The Consellería do Medio Rural organizes a two-day course focusing on improving potato production techniques, to be held on the 18th and 19th of this month. Topics to be discussed will include the keys to carrying out preparatory work on the land, fertilization plans or the use of plant protection products; all complemented by visits to the field and from the point of view of international producers. Most of the seminar will be held in the House of Culture of Xinzo de Limiaand to participate it is necessary fill out this form or call the telephone numbers 616 764 805 (Adegal) or 981 654 637 (Juana de Vega Foundation), through which you can get more information.
The objectives to be achieved with this seminar are, among others, to reflect on the cultivation techniques in French Brittany, to propose strategic lines for the implementation of cultivation techniques that optimize yields and favor soil conservation and to establish the basis for strengthening local production systems. For this, the Juana de Vega Foundation, the Association of Entrepreneurs, Breeders and Farmers of La Limia (Adegal), EFA Fonteboa and Bretagne Plants collaborate in the development of this act.
This seminar aims to provide information on the different phases of the production, storage and marketing system. In this way the sessions will be in the morning and in the afternoon, from 9:30 to 18:00 on Wednesday 18 January and from 10:00 to 19:00 on Thursday 19. The program for both days is as follows:
Wednesday 18 January
9:30 seminar presentation
10:00 in the morning. Criteria for tillage: crop rotation in potato plots (winter crops and subsequent potato crops). Philippe Dolo, Technician of the Bretagne Plants
10:45am Soil preparation work for potato cultivation. Philippe Dolo, Technician of the Bretagne Plants
11:30 coffee break
12:00 pm. Potato planting systems. Mid-Rural Council
1:00 pm. Round table: Potato cultivation experiences in Brittany and A Limia
4:00 pm. Visit to potato plots (crop rotation, soil analysis…)
6pm Conclusion of the visits and summary of the treaty during the day
Thursday 19 January
10:00 in the morning. Potato fertilization plan. Average Rural Council.
10:45am Soil preparation work for potato cultivation. Philippe Dolo, Technician of the Bretagne Plants
11:30 coffee break
12:00 pm. The use of plant protection products (herbicides, fungicides and insecticides) in potato cultivation. Ministry of Rural Affairs
1:00 pm. Roundtable: Potato cultivation experiences in Brittany and A Limia. Manufacturers of Brittany and A Limia.
4:00 pm. Study visit: Potato storage and conservation
6pm Conclusion of the visits and summary of the treaty during the day
7:00 pm. Closure
