Did you know that Kiwis spend $150 million a year on potato crisps? That’s a lot of crunching and rustling… and a lot of potatoes. Last month was quite potato-centric for me, including as it did my role as head judge in the inaugural Best Crisp Competition, and my attendance and speaking at the Potatoes…
Health and safety is a term that can strike fear into people across all industries, but it shouldn’t! Now is the time to seize the opportunity to proactively work with WorkSafe and Potatoes New Zealand to enhance your knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety. Bring your staff. The workshops are all about improving health and…
The Philippines is the fastest growing fry import market in the world, with demand up 74.0% to 121,652 tonnes in the year ending April 2017. In April 10,841 tonnes of fries were imported, an increase of 29.7% on the April 2016 figure. The average price of fry imports in April was Peso 41,671/tonne, up 15.3%…
Potatoes will star on plates at the grand final of the National Secondary Schools Culinary Challenge on the 29th August 2017. Students will use pumpkin in their entree and the main will feature two fresh New Zealand grown vegetables and potatoes as the starch. Steve Sheppard from Potatoes NZ said ‘Potatoes New Zealand are delighted to…
Sarah Wirth, President of HETTANZ discussed ‘Getting potatoes back in the classroom’ at the recent Potatoes NZ conference. The following is Sarah’s report… What I learnt from our HETTANZ members is that potatoes have never really left the classroom. Potatoes are a perfect fit with the two New Zealand curriculums areas of Home Economics and…
If you use Paraquat or Paraquat & Diquat and deem them critical for successful potato production please download this form, fill it out then email it to erorppn@fbyhgvbam.pb.am by Sunday 13 August. Why are we discussing this? Potatoes NZ has recently become aware that the EPA intends to reassess paraquat and diquat – which are two…
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) would like to remind industry that fresh and frozen product of Solanaceae, including fruits, vines, stems, leaves, true potato seeds and tomato seeds, are prohibited entry to Korea with the exception of potato produced and registered under the MPI Phytosanitary Official Assurance Programme for Potato Cyst Nematode and Potato…
Potatoes NZ were proud to introduce the inaugural 2017 Crisp Tasting Competition. It was judged by a group of well-respected food professionals including Head Judge – Niki Bezzant (President of the Food Writers NZ), Kathy Paterson and Catherine Smith. Between them there was a great deal of experience in judging a range of food competitions…
Over 150 conference delegates and all 7 Regional Winners attended the Potatoes New Zealand Awards Dinner, in Pukekohe on 26 July 2017, where the Best Chip Shop Competition awards were presented. After fat sampling and 2 rounds of mystery shopping… the prestigious title of Grand National Winner went to So FineSeafoods in Lower Hutt, Wellington….
Keep safe, keep growing How to be healthy and safe in horticulture Horticulture New Zealand together with WorkSafe New Zealand have put together a health & safety toolkit to help keep you, your workers and your visitors healthy and safe when in a horticulture environment. Experience shows that health and safety doesn’t just happen….
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