The contrast couldn’t be greater. In 2023 and 2024, Dutch farmers were delayed in planting their seed potatoes until late May or even June due to heavy and persistent spring...
Read moreDetailsIn early 2025, Brazil's potato farmers faced significant challenges due to excessive rainfall in key producing regions, including the South, Mato Grosso, and Mato Grosso do Sul. The heavy rains...
Read moreDetailsThe authorities introduced a regional emergency regime after heavy rains. In nine municipalities of the region, the average monthly rainfall was exceeded two to three times. This led to waterlogging...
Read moreDetailsHeavy rainfall prevented residents of the region from harvesting potatoes according to the usual schedule. The soil does not have time to dry out, there is water in the fields,...
Read moreDetailsCurrent Market Situation New season Queens potatoes have begun to appear in the market as they reach maturity. The introduction of these early potatoes comes as a welcome relief, particularly...
Read moreDetailsDue to heavy rainfall in the Primorsky Territory, there is a strong waterlogging of the soil. The regional Ministry of Agriculture reported that the plant growers of the Partizansky, Ussuriysky...
Read moreDetailsIn recent months, the agricultural landscape in Ecuador, particularly in the province of Chimborazo, has been dramatically transformed by intense rainfall. The increase in precipitation has had far-reaching effects on...
Read moreDetailsMexico's agricultural crisis caused by droughtMexico is struggling with an increasingly severe drought that has had a dramatic impact on the agricultural sector. Over the past three years, poor rainfall...
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Read moreDetailsPotato plantings in Russia were least affected by the May frosts. The low temperatures mainly affected the seedlings of crops in the south of Russia, where sowing begins in April....
Read moreDetailsClimate change is already posing serious challenges to global food production. Rising temperatures, higher CO2 levels and water shortages are affecting important crops such as wheat, corn, millet, sorghum, rice...
Read moreDetailsAs stated in the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, all the necessary resources are available to carry out these works.The regional management bodies of the agro-industrial complex, together with specialists...
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Read moreDetailsОдна из проблем, когда проводиться слишком ранняя посадка заключается в том, что нет двух одинаковых сезонов.
Read moreDetails#PotatoHarvest #EuropeanFarming #AgriculturalChallenges #WeatherImpact #CropQuality #MarketSupply #PotatoYield #FarmingDisruptions #AgronomicInsights #ClimateChangeInAgriculture The Current Landscape:As temperatures are predicted to drop to minus 3 to 4 degrees Celsius in the coming week, concerns...
Read moreDetails#SnowDepth #AgricultureTechnology #IoTSolutions #CropManagement #SoilHealth #WinterkillPrevention #FarmingRisks #SnowMeasurement #AgriculturalProductivity #WeatherImpact #PrecisionFarming Seing is Believing – Snow Depth in 4K Snow, often seen as a picturesque winter phenomenon, plays a crucial...
Read moreDetails#Agriculture #Paraguay #ImportDependency #PriceFluctuations #SustainableFarming #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity #Small-scaleFarming #MinistryofAgriculture #EconomicChallenges Paraguay finds itself grappling with a significant imbalance in its agricultural supply chain, particularly concerning the production of key staples...
Read moreDetailsOnce harvest is over, most farmers are ready for a well-deserved break. However, the to-do list still includes fall field work and completing end-of-season maintenance on your irrigation systems. For...
Read moreDetails#Peru #Agriculture #ClimateChange #Farmers #AgroclimaticConditions #CropCultivation #MarketDynamics In the wake of the 2023/24 planting season, Peru’s agricultural sector faces a daunting challenge: a significant reduction in cultivated land. According to...
Read moreDetailsManagement of wound healing comes from the initial conditions potatoes are exposed to after harvest.
Read moreDetailsThe range in environmental conditions during harvest can be vast depending upon daily weatherand time of day. “Ideal” harvest conditions have tuber pulp temperatures between 50 to 55°F.
Read moreDetails#SoilMoisture #Agriculture #CropDevelopment #SoilMoistureMonitoring #SoilMoistureSensors #CropGrowth #Farming #Water-BalanceMethod #AgriculturalEfficiency Understanding the Crucial Role of Soil Moisture in Agricultural Success In the world of agriculture, the concept of soil moisture is...
Read moreDetails#YieldPrediction #In-SeasonFarming #EnvironmentalFactors #SoilMoisture #CropManagement #AgriculturalTechnology As the farming season progresses and conditions fluctuate, the question of in-season yield potential becomes paramount for farmers, agronomists, and agricultural engineers. In this...
Read moreDetails#soilwater #irrigationmanagement #cropyield #waterconservation #sustainableagriculture #precisionfarming #resourceoptimization #environmentalsustainability #farmingtechnology #soilmoisture The Importance of Soil Water Tension Measurement:Soil water tension measurement provides valuable insights into the moisture availability and conditions in...
