AGROTECHNOLOGY

The opening ceremonies of KOPIA Pakistan Centre and Aeroponic Potato Seed Production System were held recently at the National Agricultural...

Prince Edward Island (PEI) and New Brunswick Canadian provinces are announcing excellent potato crops developments. According to the latest United...

The International Potato Center (CIP) has substantially contributed to the development and release of improved potato varieties that are grown...

Both chemical fertilizers and cover crops can help build the nitrogen content in soil. But cover crops come with many other benefits,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZkIP5SAEJU&list=PL1iyfct1WGTKTQi4Es3Pd4RG7ulEX-54T&index=3 We provide safe and reliable organic solution getting your potato harvest ready. The technology developed by crop.zone is a...

In India, Table Potato growers in the early-mid bulking segment were having very limited choice of varieties. They were facing challenges...

Dr Judith Nyiraneza is a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Charlottetown Research and Development Centre on Prince Edward Island. She and...

Grimme GL 430, GB 430 Grimme  offers a wide range of potato planters : 10 spoon models and 4 belt models. Spoon models range from...

Proper season-long soil moisture is the key to maximizing tuber yield, quality and grower return. 

Dutch inventor Joris van der Kamp and constructors from Fieldworkers developed the prototype in close consultation with Dutch potato growers....

Potatoes are the most important vegetable grown in Israel and are an important crop in the Negev desert region in...

With the rise of precision agriculture solutions, the farming industry has become increasingly tech savvy. Many growers and producers have...

The seed potato chain, represented by LTO Nederland, Plantum NL and the Dutch Potato Organization (NAO), is very concerned about...

Looking ahead to the next 50 years, potato researchers and farmers have significant concerns about producing enough food under the...

High heat in the early summer can lead to reduced yield and deformed potatoes on farmers, said Washington State Potato...

Not all robust potato varieties will survive this year when it comes to phytophthora resistance

In the space of five years, Sencrop has grown into a major supplier of weather stations for so-called connected networks...

In its newsletter from the beginning of this week, the Research Center for Potato Cultivation PCA and Inagro discussed the...

Wire needles are a growing problem in potatoes. In more and more places damage is found in the crops in the...

According to Wilson’s Country agronomist Stuart Meredith, up to 30% of potato crops in the Republic of Ireland are now...

The sanitary strategy begins with the soil work and the choice of the potato variety. It is convenient to analyze possible...

New research on Prince Edward Island is using mustard and arugula to tackle pest problems in potato fields with a side...

Giving exactly the input your crop needs is the key to the best harvest.

Farmers are becoming increasingly dependent on data and software. This has its downsides, such as the discussion about the right...

Old habits die hard. So do stereotypes. It’s often assumed broadcast spinner spreaders don’t have the accuracy, precision, or technology...

Potato growers on P.E.I. are turning to technology to help them track spores from late blight and other airborne diseases...

Dutch Pack's new mono materials are made from one type of raw material and are therefore optimally recyclable.

From potato planting to row closure is a busy time for growers. It’s also a busy time for weeds. Getting...

Soil fertilization does not always guarantee full availability of nutrients. Therefore, it is fully justified to supplement it with foliar feeding....

In the progeny of the large haulm killing trial that Delphy carried out last year in potato seed potatoes, it...

 The presence of the Colorado potato beetle on a potato field is quite a challenge. Especially for the organic grower, who...

Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) is still the number one insect pest of potatoes around the world. It’s a formidable enemy;...

Researchers from breeding company Solynta and Wageningen University & Research have identified, cloned and characterized the key gene for self-fertilization in diploid potatoes. This discovery makes...

Can brown rot be spread through the roots of the potato plant? That is the central question in a study that...

ADAPT asked for the farmers’ perception of climate change, their experiences concerning its impact on potato production, and their need...

Even heavy-duty engines need to be put on the test bench to verify the required exhaust gas quality at each...

Due to the wet spring, the last potatoes were not planted until the end of May.

The infamous pathogen Phytophthora infestans caused famine in Ireland and other parts of Western Europe in the 19th century and...

Harvesting of early potatoes is now in full swing in the Krasnodar and Stavropol regions, as well as in the...

In the past five decades, potato production in India has steadily increased from around 8.3 million tonnes in 1980 to...

In seed potatoes, haulm killing is started in July. Reglone and Finale are no longer permitted for the chemical haulm killing of...

As the Magic Valley region in southern Idaho prepares for potentially record-setting heat this week, farmers, potato researchers and dairy...

Italian and Cypriot imports continued to dominate the market for table potatoes. Meanwhile, domestic offerings continued to gain in importance.

Under the impulse of the Ecological Focus Area, the use of green manure mixtures is now commonplace. Mixtures have advantages in...

We've been irrigation the potatoes intensively for several weeks now, with increasingly tight shifts

Mechanical weed control in potatoes and beets is possible, but you have to be on top of it all the...

The potato is one of the plants with a high potassium demand. This element is taken up in significant amounts, affecting...

Eugenia Banks of the Ontario Potato Board has created a resource on late blight, updated for the 2021 growing season.

China's scientists have developed a generation of "pure and fertile potato lines" with genome editing technologies in a groundbreaking achievement.

Last year, arable farmer Roelof Kunst gained experience with the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus, or Spical, as a control agent...