AGROTECHNOLOGY

Potatoes in Canada last spoke to Vanessa Currie, a potato breeding technician at the University of Guelph, at the 2021...

Farmers can’t fix the situation with fertilizer availability and high input cost, but they can get a better grasp on...

New advice for in-furrow application of Amistar during potato planting will achieve a more complete zone of protection around the...

New advice for in-furrow application of Amistar during potato planting will achieve a more complete zone of protection around the...

PepsiCo Europe recently announced that by 2030, it plans to eliminate virgin fossil-based plastic in all its crisp and chip...

Cold and limp fries is a problem that many catering entrepreneurs encounter. Dutch based Paardekooper says in a news article that with its...

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...

Beginning with January 1, 2022, the French authorities introduced a ban on the use of plastic packaging for a range...

It is established that good market access is a driver of a sustainable potato production. To have a permanent market...

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

Over the years, researchers have amassed an abundance of data comparing the pros and cons of whole and cut seed....

NAO and NVWA reveal possibilities GROWERS of ware potatoes in England and Wales are now allowed to import seed potatoes...

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

According to current regulations, the cultivation of potatoes is possible according to a crop rotation of at least 1:3. In a...

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,...

There is little information on the impact of nozzle type under a dense potato crop canopy. There is a popular...

Following the introduction of PepsiCo Positive, the company’s strategic end-to-end transformation with sustainability at the centre, PepsiCo Europe today announces...

Growers invited to join trialling UK GROWERS are being invited to take part in a wire worm survey and trial...

Planting a potato cyst nematode (PCN) trap crop can naturally reduce nematode numbers by up to 75%. One group of...

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

British potato growers can create a clean start to crops by switching the foundation of their broadleaved weed control plans...

Developed by Agrico’s subsidiary Desmazieres (France) in partnership with SIPRE, the French Bretteville selection station, the cloneDB 09 100 2...

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

Canadian based MustGrow Biologics Corp. is pleased to announce successful postharvest trials in both disease control and sprout suppression of stored...

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

Schaap Holland has been working with potatoes for more than 50 years, starting as a small retailer andslowly developing into...

With the cost of doing business skyrocketing, producers need a seed regulatory system that delivers faster access to innovative varieties...

A Belarusian potash miner that accounts for a major chunk of global supply has declared force majeure, shaking up a market...

Coming off of a hard growing season and with increasing production costs, European potato acreage may fall in 2022. It’s...

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

Critical shortage of quality seed of productive and adaptive varieties is probably the major constraint to potato production in SSA...

'That's the biggest stumbling block. Due to the enormous growth of the processing industry, cultivation has become more intensive.'

“In the past 15 years, I have never seen the potato market change so quickly as in the past three...

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

A load of 1,500 tons of Hermes premium Scottish seed potatoes from five or six suppliers has reportedly been rejected...

Over the last several years, agricultural producers have been pulled in multiple directions: improve water use efficiency, maintain profitability in...

Press release The potato is the third largest food crop in the world and therefore an important part of our...

Major crises throw sand in the machine of globalization and countries like Russia or China are then ready to protect...

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....

Mathieu Verhaeghe is a Potato Grower in Boezinge, Belgium. He has been using Restrain as a sprout inhibitor for his stored...

The National Potato Council and KFC in Kenya have identified the Markies potato variety as a suitable variety that farmers in that...

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

In order to be less dependent on Scottish seed potatoes, the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is asking the Irish government...

With approximately 19% of the global population and just 9% of the world’s arable land, China has long sought to...

“Blue LED light is going to be a normal tool for weed management and it’s going to happen much faster...

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

Aerial imagery aids diagnosis for Nielson, an agronomist for Walters Produce in Newdale, Idaho, making his scouting more efficient.