Read moreDetails#WatermarkSensor #iMETOS #soilmoisturemonitoring #agriculturetechnology #irrigationmanagement #datadrivenfarming #cropyieldoptimization #smartfarming #sustainableagriculture #precisionagriculture The Watermark Sensor: An OverviewThe Watermark Sensor comprises two concentric electrodes embedded in a specialized reference matrix material, securely held...
Read moreDetailsPotato growers in the UK are facing weather challenges and weed control problems which are affecting their potato planting and harvest yields. This article will explore the latest data and...
Read moreDetails#climatechange #agriculture #extremeweatherevents #potatoproduction #sustainableagriculture #greenhousegasemissions The agricultural industry is facing significant challenges due to climate change, and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. In this article,...
Read moreDetails#Irishagriculture#Iunfavorableweather#Icropgrowth#IpotatoIsector#Idairysector#Iagriculturaloutput#Ifarmer'sincome#Isustainability According to the latest report from the Central Statistics Office (CSO), Irish agricultural output declined by 8.9% in 2022, and the outlook for 2023 is not much better. The...
Read moreDetails#ClimateChange#SmallholderFarmers#Agriculture#SustainableFarming#FoodSecurity#ArableLand#SoilHealth#WaterConservation#Biodiversity#Agroforestry#ConservationAgriculture According to a recent report published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), climate change could threaten up to 80% of smallholder farmers in developing countries. Smallholder...
Read moreDetailsPotato farmers in the northern parts of the country have suffered heavy crop losses due to ground frost owing to the fall in temperatures in the last week, as Shagun reports for DownToEarth....
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Read moreDetailsAccording to a report by BBC News, the humble potato may struggle to grow in the UK in years to come due to climate change, researchers have warned. Scotland’s fields grow...
Read moreDetailsEurope’s most severe drought in decades is hitting homes, factories, farmers and freight across the continent, as experts warn drier winters and searing summers fueled by global heating mean water...
Read moreDetailsWith Europe suffering through an extreme drought worsened by climate change that has dried up rivers and left millions sweltering in triple-digit heat this summer, farmers across the continent are...
Read moreDetailsTemperatures in the South West region of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom reached 40 degrees Celsius last week, putting a strain on potato crops that are not irrigated. The...
Read moreDetailsCeres Imaging, the precision farming analytics provider that helps farmers build more profitable and more sustainable operations, announced a new partnership with Probe Schedule, a leading irrigation management company and...
Read moreDetailsLately, the European potato seeds companies are making significant efforts to mitigate climate change by developing new varieties more capable to tolerate drought, heat, cold, salt, and other abiotic stresses....
Read moreDetailsHow do different potatoes respond to heat, drought, and waterlogging stresses? EU-backed scientists are investigating the changes that make potatoes resilient or susceptible. Whether we prefer them steamed, boiled, fried,...
Read moreDetailsSoil moisture levels can have a huge effect on how your potato yield and quality.
Read moreDetailsTimely reminder that drainage water may leach nitrate from fields MOST UK areas received less precipitation over the 2021–22 excess winter rainfall (EWR) period, according to the Met Office, but...
Read moreDetailsWe have gone from being in one of the warmest and driest winters in history to a month of March with record rainfall and wind in the Mediterranean area. The...
Read moreDetailsThe frosty weather, aside from destroying crops, adds pressure on production costs, as anti-frost measures necessitate the use of an anti-frost spray at the cost of €180/10ltr and watering of...
Read moreDetailsAUSVEG, and its State Member AUSVEG VIC, are monitoring the situation on-the-ground in Ballarat following reports that recent storms and wet weather have impacted much of the region’s potato crop....
Read moreDetailsBangladesh Agricultural Research Institute - compared to other years, the intensity of winter is less this time.
Read moreDetailsThis is now also shown by the drought monitor from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ)
Read moreDetailsTRADE body, the UK and Ireland Fuel Distributors Association (UKIFDA) is urging more oil heated households in the farming community aged 75 and over to sign up to its Cold...
Read moreDetailsSoiltech Wireless has a soil moisture sensor which is cheaper than competitors and can do more than just monitor water. Ehsan Soltan may not have an ag background, but he...
Read moreDetailsHere, you’ll find several precision Ag products that will give you a leg up by providing a deeper look at your farm, your crops and your practices.
Read moreDetailsIn the spring of 2021, Belgium launched a large-scale scientific project aimed at obtaining information on the development and quality of potatoes in extreme weather conditions. Remote sensing was used...
Read moreDetailsWeather patterns have continued to influence the outlook for the Canadian potato crop the past couple of weeks, says Kevin MacIsaac in the latest report issued by the United Potato...
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