Agronomy

Due to significant rises in input costs, fertilizer, and fuel predominantly, but also because of rainfall lack that’s becoming a...

Based on the results of quarantine phytosanitary monitoring, the North-Western Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor has abolished quarantine phytosanitary zones for...

Author: Dr. Eugenia Banks, Potato Specialist with the Ontario Potato Board. Article reviewed by Dr. Jiwan Palta.Published here with permission. Dr...

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the J.R. Simplot Company signed a memorandum of agreement on June 28, outlining...

When entomologist Andy Jensen visits with potato growers about insects and diseases that can cause significant damage to their crops,...

According to Limestone Coast potato grower Terry Buckley, his produce can continue to be priced sensibly. This, while the cost...

New collaborative project NATURAL organisms found in soil and their use as novel fungicides is being explored in a new...

North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) analysts recently announced their first estimates for the EU-04 zone potato area in 2022, talking...

AAFC scientist, Dr. Christine Noronha has been named one of seven 2022 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture by Annex Business...

British potato growers should switch to new Syngenta 3D ninety nozzles to ensure more timely blight applications this season – and achieve...

New product introduced into UK AS nitrogen prices continue at high levels and potato growers are looking for new ideas...

Researchers announced early tests of a new potato processing technique designed to make our bodies digest potato starch more slowly....

Manitoba's potato farmers are getting close to wrapping up planting. Vikram Bisht, Industry Development Specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, estimates seeding...

Colorado potato beetle (CPB) populations have an amazing ability to develop resistance to insecticides — including many of the carbamate,...

In the fields, the sowing campaign is in full swing, despite the cold May. The Ozery agricultural enterprise grows a...

Over the past two decades in the Midwest, neonicotinoid insecticides have been the most commonly used management tool for the...

The research team of Jiangnan University has succeeded in developing a eucalyptol-based biopesticide with excellent product performance. “We have made...

Farmers also fulfilled the plan of early grain crops by 98%.Agricultural producers in Primorye are sowing early cereals, corn and...

The shops of the Sverdlovsk region have almost run out of vegetables of their own production. Now the last deliveries...

The sowing campaign has begun in the Moscow region. The governor of the region Andrey Vorobyov checked how the arable...

Two large enterprises and two peasant farms are engaged in growing potatoes in the Staroyuryevsky district. This year, 859 hectares...

The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a “super...

In addition to good growing practices, take down nematodes and disease with better tools in the toolbox. When it comes...

Tips on how to use ventilation systems in your potato storage. Keeping your potato crop in the best possible condition...

A weather-based decision support system that originated 15 years ago in the tree fruit orchards of Washington state has branched...

During certain stretches of the growing season, potato growers must monitor the nitrogen status of their crop on a regular...

Arable farmers can use AgroVision's mineral planner to check their manure utilization space

The Prince Edward Island potato industry in Canada has its fingers crossed for good news before the end of this...

Polysulphate research from Dr. Carl Rosen shows an increase in total AND marketable yields when compared to grower standard practice...

Silicon, the world’s second most abundant element, can increase yield, improve soil health, strength plants and improve disease response, suggests...

Potatoes demand adequate sulfur levels for nitrogen uptake, chlorophyll production, tuber development, stress and pest resistance, carbohydrate generation, amino acid...

For a successful potato industry that will bring about impact at household and national levels, a continuous production and storage...

Agrico is currently working on research into the application of nutrients, tailored to the requirements of individual potato varieties. The...

Soil dwelling nematodes are a serious threat to crop performance. They affect a range of crops including potatoes, carrots, cereals,...

The North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) representatives recently raised a flag regarding the costs of renting a hectare of land...

The genetic potential of high yielding varieties can be achieved only if quality seed is used together with good agricultural...

Using these fumigants to control soil-borne diseases had positive effects on the crop beyond disease control. Total and marketable yield...

Scotts Precision Manufacturing Ltd has extended its distribution network with the appointment of a new sales and service agent to...

Potato pink eye is a disorder that often starts with pink, water-soaked areas around the eyes of the tuber —...

Mallorcan potato farmers have managed to save their crop from the deep freeze when temperatures fell below zero last month....

In each Sub-Saharan African (SSA) country, there is a potato research and development that involves many actors (partners) ranging from...

Partnerships to Strengthening the Potato Value Chain At the African Potato Association conference in Addis Ababa in 2016, workshops were...

Root lesion nematode is a tiny pest, about one millimetre in length. But it has an outsized ability to damage...

Two advisors and a researcher recently discussed the most important issues about green manures in an online meeting during the...

There is a rift tearing farming families apart. Dogmatic views are causing fissures at dinner tables all across America. People...

The results of the analysis of scientific data show that in the last decade a steady deficit of macro- and...

Due to the warmer seasons in recent years, arable farmers are more often bothered by pest wireworms. Due to the higher...

Nitrogen is dizzyingly expensive. Anyone who neglects the basic nutrients now also slows down nitrogen uptake. Extremely high fertilizer prices , especially for...

Potato is an important crop in the United States, with a value of $4.02 billion (USDA-NASS 2018). Florida produces one-third...

A BAN on potato exports from Prince Edward Island to the US because of potato wart is likely to continue...