Unpredictable autumns mean harvest windows open and close faster; farms that pre-plan lifting order and labor flexibility capture crops that weather once destroyed.
Hot spells during tuber bulking cut dry matter and seed quality, not just tuber shape — field data quantify the penalty of heat at…
NDSU, the French seed potato sector and a 2024 Texas study show how soil heat above 24–25°C stops tuber growth and causes knobs, chains,…
Simulated hail trials in Washington and Colorado show that potato yield loss depends on both defoliation level and growth stage. Total loss of leaves…
Idaho growers are digging a smaller crop in 2026. Planted area fell to 298,915 acres, and growers expect yields well below last year's 440…
Life-cycle studies put fresh potatoes among the lowest-carbon staple foods. Processing, freezing and frying raise the footprint, and cooking at home can outweigh the…
Monsoon rain and Hurricane Polo have slowed field work and planting permits in northern Sinaloa, an important potato area. Dams are fuller than a…
Farms in Russia's Urals Federal District had dug 294,000 tonnes of potatoes by 23 September. Sverdlovsk region, where waterlogging led to an emergency regime…
Beyond weather disasters, 2026 has brought a severe marketing crisis for Russian potato producers. In spring 2026, farmers in the Vladimir, Novgorod, and other…
Potato farmers across several regions of Russia and Kazakhstan are facing severe crop losses due to contrasting extreme weather conditions this season. In Russia’s…
The Red River Valley in North Dakota is bracing for a sharp decline in red and yellow potato production, with volumes expected to drop…
Preliminary test dig results released by Spesag, the Düdingen-based agricultural organization, paint a sobering picture for Switzerland’s 2026 potato season. Average yields have been…
Early test digs conducted by Aviko in partnership with Boerenbusiness reveal a troubling picture for Europe’s processing potato sector this season. The share of…
The potato industry is witnessing a significant geographic shift as markets in the Middle East and Africa aggressively expand their import volumes of seed…
This year’s unprecedented downpours in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region have produced a surprise harvest: miniature potatoes that look and taste like gourmet “baby” varieties, much…
Farmers in Belgium’s Westhoek region are facing a desperate situation as local buffer basins, their last remaining water sources for irrigation, have nearly run…
A new climate study from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), published in Geophysical Research Letters, reveals that global warming has not…
Over the past ten years, approximately 1,000 Swiss farms have given up potato cultivation due to increasing disease and pest pressure, tighter restrictions on…
For New Zealand’s potato growers and agricultural professionals, the current season presents a complex picture of regional variability and mounting economic pressure. Recent reports…
The 2025 growing season served as a brutal, real-time stress test for the global potato industry, demonstrating that climate volatility is no longer a…
For farmers, agronomists, and agricultural scientists, the divergence between orange-fleshed sweet potatoes (OFSP) and purple-fleshed sweet potatoes (PFSP) represents a compelling case study in…
Across Kenya’s potato-growing highlands, small-scale farmers are navigating shrinking land sizes, unpredictable rainfall, rising pest pressure and escalating input costs. For farmers producing potatoes…
The expansion of protected winter potato cultivation represents a significant opportunity for farm income diversification, leveraging the crop’s preference for cooler temperatures (14–23°C). However,…
In the Samrye region of South Korea, watermelon farmers grappled with a common post-harvest dilemma: selecting a second crop that offered stable returns. Crops…
For over a century, potato breeding has been constrained by the crop’s biological blueprint: complex tetraploid genetics and the cumbersome logistics of vegetative seed…
Potato breeding objectives are undergoing a significant global shift, moving from a primary focus on yield to incorporating essential traits for resilience and market…
Vietnam’s Central Highlands (Tay Nguyen), the nation’s second-largest potato-producing region, presents a paradox of potential and underperformance. With a cool, stable climate enabling year-round…
Recent data from Komistat, the statistical office of Russia’s Komi Republic, paints a concerning picture for open-field crop production in 2025, highlighting the acute…
A story emerging from the village of Karata in Dagestan sounds more like folklore than agronomy: an artist’s request to a president leads to…
The agricultural landscape is increasingly defined by volatility, particularly from abiotic stresses like hail and extreme heat. In Canada’s “hail alley” of Alberta, research…
At the long-running Reutlingen potato market in Germany, farmer Mathias Rudolf offers a glimpse into a enduring agricultural tradition: the preponderance of female names…
The conversation had barely settled when the JKUAT team a group of researchers and technicians from the JKUAT Biotechnology Department, all coincidentally hailing from…
Across Kenya’s lush highlands, a quiet revolution is taking root one powered by potatoes and driven by the determination of young people who are…
The recent data from the Unified Interdepartmental Statistical Information System (EMISS) presents a compelling narrative for the potato sector in Northwestern Russia. The standout…
In a stark reminder of agriculture’s inherent vulnerability, farmers in Kazakhstan’s Pavlodar region are facing financial ruin after an early October blizzard buried their…
The 2025 growing season in the Netherlands has been defined by a dramatic north-south precipitation gradient, offering a clear illustration of rainfall’s fundamental role…
The Bulgarian potato sector is facing an existential threat, with producers pushed to the brink of protests by a confluence of agronomic, economic, and…
In Thailand’s Isan region, farmer Wisa Lakkhampa’s story is a microcosm of the challenges and opportunities facing modern agriculture. A contract grower for PepsiCo…
The recent official warning from the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) in the Rostov Region is a stark reminder of…
The 2025 growing season has been a testament to climatic extremes, with many regions across the country facing either debilitating drought or waterlogging rains.…
The Latvian government’s declaration of a nationwide agricultural state of emergency until November 4, 2025, underscores the severity of this year’s growing season. Driven…
The European potato industry is undergoing a significant contraction. As Ben Bredek of 3PointPotatoes starkly observes, the entire chain is resetting, with implications for…
High-Altitude Innovation: How Qinghai’s “Commanding Talent” Program is Revolutionizing Potato Breeding On the high plateaus of Qinghai, a pioneering scientific initiative is breaking new…
Record-breaking temperatures are pushing the UK’s staple potato crop to its biological limits, prompting urgent warnings from leading scientists. New research and climate data…
For decades, the quest for higher potato yields has focused on what we can see: plant height, tuber count, and visible signs of disease.…
A major international research collaboration has identified 29 key genes responsible for potato’s response to environmental stress, paving the way for next-generation breeding and…
Agricultural communities in Russia’s Biysk region are facing a perfect storm of challenges as persistent rainfall and unseasonably cool temperatures have created ideal conditions…
Potato growers on Prince Edward Island are demonstrating unprecedented vigilance against aphid threats, with participation in the provincial aphid surveillance program nearly doubling this…
Farmers in Gangneung City have embarked on an innovative agricultural venture, launching the region’s first autumn potato cultivation demonstration project. On August 12th, the…
In a significant move to strengthen agricultural self-sufficiency, the Governor of South Sulawesi, Andi Sudirman Sulaiman, recently distributed 350,000 potato seeds to local farmers across the…
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