Farmers with their own shop, stand or vending machine have seen their turnover in consumer sales double this year. This has emerged from a study by research firm Gfk. Consumers also spent...

Whether it is leaves or soils, the lab-in-a-box solution puts portable testing in hands of farmers and agrologists The METOS MobiLab provides soil and sap nutrient measurement in less than...

Growers can lend a helping hand to soil life in favor of the crop. With the combination of crop plan, green manures, soil tillage and control on a C: N ratio,...

Tasmania's import risk assessment for potatoes will be updated following concerns raised by growers over an import licence approval. Primary Industries Minister Guy Barnett during budget estimates last week confirmed...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Potato farmers and officials in the Kurdistan Region say coronavirus movement restrictions have dried up the root vegetable’s market this year. “Our main market is in Iraq's...

Low temperatures under 32 °F (0 °C) and freezing conditions present a great threat to crop growth and could result in partial or total losses if not handled appropriately. Sprinkler irrigation can...

If you talk to a group of potato growers, one issue is almost certain to come up: how to find seed potatoes free of disease. The U.S. potato seed industry...

Control. Efficiency. Sustainability. Technology. All are shaping the future of production agriculture. With low margins, shrinking water resources and increasing regulation, the future is, in fact, here.This combination of forces...

The extensive lockdown measures lead to production stoppages at potato processors and uncertainties about market developments. The industry is currently not interested in free potatoes. These are increasingly being used as biogas,...

It had been several years since the Huron ravine, which ends in Costa Teguise, had been seen running, running as it did in the early afternoon yesterday. It only took...