Search Result for 'potatoes '

Gardeners in the Ussuriysky Urban District are advised not to delay potato planting, not to skimp on seed material, and to pay close attention to crop rotation. According to Dmitry Volkov, head ...

Mongolia has begun its spring sowing campaign, with a total of 44,600 hectares already planted with grains, potatoes, and vegetables as of May 12, according to Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Light ...

Despite being a tropical crop, sweet potatoes (batat) are increasingly being cultivated in the Khabarovsk Territory, where local gardeners have developed effective techniques for sprouting, planting, and harvesting this heat-loving vegetable. According ...

Gardeners and agricultural producers in the Sverdlovsk region are beginning to replace conventional potato varieties with new, unconventional ones, including those with purple tubers. During a press conference, Nikita Zezin, Director of ...

In Longyang Town, Tengzhou City, the spring potato harvest is in full swing, and local farmers are reporting record yields. As one of the core production areas for the "Tengzhou Potato" national ...

Belarusian scientists are developing potato varieties rich in antioxidants, positioning colored potatoes as a natural superfood. These unusual varieties are gaining attention in both culinary and scientific fields due to their nutritional ...

In the Omsk region, scientists and agronomists are successfully implementing an advanced method of growing seed potatoes "from test tubes" — a meristem tissue culture technology known as in vitro. This biotechnology ...

An experienced gardener has demonstrated a remarkably simple method for growing baby potatoes without any tilling or traditional garden beds. The technique requires no digging or sod removal: tubers are placed directly ...

POTATOES NEWS is expanding its media formats. In addition to articles, videos, interviews and reports from the International Potato Tour, our content is now available to listen to on Spotify. This new ...

Many gardeners wonder whether tomatoes and potatoes can be grown side by side. The clear answer is no, due to serious phytosanitary risks. Both crops belong to the nightshade family and are ...

The Omsk Region has introduced an advanced method for producing virus-free seed potatoes using meristem culture, commonly known as in vitro or "test-tube" technology. Based at the Omsk Agricultural Center and a ...

In mid-April, inspectors from the Southern Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor (Russia’s agricultural watchdog) inspected three shipments of potatoes with a total volume of 192.5 tons at the Novorossiysk sea checkpoint in the ...

Elite seed potatoes of the highest categories—elite and super-elite—are being exported from the Kaliningrad region to other parts of Russia. According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, these special varieties, grown by ...

Several agricultural producers in the Kostroma region have agreed to sell their potatoes and vegetables at reduced prices during the upcoming Easter fairs. Local farms possess substantial stocks of produce and have ...

In early April, Russian retailer Magnit sent its first batch of 400 tons of seed potatoes to farming enterprises in the Volgograd and Sverdlovsk regions under agrocontracting agreements. Later during the spring ...

Farmers in Russia's Kaliningrad region have fully secured their supply of seed potatoes and vegetables and have begun the spring sowing campaign. According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, local vegetable growers ...

The humble potato surpasses even bananas in potassium content, according to clinical nutritionist and biochemist Violetta Oganesyan. She explains that potatoes are an important source of electrolytes, which are essential for the ...

The Nizhny Novgorod Region achieved significant success in agricultural exports during the first quarter of 2026, shipping 18,400 tons of potatoes abroad. The supplies were carried out under the supervision of the ...

On April 13, workers from Shanba Village in Dongyuan County harvested over 625 tons of original seed potatoes from seven varieties, including "Yuejing No. 1", "Yuehong No. 2", and "Atlantic". The seeds ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food of Buryatia has held its first operational headquarters meeting to prepare for the 2026 spring sowing season, with less than a month remaining before field work ...

The Mogilev Regional Agricultural Experimental Station in Dashkovka, Belarus, is experiencing unprecedented demand for seed potatoes this season. After an unusually frosty winter that damaged seed stocks stored in poorly adapted clamps ...

Summer in the Urals is short, rainy, and prone to frost even in June. However, that doesn’t mean you have to give up growing your own potatoes. The key to success lies ...

Agricultural producers in the Bryansk Region have started planting "the second bread," as potatoes are often called. The first farms to begin the work are located in the southwest of the region, ...

Potatoes with pink and red skins are no longer an exotic novelty and have confidently taken their place both in garden beds and on supermarket shelves. Interest in such varieties is growing ...

Finally Foods, an Israeli molecular farming startup growing dairy proteins inside potatoes, has closed a pre-seed funding round, bringing its total raised to $2.6 million. The investment was led by the Central ...

