AGROTECHNOLOGY

"We want to use everything we use in terms of resources as balance and efficiently as possible."

Agrifirm and HZPC are joining forces in a demonstration project into lice netting and straw as virus prevention in the...

As a historic drought ravages farms and ranches throughout the Klamath Basin on the California-Oregon border there are visible signs...

This season we are receiving a lot of reports of high levels of softening, dehydration and compression damage from potato...

Homburg Holland, in collaboration with Garford, has developed a spraying machine that tackles potato storage in a targeted manner. The SpotSprayer...

Colruyt Group goes very far when it comes to improving the quality of potatoes.

From water management methods to research project results, our resources will help you to decide when and how to irrigate....

There is an opportunity for organized cold storage or 'palettized' cold storage in tier-I cities like Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai,...

A good ridge provides a lot of space for tubers produced in the tuberization process, which is why the most...

Nicolás Serna is 74 years old and has been growing potatoes all his life.

This is the philosophy of the seed house HZPC , a Dutch multinational leader in the production of seed potatoes.

Harvest 80 tons of potatoes with 25 grams of seed per hectare? That's where it's definitely going, according to R&D director...

In some species and in some crops, pest monitoring requires the use of additional tools. In many cases, their purchase is...

Wageningen University have established critical nutrient levels of young potatoes, beets, onion and cereal leaves, which can be tested against...

Welcome rays of sunshine bring a danger to health for those who work outdoors over prolonged periods

The right time to start spraying is crucial against late blight. Resistance management when using fungicides is also moving more and...

During April 2021 we experienced cold dry conditions which haven’t been seen in some years. Moving into May much of...

demonstrate the tolerance of some varieties after having subjected them to a water deficit

Many growers experienced an April to rival one of the driest on record (1938 and 1974 both saw less than...

This year’s Anuga FoodTec trade fair in Cologne, Germany, which saw some 43,000 visitors, highlighted new food processing technology from...

The timing basics needed for successful weed control in potatoes can be thought of in three manners: There are three...

Europatat is part of an international consortium involved in the ADAPT (“  Accelerated Development of Multiple Stress Tolerant Potato Varieties  ”) research...

The start of the potato growing season is going according to plan in large parts of the country, unlike last...

Freshseal, a pack format for tomato, berry and fresh produce packing is now available in the U.S., Canada and Mexico,...

Potato cooperative Agrico last week announced to its members an average indication price of 25 euros per 100 kilos for...

Are they broadening their diet and taking a bite out your potato profits? Ground squirrels and voles cause yield losses...

“Data has been passed to key partners across Europe to support integrated pest management approaches to blight control” Plant scientists...

Edible Packaging: more than just the potato cup

Potato breeders in Europe are working hard to innovate and create new potato varieties.

Due to (global) logistics problems in the supply of raw materials, the supply of various crop protection products is becoming...

planting courses on the Ivetta's (Europlant) plot for the table potato market

Miedema is introducing a new generation of the MC (Miedema Conveyor) series, single and duo belt conveyors. The 80 cm wide trough...

new digital tool helps to improve the biological performance of crop protection products in grain, maize, rapeseed, beet and potatoes

We want to know which conditions ensure the growth of populations of insects, such as bean spider mites, so that...

Teagasc and the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Maritime Affairs, Charlie McConalogue, have both stated that Brexit is negatively affecting...

Coop intends to combine the packaging and storage of potatoes in one large warehouse near Gardermoen

Potatoes SA shares Limpopo Province potato farmer Johan Holtzhausen's story as he details how he had contracted Covid-19 and at...

From our plant in PEI on Canada’s east coast, we supply customers across the country and export products to the...

Bancroft, Wis.-based RPE will soon roll out a new compostable bag for its potatoes. RPE, a second generation family farm, is...

After ten years, arable farmer Jan-Albert Brands from Andel (GR) has exchanged his 4-row Grimme row cultivator. Due to good experiences,...

Ways fixation might occur naturally or industrially

This is evident from twenty years of research into different types of organic fertilizers.

Our variety ‘Cayman’ has made it to the list of 'The 20 Most Innovative Plant Varieties of 2020', composed by...

Sow, apply drip tape and create an anti-dust cover in one pass

Fertigation, in which drip irrigation is combined with fertilization, provides substantial additional yields

The Board of Appeal for the Trade and Industry (CBB) has called the NAK back and has canceled a suspension...

Soil pH affects many aspects of crop production, especially nutrient availability. Most of our main field crops like a neutral...

With the exception of the southwest, the start of the potato growing season is late. But the soil structure is fine,...

There are opportunities in Russia for HZPC. The processing industry is growing and requires continuity in the supply and quality of...

In Russia, #HZPC is using an unconventional strategy to secure its potato trade for the future: in 2019, a small...