Plant and Food research have been studying the impact of different spray regimes on Tomato Potato Psyllid (TPP) populations in a series of small plot experiments for nine years. The latest series of trials have been conducted in commercial Waikato potato crops to investigate the efficacy of reduced insecticide programs in North Island potato crops….
Supported by – Bidfood Limited Things are heating up as voting gets underway this month for our 2018 People’s Choice Best Chips Award. All voting will take place on The Chip Group website – www.thechipgroup.co.nz/votenow and there will be one vote per email address. Voting Opens – Weds 1st August – 9am Voting Closes…
What do hot chips and an early morning winter breakfast at the Kohewhata Marae in Kaikohe have in common? Another successful Chip Group training workshop where engaged locals learnt how to prepare healthier hot chips. Working together as ‘prevention partners’ The Chip Group and Healthy Families Far North helped empower attendees about the role and…
Potatoes New Zealand and The Chip Group are proud to confirm the ‘2018 People’s Choice Best Chips Competition’ is coming soon. Kicking-off in August, we will be asking the people of New Zealand to shine the light on where and who cooks their favourite hot chips. This award will be purely a popularity contest, done…
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] It’s no secret New Zealand is a land of chip-lovers, but these days your standard deep-fried chips are being transported to new heights everywhere you turn. Enter: “Loaded fries”. Essentially, an extravagant and seriously crave-able combination involving hot chips of varying forms, covered in an array of meat, cheese, sauce,…
[columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] An agreement has been signed between PNZ, Massey University and the Food Industry Enabling Technologies to fund a three-year Potato Tuber Spectral Imaging Project. A proof of concept study was conducted in 2017 by Massey University with the funding and support of Potato New Zealand Inc (PNZ) to investigate the potential of…
April fry exports were more than a thousand tonnes down on March but still more than 10% higher than the same month last year, at 5 616 tonnes. This helped pushed annual shipments up 30.2% to a new record of 77,062 tonnes. The average price of exports in March was NZ$1 437/tonne, 7.0% higher than…
A research project in New Zealand is determining if different field soils affect development of powdery scab on potatoes, and whether soil physical, chemical and/or biological characteristics influence this important potato disease. The project is developing new knowledge that may provide a basis for manipulating soil factors to reduce the harmful effects of the powdery…
Kate Underwood, Training and Education Manager, The Chip Group. It’s official – our love for hot chips knows no bounds. Renowned ZM radio station hosts – Fletch, Vaughan and Meghan recently held a ‘Food Fight – Kiwi Treats Edition’ where much-loved New Zealand treats were pitted against each other and voted by listeners to…
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