Download Residue Compliance Information book >> This compliance information is intended to benefit both domestic and export growers by ensuring easily accessible (and current) MRL (maximum residue limit) and WHP (with-holding period) information is available. The compliance information will help reduce the possibility of residue non-compliance due to lack of information. These guidelines also indicate…
World Potato trade value surge in 2016 World potato trade surged in both volume and value last year to record levels, with exports of potatoes, potato products, seed and sweet potatoes generating €12.042 billion compared with €10.899 billion in 2015. The figures are based on trade statistics for between 64 and 86 countries depending on…
Heightened readiness for Stink Bug threat (sec 2.3) Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says activities to prevent the establishment of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) have ramped up over summer and helped raise public awareness of what is a serious biosecurity threat. “This is a major agricultural pest worldwide, as well as a household…
Dear exporters, The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) is inspecting all fresh potato consignments on arrival in Fiji so it is vital that all these consignments meet Fiji’s import conditions as outlined below. An import permit and a phytosanitary certificate with the following additional declarations is required: “Grown in an area entirely free from, Globodera…
Key Points In paddock variation in yield and tuber size occur in potato crops. Yield and tuber size variation can lead to large differences in profitability within the paddock. Data from yield monitors fitted to potato harvesters can help identify areas where specific management practices will improve profitability. Precision agriculture has had good uptake in…
For many growers, the arrival or detection of an unwanted pest such as fruit fly into New Zealand is the stuff of nightmares. The loss of access to markets, both domestic and export at crucial times of production may very well be catastrophic. However, growers may not be the only ones affected by an unwanted…
The main goal under the Government Industry Agreement for Biosecurity Readiness and Response (GIA) is to keep new pests out of New Zealand. We want to be prepared for any new pests by creating a second line of defence i.e. growers and stakeholders looking for things that are out of the ordinary. Part of our…
The following is a project report by Massey University Bachelor of Food Technology Honours student Yvette Coyle. Abstract… This project involved investigating the drying of waste potatoes for the production of potato flour in New Zealand. No constant rate drying period was observed during the drying of fresh or waste potatoes. Because of this the drying of both…
The following is the abstract of a report by Massey University Bachelor of Food Technology Honours student Eileen Han Huiting ABSTRACT Many researches have been carried out to investigate the use of feedstocks such as corn, cassava waste and whey to produce ethanol. The ethanol produced can be used as a source of renewable energy. According to…
It is crucial that growers and the wider potato industry make submissions on the application. A collective of horticultural industry groups comprising Potatoes New Zealand Inc, Tomatoes NZ Inc, Vegetables NZ Inc, Heinz-Wattie’s NZ Ltd, and NZ Tamarillo Growers Association Inc has applied to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to import and release a biological…