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On new year's eve, we open the offer of the General partner of potato news, this unique offer publication of...

On November 19, the Xunta announced the lifting of the ban on planting potatoes in nine other municipalities in the...

BREAKING old cycles and farming in a more unpredictable way is necessary to upset the evolutionary response of weeds, according...

Farming in the north-west of Scotland can be tough enough given the somewhat challenging weather conditions, but the right machinery...

Dutch agricultural companies have good access to government financing. Only 2 to 7 percent of the funding demand is not met,...

A lot of farm kids—probably a healthy majority—spend a good portion of their youth grumbling about the long hours, the...

Seed potatoes growers say they are being treated like pawns in a political game with £13.5m of exports in doubt...

Although we are nearing the end of a uniquely testing year, British farmers will have more challenges to face in 2021 says...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report, The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture, prepared in close partnership with the...

ISLAMABAD: As part of the PepsiCo’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, the company here on Wednesday organised the “Sustainable Farming Programme...

Northern Ireland’s potato industry (potato Imports) is hoping against hope that a derogation allowing the importation of both ware and...

Smart irrigation with mobile drip irrigation potato Every year, the Irrigation Association celebrates Smart Irrigation month to promote products, practices...

It’s only early days, but Tim Heysen is excited about boldly going where no potato grower has gone before. Together...

With the pilot 'smart big bags' HZPC uses the internet of things to share knowledge and get a better grip...

The Andean Initiative Bayer and CIP is the meeting point of the efforts, a program that seeks to transform small-scale...

Public trust in British farmers has seen a boost during the Covid-19 pandemic, as the public increasingly rely on the...

The cost price for growing ware potatoes will increase in 2021, reports the Dutch Arable Farming Trade Union (NAV) after...

The first-ever virtual Potato Expo is on tap for Jan. 5-7 and the event has plenty to offer the industry, National Potato Council leaders say....

McCrum grows trust In July 2020 McCrum (Belfast, Maine, US) started up their new Coated French Fries production line with a...

For both potatoes and onions, “the 2020 crop has come out of the gate very strong,” according to Eric Beck,...

From the early stages of planting to the final phase of every package and shipping, you will find the Easterday...

The consequences of the coronavirus outbreak were immediately felt for the Dutch agricultural sectors. But looking back at the first six...

Farmers with fields potato cultivation in the Upper Palatinate no longer allowed to water potatoes and tomatoes with water from...

Potato prices in India have dropped over 40 percent at primary agricultural markets in northern parts of the country in...

Last week Delphy kicked off the sustainability program 'Innovating the Ugandan potato value chain'. he SDGP program (Sustainable Development Goals...

Prospera's sensors will be installed on Valmont subsidiary Valley's pivot irrigation systems and will ultimately manage irrigation, fertilizing and spraying....

Autumn is beginning to tinge the boxelder trees along the banks of the Little Wood River with vibrant yellows, oranges...

The National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK) has identified transport and potato farmers as NPCK as the main challenges facing...

A 4th generation farmer at Wester Braikie Farms, Arbroath, Angus. Farm of about 320 hectares, 40 hectares typically dedicated to potatoes,...

The first contours for the 2021 potato season are beginning to emerge. The table potato market is still looking good, at...

To equip farmers with this critical knowledge, at the Isinya forum, farmers were taken through crop husbandry practices that guarantees...

Corona is forcing the potato trading houses to think about a different set-up of the traditional variety shows this year. A...

To avoid high storage costs, Wilhelm Weuthen GmbH advises growers with a lot of free potatoes in the shed to...

Scandi Standard, the leading producer of chicken products in the Nordic region and Ireland, has decided to partner with Veg...

Potato processors will contract approximately 20 percent fewer potatoes for the 2021 harvest than this year. The contract price falls by...

The smile, even if it’s subtle, rarely leaves its home directly below Ed Starkel’s snow-white mustache, which is somehow both...

Smuggled fruit and vegetable products are displacing the national tomato, potato and onion, which as a consequence suffered a reduction...

In the current period, preventing the price increase in food prices and the full and effective use of production capacity...

Lamb Weston / Meijer has acquired a majority stake in its joint venture with the Russian Belaya Dacha Group. The joint...

The Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) ordered the suspension of the approvals for the following plant...

Growers can lend a helping hand to soil life in favor of the crop. With the combination of crop plan, green...

Tasmania's import risk assessment for potatoes will be updated following concerns raised by growers over an import licence approval. Primary...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Potato farmers and officials in the Kurdistan Region say coronavirus movement restrictions have dried up the...

The two are set to bring the industry one step closer to autonomy and refined sustainable practices by homing in...

It had been several years since the Huron ravine, which ends in Costa Teguise, had been seen running, running as...

The lockdown in Italy has ensured that potato sales got off the ground. The consortium of the Patata di Bologna potato...

NAPI—the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry—isn’t your typical family farm. For starters, it’s enormous, even by today’s standards of expansion and...

The Indian government has been undertaking various initiatives towards water conservation and proper utilization. From supporting famed hydraulic civilizations of...

A Norfolk potato grower has urged shoppers to support their local retailers, restaurants and caterers to revive the food trade...

In the Indian state of Odisha, vegetable prices have exploded in the past two months. While consumers wait for inflation to...