AGROTECHNOLOGY

AACHEN, Germany, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The ground-breaking project called SEWIA (selective electrochemical weeding in agriculture) will develop new tools, enabling farmers to use modern...

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: This trans-disciplinary CAP project addresses three legislatively mandated areas; research in plant breeding and genetics of disease resistance; efforts...

It’s no secret that farming has become increasingly high-tech, but a partnership between The Ohio State University and an Ohio...

‘Market Growth Insight’ has presented an updated research report on the ‘Global Seed Potatoes market’ which offers insights on key...

Herbicide-resistant weeds are being cast into the spotlight, thanks to a Charles Sturt University-led national survey. Backed by the Grains...

As New Zealand Spring and Summer rolls towards potato growers, so too do the myriad of pest and disease management...

Written By: Bob Hesse, October 2012, Edited: Chip Hesse, September 2019  So last time we talked about the first steps,...

Jackie Milne, president of the North Farm Training Institute, will be testing a variety of potato seeds next spring to...

Written By: Bob Hesse, October 2012, Edited: Chip Hesse, September 2019 It is tough to fix problems that come into...

The potatoes have received all the attention throughout the season. The result: you harvest the best quality and the highest...

The Dutch potato processors processed 278,700 tonnes of potatoes in August to 119,200 tonnes of pre-baked product and 24,800 tonnes...

Wage goer Daan Biesheuvel of cold store Numansdorp and Gerben van Dueren den Hollander van Van Iperen are going to...

Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that has been primarily used in medicine...

The term “farm manager” is broadly used to describe a range of jobs. Those who look after family land but...

Late blight is the most important pathogen in potato and causes devastation worldwide. The disease, caused by the oomycete Phytophthora infestans,...

CIPC has been banned in the European Union since 1 January 2020. The expiry date for, among other things, the...

There is a lack of practical information and practical knowledge for farmers to apply organic plant protection products and biostimulants...

Important Potato Diseases and Tips to Manage them in Storage As the potato harvest is ongoing in many places and...

European Physical MarketsPrice Overview (source: NEPG): BelgiumMarket report Fiwap/PCA: Early industrial potatoes: the last batches are partly passed on to...

For example, he photographed the new Grimme Ventor 4150 by Mencke Agriculture in action.THE NEW GRIMME VENTOR 4150 FROM MENCKE...

This latest edition of American Vegetable Grower magazine’s Field Scouting Guide concentrates on palestriped flea beetle (Systena blanda). John C. Palumbo, University of Arizona,...

Without this tMRL, for which the entire European potato chain has worked, the situation for most potato sheds would have...

European Physical MarketsPrice Overview (source: NEPG): BelgiumMarket Report Fiwap/PCA:Early industrial potatoes: the season is coming to an end and this...

2020 was a year of extremes. We kicked off with a bone-dry spring, then the crops suffered from hail and...

Potato growers in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France and the United Kingdom are due to reduce their acreage next year....

Colorado’s San Luis Valley, the state’s foremost potato production area, is seeing the release of a new spud variety, the...

Avoid introducing the viruses and their vectors onto your farm. This is your first and best line ofdefense. Don’t plant...

TRV is one of two viruses causing spraing in potato that is most commonly associated with tuber internal blemishing (see...

MOSCOW, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK)-A University of Idaho team will use a $5.8 million US Department of Agriculture grant to research a...

A diagnostic lab had to confirm these potato mop-top virus (PMTV) symptoms. Note concentric arcs that can occur with these...

The 2020/21 potato storage season is proving to be one of the most challenging yet for the potato industry. With...

CALS Researcher Leads National Project The University of Idaho will lead a $3.2 million project to combat microscopic worms that...

The Colorado State University potato program is committed to developing research based information and extension education programs to support the...

Damage caused by ride needles has become more and more common in recent years. On the one hand, potato growers...

Preserving the potato and maintaining its quality, reducing or even avoiding possible damage, has become a challenge for equipment manufacturers...

“Understanding the mechanism of tuber initiation in potato provides a new strategy to increase yields of a crop that is...

The new report titled Global Potato Planter Market 2020 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2025 published by MarketsandResearch.biz aims to provide...

Potato growers have been warned of an increased risk of virus and disease in crops following the loss of diquat...

Chemical, mechanical, thermal or electrical defraying...? Several solutions are available to succeed in this intervention. The aim of the defeasing is to...

Andy Robinson Assistant Professor, Extension Potato Agronomist North Dakota State University and University of MinnesotaHarlene Hatterman-Valenti Associate Professor, High Value...

Potato pulp fresh is rich in vitamins, phosphorus, manganese, niacin, and pantothenic acid along with this goodness they are also...

EU project "ADAPT" examines how the crop adapts to environmental stressThe potato is one of the most important staple foods...

Summary BBSRC, on behalf also of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Natural Environment Research Council...

"  Inter Agra company is the world's largest producer of professional wooden boxes, we are a global company, we carry...

Symptoms of PMTV: Infected plants do not always show symptoms and symptom development depends on potato cultivar, virus strain and...

Scientists at the University of Strathclyde are working with partners to tackle one of the most damaging bacterial plant diseases...

A diagnostic lab had to confirm these potato mop-top virus (PMTV) symptoms. Note concentric arcs that can occur with these...

Potato growers have sufficient alternatives to Chlorine IPC for long-term storage, according to storage research by Wageningen University & Research...

Arable farmers Henk and Rick Meijer use MH in their potatoes as standard for sprouting inhibition and controlling storage. For long-term...

Growing potatoes without plowing is good. There even seems to be a small plus financially, say Wageningen researchers. Does it make...