for 34 years, as…
(PNZ has permission to republish Potatoes Australia articles) Andy Robinson is an academic and extension agronomist from the United States, who conducts research along with his colleagues at North Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota. After presenting at the AuSPICA conference in 2018, he returned to Australia earlier this year and met with…
This order, which comes into force on 10 June 2019, imposes a levy on potatoes grown by growers. The levy must be paid to Potatoes New Zealand Incorporated by growers, or by collection agents who sell or export potatoes from growers. Before this order, a levy was imposed on potatoes by the Commodity Levies (Potatoes)…
Please see the latest update about the Potato Mop-top Virus from MPI and Potatoes New Zealand. PNZ ask that all our stakeholders ensure their up-to-date email and mobile numbers be copied to Gemma Carroll via our Contact form.If you have team members needing to be kept in the loop, also send their details.This is to…
The summary table outlining the current vegetable levies for vegetable growers in New Zealand has been released and is available here.
Latest Potatoes NZ Industry Volumes & Values by Gemma Carroll, Communications & Engagement Officer. Chris Claridge, Potato New Zealand’s CEO, is pleased to see steady growth in potato volumes and values. “The latest figures in from 2018 indicate we’re holding our own in exports and the value domestically has gone up. It’s a good report….
By Niki Bezzant Last week I attended a fascinating workshop called ‘The Genomic Kitchen’, focusing on the science of nutrigenomics. This emerging science explores how different foods may interact with our genes. It investigates how common food chemicals in the diet could affect our health by altering the expression of genes and the structure of…
Fast facts Name: Robin Oakley Age: 49 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Work: Oakleys Premium Fresh Vegetables Grows: Potatoes, Candy Beetroot, Pumpkin, Broccoli How did you first become involved in the potato industry? We all had vegetable gardens at home from a very young age and were encouraged by parents and grandparents on how and what to do. There…
By Gemma Carroll, PNZ Communications & Engagement Officer Potato New Zealand’s Chip Group are now campaigning for our 2019 Chip Industry Awards. [columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] New Zealand Potato Growers produce 527190 metric tonne of potatoes each year (2018 figures) and of that 282446 metric tonne goes to processing plants, more than half of which…
Intro by Gemma Carroll, Communications and Engagement Officer, Potatoes NZ. The stories of concern have been rising in the media recently and the issue has been on farmers’ minds for years. I remember my own Uncle, a retired farmer, being upset at lifestyle blocks dotted with alpaca and enormous mansions, creeping across the fertile Taieri…
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