Europe

The month of July is a key moment in the development of thepotato campaign in Spain. This is the time...

Preliminary reports of potato sown area in Northern Europe show small increases in the processing sector, but the overall area...

A new body to represent British seed potato growers has been proposed and aims to ensure the sustainability of the...

A UK bill to deregulate genetic engineering technologies in farming and food will have a second reading in the House...

Commission welcomes move but warns “piecemeal” approach won’t go far enough to address workforce challenges UK Environment Secretary George Eustice...

Following an upward trend in wireworm damage in root vegetable and cereal crops throughout the UK, industry leaders have joined...

The French fresh potato market is currently moving at a moderate pace, both in wholesale and in large distribution. The product...

The Association da Batata de Portugal wants to increase the production of this tuber by 20% in the next two...

Sean Ryan, IFA’s National Potato Chairman, recently described the EUR3 million seed potato plan as a “positive first step.” IFA...

Part of a profile of the Irish Potato Industry - ahead of the World Potato Congress in Dublin, Ireland prepared...

The International Potato Center (CIP), the globally active Dutch seed potato company HZPC, and the Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture...

Teagasc, The Agriculture and Food Development Authority of the Republic of Ireland, has urged potato growers to contact seed producers...

Potato planting in Britain has got off to a good start this season, with the dry conditions in some areas...

Potato Partnership to expands on former AHDB work FARM adviser and trials specialist Agrii is to lead a collaborative project intent...

Spring-2022 in most regions of Russia turned out to be late and rather capricious: the long-awaited warmth in the Volga...

The Potato System previously wrote on plans for the construction of a research and production agrotechnopark. Its creation in Chuvashia will...

The issue of irrigation is becoming relevant in more and more regions due to climate change. Agrarheute explains what you should...

Field professional Leo Rösel has a few tips on how a farmer can save diesel with little tricks.

After editions in China and Peru, the World Potato Congress (WPC) will take place in Europe again this year. Dublin,...

Two thousand tonnes of Scottish seed potatoes are being exported to Russia by the food and drinks giant Pepsi, with...

The latest data shows that, in Europe, physical spud prices stand firm and buyers are seeking to purchase cultivar units...

The Ukraine crisis could have serious consequences for fertilizer prices. Affected are ammonium nitrate, phosphorus and potash. Export disruptions and European sanctions...

Producer prices for industrial products are exploding. For the farmers, the costs increase dramatically. Producer prices for industrial products have risen...

The invention of fertilizers filled the gap in the cycle and ended the impoverishment of land in the Netherlands.

Supply and demand may actually become an issue through March and April, which may drive further price rises.