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Maine potato growers have dealt with storage and shipping difficulties having pulled a record harvest from the ground, but the...

Across Europe, fresh market prices are firm with some good demand reported in the cooler weather but the export movement...

As part of an effort to distribute cultivars left sitting in Prince Edward Island (PEI) warehouses because of the 10-week...

AgroScout is an ag-tech company that aims to improve yield quality and quantity through visual inspection in the field. The company...

All inputs have shown rising prices in the last months, going from energy to fertilizers, plant protection products and construction...

Due to cold wave conditions in major cultivating areas, a delay of new-season potato liftings is registered in India. “This...

Snake River Manufacturing, the parent company of Double L and SRM-Kodiak, continues to invest in Southern Idaho. Currently, Snake River Manufacturing...

Press release The potato is the third largest food crop in the world and therefore an important part of our...

Our project is only 1.5 years old.But we have an audience of more than 1 million visitors We launched a...

Development engineers from the agricultural technology sector have selected the three winners - Digital award ceremony on February 8, 2022(DLG)....

Major crises throw sand in the machine of globalization and countries like Russia or China are then ready to protect...

Mallorcan potato farmers have managed to save their crop from the deep freeze when temperatures fell below zero last month....

As we’ve seen over the past month, the global supply crisis and other factors have taken a huge toll on the...

Mathieu Verhaeghe is a Potato Grower in Boezinge, Belgium. He has been using Restrain as a sprout inhibitor for his stored...

POTATO professionals from all over Europe are expected to descent on PotatoEurope, the outdoor trade fair for potato cultivation and...

The National Potato Council and KFC in Kenya have identified the Markies potato variety as a suitable variety that farmers in that...

Shortlisted: 10 exhibitor concepts for pioneering agricultural technology achievements and visions for the future - Experts from DLG’s technical committees...

In order to be less dependent on Scottish seed potatoes, the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is asking the Irish government...

Brent Bydevaate has taken over the family potato farm and is now running it himself. Growing up Brent Bydevaate always...

With approximately 19% of the global population and just 9% of the world’s arable land, China has long sought to...

Potato growers should calculate their cultivation costs before signing contracts. The NEPG, the association of North-West European potato growers from...

Partnerships to Strengthening the Potato Value Chain At the African Potato Association conference in Addis Ababa in 2016, workshops were...

Three Scottish National Party (SNP) MPs have written to the UK Government and the EU Vice-President urging both sides to remove...

The project is not the first time China has attempted to direct water to Xinjiang and relocate a greater number...

A massive Kiwi potato that is in the running to claim a world record has gone viral after the man...

Algeria is facing a multifaceted crisis, one of the most serious since the North African country gained independence in 1962....

A life in farming seemed to be preordained for Mike Telford. “I grew up in Utah in Bountiful. My father...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) reports in its weekly potato market update that retail demand remains similar to the rolling...

Getting a seedling on the variety list as a variety is the dream of many seed potato growers. Registering a new...

Tong is pleased to announce its first new product development for 2022 with the launch of the new edition JetFill big...

In 2021, AgTech had significant growth. According to Finistere Ventures' 2020 AgriFood Tech Investment Review, developed in collaboration with PitchBook...

An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a...

In 2022 Europatat is celebrating its 70th Anniversary. The “European Union for the Wholesale Trade in Potatoes” was established on...

Until the 19th century, most potato varieties being grown in North America had been imported from Europe with little attention...

Trade fair’s online program home in on international topics - From irrigation and tillage strategies to autonomous farming – Exhibitors,...

For its fiscal second-quarter 2022, Lamb Weston Holdings reports its net sales increased USD110.5m to USD1,006.6m, up 12% versus the...

MAINE'S latest potato crop in the USA was so big that railroads were being used for the first time in...

Canadian potato company Québec Parmentier announced the acquisition of Ferme G. G. & A. Montminy, a renowned and large-scale seed potato producer...

Potato growers in the U.S. facing post-harvest diseases now have a new option for protection during storage. Archive® fungicide from Syngenta preserves...

Expanding its brand footprint in the India, Lay’s, the country's favourite chip brand, is introducing a new flat cut chip...

AUSVEG, and its State Member AUSVEG VIC, are monitoring the situation on-the-ground in Ballarat following reports that recent storms and...

BEPPCO, the Iraq-based potato chips manufacturer and exporter, is always striving to produce the best quality of products. This is...

Potato importers in Puerto Rico say they are not able to fill their orders to supermarkets on the Caribbean island because they...

There is a rift tearing farming families apart. Dogmatic views are causing fissures at dinner tables all across America. People...

By Ailsa Robertson, Sustainability and Extension Manager Image: Ministry for Environment The buildup of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Earth’s...

The World Potato Congress is very pleased to present its second 2022 webinar on February 25 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time...

German retail giant Kaufland has rolled out low-carbohydrate potatoes, said to have 30% less carbohydrates, under its ‘Linella‘ label. The new...

Sources revealed to Al-Mal that 131 thousand tons of potato seeds arrived from European facilities approved for import from last...

The Government of Canada is committed to restoring market access for PEI fresh potatoes to the United States and supporting PEI farmers impacted by...

Andrea Parish’s dogs are saving potato farmers throughout the country big money by quickly sniffing out a couple of significant...