AGROTECHNOLOGY

Potato growers can now apply a liquid nematicide using a conventional boom sprayer, after it gained approval. Velum Prime, the...

Remove the Guesswork My Father-in-Law, let’s call him Joe - because that’s his name - is a great sports fan....

The markets for fresh potatoes remain price-bearing. Exports enjoy a lively demand from various countries. The demand for free potatoes by the...

Potato crisp manufacturing is a competitive industry, one where efficiency is a crucial factor in staying ahead of the competition. Wyma’s...

If rapeseed follows, cruciferous vegetables are not allowed in the cover crop mix. But what should come before grain or as...

Demo trials by BASF show that, thanks to more efficient control of rhizoctonia, seed potato growers can often harvest earlier...

The Top Sector Agri & Food has approved four new research proposals from BO Akkerbouw. It concerns research and knowledge dissemination...

V-Wing creates shallow ditches that farmers can farm right through, with a minimum of ditching passes It bothers Swan River,...

Ukraine has started importing cheap potatoes from Poland, where prices have fallen even faster than in Primordial Crain due to...

The Mansholt family is a household name in North Groningen. For generations they have been growing seed potatoes, grain, beets and...

Corona is forcing potato breeding companies and trading houses to think about a different set-up of the traditional variety shows...

Cover crops are crops which are not sown to be harvested but rather to be incorporated in the soil at...

Although metam fumigants—metam sodium and metam potassium—have proven to be extremely reliable for suppressing weeds, disease and nematodes in potato...

Many arable farmers will receive the invoice this week for their contribution for 2020 to the collective arable farming research. They...

Let’s take a look at steam peeling of fruits and vegetables with TOMRA Food, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of...

The dangers of counterfeit pesticides to environmental and human health was raised on a recent BBC Countryfile episode. There has...

The post-inspection of seed potatoes is coming to an end. The reduction percentage fell slightly to 29 percent. The regional differences remain...

Key takeaways about potato breeding and the future of it from HZPC’s Potato Days Live. This year, the global potato...

Last year, a growing group of consumers chose food with a sustainability characteristic, while the range of these products also...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two Oregon State University researchers have discovered a microscopic soil-dwelling nematode on the Corvallis campus that could...

The company BBLeap has developed a sprayer that steers and sprays at plant level. The first machine was tested on potatoes...

With a view to the elimination of chlorpropham, Agrifirm has conducted proactive research in recent years into alternative solutions for...

What nurse crops assist potato production? An AAFC team investigates nurse crops that boost seedling success and yields. As with...

In the season 2020 a trial was carried out with biostimulant 'BeneSTIM Recovery' on Potatoes in the United Kingdom. There...

Much is still unknown about the effect of crop protection products in agriculture on people and the environment. So says Violette...

At the start of the 20th century, German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch developed a method for taking nitrogen...

What are the key pests affecting potato production in other countries and what R&D is occurring to better manage them?...

It is the dawn of a new era in the sustainable packaging sector: Sorma Group is introducing fruit and vegetable...

In order to increase the efficiency of nitrogen fertilization, stabilized fertilizers can be worthwhile. We say what is possible in dry...

Research has found that the presence of pollinators and beneficial insects contribute to yields, which in turn contribute to profit,...

Potato harvesting has once again been affected by wet weather, with widespread rainfall in recent weeks hampering grower efforts to...

The arable farmers and open-field vegetable growers often adhere to the application of permitted medium and the associated administrative obligations. However,...

The economic impact of Scottish agritourism is to be measured early next year ahead of a potential explosion of opportunities...

By Seth Truscott College of Agricultural, Human,and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. -Launching new research in support of Washington potato...

In connection with inquiries regarding the dates of the fall application of fertilizers - the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural...

Measurements on organic arable, wine and fruit-growing areas in Switzerland show that pesticides are transported for kilometers through the air. This...

Some countries use extremely large amounts of nitrogen fertilizer, but still only get a little more yield out of it. This...

he price of the HZPC share certificate has been set at 118.15 euros. In 2017, the certificate was at the highest...

Morocco is in the position of net importer of agricultural products, whereas before it was a major exporter. In this way,...

Sure, robots are a hot topic, but what could all this autonomous tech really mean for farming? I’m not sure...

Potato marketers say they worry about the damage COVID-19 is doing to the foodservice sector. “Potatoes are now on 84%...

Hoarding is unacceptable behavior in most shops. If every mechanic saves leftover parts and salvaged treasures, before long the shop...

(Fryeburg, Maine) – In the fall of 2019, Green Thumb Farms launched the “Farmer’s First” program to develop new potato...

Managing plant health and strict water monitoring have paved the way to success for AL 3 Boerdery in Dendron, Limpopo....

With each herbicide checked off the list, the power of waterhemp grows stronger. It has confirmed resistance to six modes...

Corona is forcing the potato trading houses to think about a different format for the traditional variety shows this year. A...

Purdue University scientist is looking for farmers to participate in two projects aimed at improving fertilizer and seeding rates in...

Potato farmers from the Belén Settlement in the district of Tacuaras, Ñeembucú, received inputs and advice on seed production and...

TOMRA Food has introduced the TOMRA 3A sensor-based sorting machine for freshly harvested root crops, offering potato growers unrivalled sorting...

U.S. potato exports for the July – September quarter were down significantly compared to the same period in 2019. This...