AGROTECHNOLOGY
AGROTECHNOLOGY
‘In time of test, family is best’: How food system sustainability relies on the potato’s ‘wild relatives’
Looking ahead to the next 50 years, potato researchers and farmers have significant concerns about producing enough food under the...
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Prices may rise as western farmers contend with drought
High heat in the early summer can lead to reduced yield and deformed potatoes on farmers, said Washington State Potato...
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Robust potatoes; a disappointment now but hope for the future
Not all robust potato varieties will survive this year when it comes to phytophthora resistance
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Sencrop installs 20-thousandth weather station
In the space of five years, Sencrop has grown into a major supplier of weather stations for so-called connected networks...
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Time for Maleic hydrazide (MH)?
In its newsletter from the beginning of this week, the Research Center for Potato Cultivation PCA and Inagro discussed the...
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Wireworm damage growing problem in potatoes this year
Wire needles are a growing problem in potatoes. In more and more places damage is found in the crops in the...
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To maintain potato yields – irrigation now in use
According to Wilson’s Country agronomist Stuart Meredith, up to 30% of potato crops in the Republic of Ireland are now...
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Potato health: most relevant threats and how to deal with them
The sanitary strategy begins with the soil work and the choice of the potato variety. It is convenient to analyze possible...
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Potato growers hope mustard/arugula combo will pay dividends
New research on Prince Edward Island is using mustard and arugula to tackle pest problems in potato fields with a side...
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Finnigan’s Farm improves potato harvest with crop detection technology
Giving exactly the input your crop needs is the key to the best harvest.
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