Ecology

Potato growers in the UK are starting to lift a crop that has weathered difficult conditions and is being sold...

University of Canterbury environmental science professor Brett Robinson in New Zealand is working on a research project that transforms biowaste...

A dietary shift from rice to potatoes could ‘notably reduce’ the climate and environmental impacts of staple crop agriculture in...

Simon Fox, MD of Emerald Research Ltd, learned this week that Defra was delaying the release of its consultation “Creating...

Even though 5% of fresh potato consumption in Belgium is organic, according to GfK data, in Flanders, the area of...

Harvest season is underway across the northwest, and farmers in some areas are seeing smaller spuds and onions because of...

Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the...

The International Potato Center (CIP) has substantially contributed to the development and release of improved potato varieties that are grown...

 The presence of the Colorado potato beetle on a potato field is quite a challenge. Especially for the organic grower, who...

Even heavy-duty engines need to be put on the test bench to verify the required exhaust gas quality at each...

Last year, arable farmer Roelof Kunst gained experience with the predatory mite Neoseiulus californicus, or Spical, as a control agent...

Biostimulants, used in the right way, make the crop more resilient. How? In the last Newsletter we told you what abiotic factors are...

growers to recognize the potential food safety risks associated with the rapidly expanding use of biostimulants and biofertilizers in crop...

McCain Foods’ commitment to cut in half greenhouse gas emissions across all of its global operations by the end of...

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: LW) issued its second annual Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report today, which included new 2030...

Small, organic farms need organic seed potatoes, and a small, organic farm in Wisconsin has found its niche in supplying...

After use, the dishes degrade in the soil in 30 days

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

Growing up in agriculture seems to instill in kids a tenacious sense of independence and accountability

we are facing serious challenges in the use of our land and the distribution of space

Cornell-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change

What are the costs, revenues and subsidies organic farming?

cultivate for a long time on fertile clay soil without supplying organic and artificial fertilizers from outside

The potatoes areVita Residuo Zero* Romagnoli F.lli Spa win the New Entry award of Brands Award 2020 for the category "other food".New Entry is...

The focus of the Bio Minerals Technologies potato program is to stabilize phosphate in the root zone, providing a constant...