Technology to boost quality of processed potatoes

Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology has become a buzz term in the potato processing industry the past few years. This new technology is said to … Read More

Bryan Hart: Fighting the powdery scab battle

Project PT16002 is a three-year project examining if different field soils affect the development of powdery scab in potato crops … Read More

Eco-friendly potato skin packaging

It was widely reported in the media during September that Italian designers Simone Caronni, Paolo Stefano Gentile and Pietro Gaeli … Read More

Safer fries? An acrylamide solution from Norway offers hope

Acrylamide in refined food is a growing and serious concern among international health authorities. Zeracryl AS in Norway collaborated with … Read More

Managing powdery scab

By Gemma Carroll  Information sourced from Dr Calum Wilson’s article in Potatoes Australia, with his permission.  A four year research programme at the Tasmanian Institute of … Read More

Plant and food trial soil-water management

Improving soil and water management may assist in lifting potato yields, Plant and Food Research trials show.     Growers are achieving yields of about 50 … Read More

Nitrate soil testing a boon for growers

By Heather Chalmers for PNZ A test which allows growers to assess soil nitrate levels in the field in a … Read More

Latest Seed Rulebook

The New Zealand Seed Potato Certification Authority is proud to announce that the new rule-book for seed certification is now … Read More

Tamarixia Survey and Release guides

Plant & Food Research have prepared two guides for your information as a component of the Tamarixia release programme. These … Read More

TPP response

Providing tools to assist the potato industry to manage and control Tomato Potato Psyllid is the focus of several research projects being … Read More

1 2 3 4 5 6