Volume 72, Issue No. 01 This issue features the following Potatoes NZ Inc. articles: Potatoes NZ joins GIA How GIA will affect the potato industry Tomato potato psyllid myths research update World trends – say hello to the grocerant! Surge in spending on New Zealand fries Education, communications and marketing Chip Group hungry swimmers to…
Every year HortNZ offer scholarships to New Zealand students and trainees undergoing significant industry training or education who show a special interest in the fruit and vegetable industry. HortNZ are currently accepting applications for the two kinds of scholarships available: undergraduate scholarships which include $3000 for fees and $1500 to attend the annual Horticulture Conference,…
Time to celebrate Hot Chips – Best Chip Shop Competition back for 2017 The Best Chip Shop Competition is back by popular demand in 2017, after a 4-year hiatus. National and regional awards are at stake, including the all-new People’s Choice Best Chips award, and the coveted title of National Grand Champion Best Chip…
January 2017 “Our vision is to make potatoes the preferred starch option for all New Zealanders, from home to classrooms cafés and top restaurants.” One of the first things I was told upon starting working for Potatoes New Zealand was this… “Potatoes do not compete for share of plate with other vegetables. They are competing…
A surge in spending on New Zealand fries in November was the main factor behind a new monthly record import total for Australia of Au$ 15.057 million. Spending on Dutch fries also rose sharply while the recovery for the US was more muted. The volume of imports rose to 13 240 tonnes in the latest…
“Potatoes have a key role in many of the food trends in 2017.” The latest hybrid consumption trend is the clumsily-named ‘Grocerant’ – a mix of grocer and restaurant. These consist of destination restaurants (rather than a supermarket café) in a retail environment where customers come and have a meal before or after they shop…
By this time of the year tomato potato psyllid (TPP, Bactericera cockerelli) populations are peaking in potato crops. A bacterium, Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso), is carried and passed on by TPP, and by now its symptoms can be visible in foliage and tubers. In tubers those symptoms are called zebra chip (ZC) disease, which results…
“A key aspect to GIA is the pre-agreement between Government (MPI) and industry groups around decisions and actions on how to respond in the event of a pest incursion.” We all know that New Zealand’s biosecurity system encompasses offshore, border and on shore activities that manage the risk of introduction of new pests. PNZ…
Potatoes New Zealand Inc. (PNZ) today became the 14th partner organisation to join the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) for Biosecurity Readiness and Response. The Deed was signed by representatives from PNZ at a ceremony held on a potato farm in Koputaroa. Attendees included PNZ and Government representatives, the Hon Nathan Guy – Minister for Primary…
Volume 71, Issue No. 11 This issue features the following Potatoes NZ Inc. articles: Chief executive update Representing growers under GIA Conference 2017 Seed potato inspector workshop a success What’s limiting potato yields? Global trends – ware trade expansion in 2015/16 US closes gap as main supplier of fries to Australia Consider changes in consumer…