Seeds

Scientists at Gorsky State Agrarian University in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania have developed and patented two new potato varieties, "Farn" and "Adeon," after more than 16 years of painstaking...

Agricultural producers on Sakhalin Island have dramatically increased their use of Russian seed potatoes, with domestic varieties accounting for 93% of purchased planting material in 2026. According to the regional...

After severe floods left many residents of Dagestan without planting materials and the ability to farm their land, the republic’s Ministry of Agriculture turned to the People’s Front for help....

Russian scientists from the Lorch Federal Research Center for Potatoes in the Moscow region have developed a new domestic potato variety named "Alpha." According to Gennady Krasnikov, President of the...

As of May 26, agricultural producers in Russia’s Tyumen Region have planted potatoes across 5.5 thousand hectares, while vegetable crops occupy 841 hectares. In total, spring grain and leguminous crops,...

Russian researchers at the Lorch Federal Research Centre for Potato have developed a new potato variety named ‘Alpha’, which boasts strong resistance to a wide range of diseases and pests....

The General Company for Potato Seed Production in Dhamar Governorate, Yemen, has launched the spring season potato harvest across its fields and those of local farmers, marking a transformative moment...

By the start of this week, farmers in the Sosnovsky district had completed potato planting on 1,451 hectares out of a planned 1,565, with only a few fields remaining. Ideal...

On the farms of the Bryansk region, special attention is being paid to potatoes this year. In the agricultural enterprise of individual entrepreneur M.M. Dovgalyov, near the village of Vystrikovo,...

After more than sixteen years of meticulous research spanning multiple generations of students, master's candidates, and postgraduates, scientists at Gorsky State Agricultural University have secured exclusive rights to two original...

In Arkhangelsk, the agricultural complex "Lyubovskoye" located on the Left Bank is demonstrating how farming can flourish right within city limits. The enterprise has made import substitution its priority, focusing...

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Stavropol Territory has established demonstration potato plantings in the Predgorny District, known as the region's potato capital. The trials are taking place at the...

The first batch of seed potatoes, weighing 16 tons, has arrived in Dagestan from the Astrakhan region. The shipment, initiated by the Russian Ministry of Agriculture and sent by farmer...

Canada has extended the plant breeders' rights protection period for potatoes from 20 to 25 years, following updates to the country's legislation announced by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and...

Gardeners and agricultural producers in the Sverdlovsk region are beginning to replace conventional potato varieties with new, unconventional ones, including those with purple tubers. During a press conference, Nikita Zezin,...

In the Omsk region, scientists and agronomists are successfully implementing an advanced method of growing seed potatoes "from test tubes" — a meristem tissue culture technology known as in vitro....

An agricultural enterprise in Arkhangelsk has successfully launched full-cycle seed potato production, operating right within the city limits on the Left Bank. During a visit to the Lyubovskoye agricultural complex,...

In the Voronezh region, potatoes are traditionally planted in the first two weeks of May, when the soil warms to +9…+11°C (48–52°F) and the threat of frost has passed. A...

Farmers in Russia’s Chelyabinsk region are gradually increasing the share of domestically bred potatoes on their fields. Experts note that purchasing imported seeds means investing in foreign developments, while Russia...

A potato boom of a different kind is sweeping across Europe — colored-flesh potatoes are now in high fashion. In France, prices for such tubers can reach up to €500...

Spring floods often leave potato cellars underwater, creating a serious problem for those storing seed potatoes. Specialists from the Altai Center for Quality Assessment of the Agro-Industrial Complex have provided...

The Omsk Region has introduced an advanced method for producing virus-free seed potatoes using meristem culture, commonly known as in vitro or "test-tube" technology. Based at the Omsk Agricultural Center...

On Guy Cadmore's seed potato farm on Prince Edward Island, the effects of last year's drought are still visible. Workers are sorting out defective potatoes, but this spring there is...

In the Klimovsky District of the Bryansk Region, potato planting began on April 10. This season, agricultural enterprises plan to plant tubers on 2,679 hectares, which is 333 hectares less...

