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Mother Nature knows very well what’s good for us. If nothing else this soup will convince you of that with this combination of original Dutch seasonal produce. The starchy potato is the binding factor in this soup.
Ingrid van den Arend
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A recent press release of Wageningen University mentioned important findings on the enigmatic potato bacterial disease. In the Netherlands blackleg and bacterial wet rot in seed potatoes and seed flower bulbs only are responsible for several tens of...
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You can try and find all kinds of different descriptions: ‘Organic sector struggles with cultivation and marketing’ or ‘Cultivation and marketing of organic potatoes reaches impasse’. The reality is that the organic potato growers are not ...
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’Avebe is making the most of market opportunities. This is necessary to increase its earning capacity’, says Chairman of the Board Bert Jansen. ‘It is a challenge for growers to make their cultivation as efficient as possible.’ The Starch Po...
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Machinery manufacturer Struik supplies slightly convex ridgers, resulting in a considerable increase in growth volume for the nest of tubers of a potato plant. In addition, the convex ridge is less erosion prone.
Slightly convex ridgers p...
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The PotatoBusinessSchool (PBSE) was opened in Emmeloord on 7 September.Chairman Harry Goos gave the official go-ahead during the Potato Festival. To do that, he handed a syllabus with training material to initiator Andries Greiner....
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Robert Czajkowski recently discovered how the causer of Black leg and Bacterial soft rot, the Dickeya bacterium (Erwinia) spreads through the potato plant. He also discovered an antagonistic bacterium with which the Dickeya bacteria can be control...
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Agrodust recently brought an industrial vacuum-cleaner on the market that can accurately follow unevenness in the floor. This is possible thanks to the installation of a flexible suction cup..
‘With a tilting Stelcon slab or a sloping...
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Seed potato growers who are staunch advocates of presprouting claim that the method also helps against diseases such as Erwinia, Fusarium and Phoma. Cor Joppe, manufacturer of the widely-known Joppe Presprouting bags, put this claim to the test an...
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Journal editors and journalists of the national press came to the island of Texel late July to meet the first salty delicacies from Dutch soil. At the Zilt Experimental farm in Den Hoorn, there were 26 seedlings and new potato varieties in total tha...
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World Potato Congress Inc (WPC) has appointed Potato Council to stage the event in Great Britain. The aim is to bring the world’s potato specialists together to create a forum conducive to the sharing of information on all aspects of the potato ...
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Four academics who are engaged in plant breeding and plant diseases have recently published a new reference book on these topics.The title of the 200 pages of writing is: Breeding Cropswith resistance to pests and diseases. It is entirely writte...
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The improvement of plant varieties is a matter thatconcerns consumers, the processing industry, farmersand the seed sector. There is a shared interest. Farmershave an interest in new resistances, processors andconsumers in quality aspects, and breed...
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The Arab Spring affects all countries in the Middle East. Although some countries areaffected more than others, the consequences are visible everywhere. Including in theLebanon and in Jordan to which we recently travelled with the five seed potato g...
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At Mount Nebo in Jordan, thousands of years ago, Moses was allowed to look ahead to The Promised Land. Today, monks from the Franciscan order are caring for this special place. From this spot, I, too, was allowed to look out over this area, but I wa...
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This summer empanada is perfect for travelling. Whencold, keep in a napkin in a lunch box. Delicious for a picnic, or when travelling, at work, in the car or in the country.
Ingrid van den Arend
Lunch dish, serves 8.Preparation time: app...
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“There is no magical single trait to evaluate drought tolerance as it is as complicated and difficult to plant biology as cancer is to mammalian biology”. This is one of the propositions belonging to the thesis of dr. Anithakumari A.M. who did h...
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Scale expansion can take different forms. Potato growers can expand the acreage, but can also expand their activities. The BOK Partnership in Creil is a good example.The collaborating neighbours bag a lot of seed for growers in the region. This mean...
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Sufficient calcium in the soil does not guarantee sufficient calcium in the plant. Especially during prolonged droughts, a deficiency may occur resulting in symptoms such as internal rust. Even if there is no loss of quality, a calcium deficiency ma...
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Potatoes are an important source of essential antioxidants for everyone. How important that source is and which antioxidants can be found in the potato has recently been extensively researched by Carolyn Lister. She works for the Plant and Food Rese...