The Nizhny Novgorod Region aims to harvest 412,000 tons of potatoes in 2026, according to the regional Ministry of Agriculture and Food. In addition, local farmers plan to produce 1.5 million tons ...

Natural Cook, a leading South Korean potato processing company known for its "Potato Ongsimi" products, currently purchases approximately 2,000 tons of potatoes annually. However, CEO Sung Ji-yong has highlighted persistent challenges with ...

The Uiseong County 4-H Federation in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea, has launched a large-scale community potato planting initiative on a 5,900-square-meter joint project field in Hahwa-ri, Danchon-myeon. Approximately 20 members gathered ...

Last Saturday, traditional weekend fairs took place at five venues in Ryazan, attracting 145 food producers, including 9 farmers and 85 individuals running private subsidiary farms. According to the regional Ministry of ...

With the arrival of consistently warm weather, seed potatoes traditionally appear at garden exhibitions, markets, and fairs. Specialists from the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Tver and Yaroslavl regions offer guidance on how ...

The harvest campaign is in full swing in the Sverdlovsk region. Local farmers plan to harvest 270,000 tons of potatoes this year, matching last year's figures. At one agricultural enterprise in the ...

The Jeju Agricultural Technology Institute (Director Kim Tae-gyeong) has completed the supply of hydroponically grown seed potatoes for the spring 2026 season, announcing the news on March 25. A total of 5.0 ...

https://youtu.be/k1kvaqfRUpI As part of the International Potato Tour, the POTATOES NEWS team visited the village of Duygali in the Shamkir district of Azerbaijan — one of the country’s key potato-producing regions. Here ...

Black Gold Farms Chairman Gregg Halverson joined the Farm Journal Foundation and other agricultural leaders in Washington, D.C., to mark National Agriculture Day at the grand opening of the “Voice of the ...

Specialists of the Northwestern Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor have inspected a batch of seed potatoes grown in the Novgorod Region and prepared for spring sowing. A total of 40 tonnes of the ...

As part of the International Potato Tour (IPT), the POTATOES NEWS team continues to explore emerging potato-growing regions and real production environments. The next stop is Azerbaijan — a country where a ...

According to an analysis of open data by RIA Novosti, Russia has secured third place among G20 countries with the lowest potato prices. Yaroslav Kabakov, Strategy Director at Finam Investment Company, explains ...

Spring imports of Egyptian potatoes are putting pressure on prices in Omsk supermarkets, leaving local growers struggling to sell their harvest. According to Alexander Cheremisin, head of the potato department at the ...

As spring returns to the land and the agricultural season intensifies, Xujia Township in Sinan County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, has entered the critical period for sweet potato seedling cultivation. Seizing the ...

Reliable access to high-quality seed is the cornerstone of productivity, profitability, and resilience in the potato sector. To support this fundamental need, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Seed Potato ...

Many gardeners instinctively reach for expensive certified seed potatoes, trusting that the labels guaranteeing variety and elite reproduction are essential for a good harvest. However, recent experiments suggest that ordinary table potatoes ...

As the dacha season kicks off, gardeners in Tyumen are on the lookout for quality planting materials, and the local agricultural firm “KRiMM” is ready to meet the demand. Starting April 8, ...

This year, Russian consumers have faced a sharp rise in the price of potatoes—a product traditionally considered one of the most affordable staples. In grocery stores, the lowest-quality potatoes are selling for ...

According to Vyacheslav Maslov, chief agronomist at the Timiryazev Academy, gardeners should not rely solely on calendar dates when planting potatoes in 2026. The most critical factor is soil temperature: planting should ...

In February, Russia imported Chinese potatoes worth the highest amount recorded since August of the previous year. China increased shipments of the vegetable to Russia for the fourth consecutive month, with monthly ...

Kyrgyzstan's Veterinary and Phytosanitary Control Service has conducted a large-scale monitoring of potato sales at major markets in Bishkek and Osh, following a directive from Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers ...

The North Caucasus Selection and Seed Growing Center "Fat-Agro" is seeing growing demand for its seed potatoes across Russia. Agricultural partners from various regions praise the high quality and excellent yield of ...

The Novgorod Region has dispatched its first batch of high-quality seed potatoes to support the spring sowing campaign in the Belgorod Region, marking another successful interregional agricultural collaboration. A total of 40 ...

A fiery debate has erupted among residents in Russia over the quality and value of domestic potatoes compared to imports from Egypt and Israel, revealing a deep rift between consumers and producers. ...

In a significant step for future space colonization, scientists at the University of Oregon have demonstrated that potatoes can be cultivated in soil that mimics the lunar regolith. The experiment, which used ...