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New Field-Based Strategies Help Reduce Storage Losses From Black Dot In Potatoes

A decade-long research effort led by Phillip Wharton at the University of Idaho is providing potato growers with updated managemen...

San Luis Valley Study Highlights New Dry Rot Threats For Potato Storage

A new study published in the journal Plant Disease has identified several Fusarium species responsible for potato dry rot in Color...

The non-renewal of CIPC in the European market has left a huge gap in the potato storage spout suppression market, so growers must start looking for alternatives for their potato crops. One option comes from, Restrain, the residue-free, ethylene gas company. Being aware of the potential for CIPC’s non-renewal, Restrain made significant investments in the business, enabling the company to increase its manufacturing capacity at its production facility in the Netherlands and therefore ensuring it has the capacity needed to fill the gap left by CIPC. Restrain’s generators have been used for potato storage for over 14 years and are fitted with sensors which maintain a stable, low-level of ethylene, which is vital for the safe storage of potatoes. The generator has 20 liter fuel capacity, so daily filling is not required unlike other catalytic generators and Restrain generators use a unique start-up mechanism that ensures the best possible outcome when storing potatoes. “Through our determination to create a world-class product we completely re-designed our machines, taking the manufacturing in house to improve machine quality and investing heavily in the development of our sensor technology. This means our new B100 and B200 generators require limited annual maintenance and are fully calibrated before leaving our site, making them ready to use straight away,” said Dirk Garos, global sales director at Restrain. Following a series of a successful variety of trails, Restrain technology has recently been adopted by the global potato processing sector. The sector, which has traditionally used CIPC and other storage chemicals, has seen a global trend towards more sustainable, chemical-free solutions, so Restrain meets these requirements and just at the right time. “Seeing that the processing sector might need alternative solutions to CIPC, we invested in multiple processing variety trails to ensure that we have robust data for processing customers. Our results show that fry colors are preserved, there is no need for a delay between storage and processing and the potatoes are completely residue-free,” explained Garos. Most importantly, Restrain is priced in line with CIPC, making it one of the most cost-effective alternatives available. In addition to this, customers do not need to pay for the machines themselves, which are supplied free of charge, with customers only paying a fee on a per tons basis for the crops they are storing.

Van Iperen To Distribute Restrain Accumulator In The Netherlands

Restrain, a specialist in residue-free technologies for potato production and storage, has appointed Van Iperen BV as the distribu...

CIPC Monitoring Group Urges Continued Sampling to Protect UK Potato Storage Capacity

The CIPC Residues Monitoring Group (CRMG) has submitted its second-year draft residues report to the Health and Safety Executive’s...

Study Finds No Difference In Fry Color Between DMN And Restrain’s InhibitR™ Technology

New independent research has found no statistical difference in fry colour between potatoes stored under conventional DMN treatmen...

Omnivent Issues Early-Season Storage Guidance for Potato Growers

Dutch storage technology specialist Omnivent has released its latest advisory for potato growers at the start of the storage seaso...

Mooij Agro Launches Croptimiz-r MAX for Next-Generation Crop Storage Management

Mooij Agro has unveiled Croptimiz-r MAX, its new all-in-one controller designed to optimise storage conditions for potatoes, onion...

Kazakhstan Opens $2.4m Potato Storage Facility in Kostanay Region

A modern potato storage facility has been inaugurated in the village of Bayshuak, Beimbet Mailin district, Kostanay region. The ₸1...

Cellar Insights Secures Seed Funding to Scale AI Potato Storage Platform

Calgary-based AgTech start-up Cellar Insights has raised an oversubscribed seed round to accelerate the roll-out of its predictive...

Belgium: Majority of Warehouses Now CIPC-Free, New Data Confirms

Three years after chlorpropham (CIPC) was officially banned in Belgium, new figures show that residue levels in potato storage war...

DormFresh and TASC International Open High-Tech Potato Storage Research Center in Germany

DormFresh Ltd., in partnership with TASC International (Germany) GmbH, has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Trial and Research Cente...

Ukraine Invests in Modern Potato Storage Amid Agricultural Recovery Efforts

A modern storage facility with a capacity of up to 10,000 tonnes will be built in the Chernihiv region of northern Ukraine, as par...

Biofresh Safestore Offers Discount as It Celebrates 21 Years in Potato Storage Sector

Biofresh Safestore, the UK’s leading provider of ethylene-based potato sprout control systems, will mark its 21st anniversary at t...

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