For many vegetable growers, ripening time is a key criterion when choosing potatoes for planting. Early varieties are especially popular among gardeners because they make it possible to harvest fresh...

Farmers in Russia's Kaliningrad region have fully secured their supply of seed potatoes and vegetables and have begun the spring sowing campaign. According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, local...

On April 13, workers from Shanba Village in Dongyuan County harvested over 625 tons of original seed potatoes from seven varieties, including "Yuejing No. 1", "Yuehong No. 2", and "Atlantic"....

Stavropol Krai is not only a grain-producing region but also a potato-growing powerhouse. There are areas where potatoes grow just as well as in Belarus. The traditional centers of potato...

The Mogilev Regional Agricultural Experimental Station in Dashkovka, Belarus, is experiencing unprecedented demand for seed potatoes this season. After an unusually frosty winter that damaged seed stocks stored in poorly...

In the Predgorny District of Stavropol Krai, local farmers are cultivating more than 30 different varieties of potatoes, according to the municipal administration's press service. This season, agricultural producers have...

Potatoes with pink and red skins are no longer an exotic novelty and have confidently taken their place both in garden beds and on supermarket shelves. Interest in such varieties...

Finally Foods, an Israeli molecular farming startup growing dairy proteins inside potatoes, has closed a pre-seed funding round, bringing its total raised to $2.6 million. The investment was led by...

Brussels-based organization Breeders Trust, which protects plant breeders' rights, has conducted an online investigation revealing widespread violations in the sale of seed potatoes. Across various countries, closed Facebook groups and...

The Kaliningrad Region is facing a shortage of seeds for several key crops and plans to procure them from other Russian regions. According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, local...

With the arrival of consistently warm weather, seed potatoes traditionally appear at garden exhibitions, markets, and fairs. Specialists from the Rosselkhoznadzor Administration for the Tver and Yaroslavl regions offer guidance...

The Jeju Agricultural Technology Institute (Director Kim Tae-gyeong) has completed the supply of hydroponically grown seed potatoes for the spring 2026 season, announcing the news on March 25. A total...

The Agricultural Technology Center of Gwangju City in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, has secured 23 boxes (460 kg) of eight domestic seed potato varieties bred by the National Institute of...

Goesan County in North Chungcheong Province, South Korea, has built its own seed potato production system and is accelerating sorting work to begin supply this month, county officials announced on...

In Dingxi, Gansu Province — known as “China’s Potato Capital” — the busy season for propagation and selection of pre-elite (mini-tubers) and elite seed potatoes is underway. Virus-free plantlets, considered...

Black Gold Farms Chairman Gregg Halverson joined the Farm Journal Foundation and other agricultural leaders in Washington, D.C., to mark National Agriculture Day at the grand opening of the “Voice...

Amid growing pressure on global food systems, the UNECE Specialized Section on Standardization of Seed Potatoes (GE.6) is working on practical solutions to improve certification systems that protect agricultural production...

Specialists of the Northwestern Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor have inspected a batch of seed potatoes grown in the Novgorod Region and prepared for spring sowing. A total of 40 tonnes...

The agricultural sector of the Komi Republic is shifting toward accelerated import substitution of seed stock and expanding production capacities for year-round vegetable cultivation. During a meeting at the Public...

The Vitebsk Zonal Institute of Agriculture of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus is cultivating two new potato varieties — "Umka" and "Vodar." The future harvest begins in a...

Molecular biologists from China, led by Zhang Chunzhi of the Agricultural Genomics Institute in Shenzhen, have developed an approach that allows the creation of new hybrid potato varieties in just...

Scientists at the Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences have developed a new potato variety called "Ataman," which is being hailed...

Seed potatoes are currently available in Latvia, but the usual rush to purchase them has not yet begun, according to Aiga Kraukle, Chairwoman of the Board of the Union of...

On March 19, the potato tissue culture center and pre-basic seed multiplication base of Zhongnongfa Zhongshu Industry in Weining Autonomous County, Bijie City, was bustling with activity. As virus-free seedlings...

As spring returns to the land and the agricultural season intensifies, Xujia Township in Sinan County, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, has entered the critical period for sweet potato seedling cultivation....