Volume 72, Issue No. 2 This issue features the following Potatoes NZ Inc. articles: Education, communications & marketing No evidence acrylamide causes cancer Early detection our second line of defence Secrets behind the best hot chips Spray free with mesh crop covers Precision agriculture
WANTED: Two row potato planter The Plant & Food Research potato agronomy team, based at Lincoln, is currently looking for an unwanted two row potato planter to buy. They would like to be able to modify it in order to create different bed shapes and test out the resulting water use efficiencies in potato crops….
Potatoes New Zealand are delighted to announce Bidfood NZ as the naming sponsor of the Bidfood People’s Choice Best Chips award for the Best Chip Shop Competition. Dan Parsons (Bidfood Head of Marketing & Exclusive Brands) and Chris Claridge (Chief Executive, Potatoes New Zealand Inc.) sign the sponsorship agreement. Bidfood’s sponsorship provides The Chip Group with the opportunity to…
Thailand Food Regulation: Labelling of Prepackaged Food, 2017 update On 1 December 2014, Thailand implemented new labelling criteria for pre-packaged foods. A grace period of two years was given to food producers and importers to comply with the new regulation which ended December 2016. Pre-packaged food is food packed in containers for sale. On the…
This just out from MPI. French Polynesia has added the requirement that fresh potatoes “must be free of soil”. ICPR FRENCH POLYNESIA Status: APPROVED 14 February 2017 Page 30 of 76 Fresh potatoes Solanum tuberosum Potato Conditions: For consumption only. Import permit not required. Phytosanitary certificate, additional declaration and treatment required. Must be free of soil. Additional declaration: “Free from Corynebacterium…
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…