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There does not seem to be an end to the rise in fertilizer prices

A good ridge provides a lot of space for tubers produced in the tuberization process, which is why the most...

At the end of April, the early early potatoes began to be harvested in Andalusia, mainly in the province of...

Nicolás Serna is 74 years old and has been growing potatoes all his life.

our approximately 570 South African potato growers, have managed to produce 12 months per year, supply fresh potatoes every year.

Belgium is already the world’s largest exporter of pre-fried potato products.

Potato producers in the country anticipate unfair competition with their counterparts in the United States, once they conclude the legal...

Potato growing in Estonia has seen a three-fold decline in the past decade

Farmers are struggling to obtain essential items that they once took for granted

During April 2021 we experienced cold dry conditions which haven’t been seen in some years. Moving into May much of...

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South African potato industry is appealing to stakeholders to form more partnerships to drive growth and transformation

The Canadian government is providing up to $21.4 million to cover about 2,000 youth jobs in agriculture, the federal government...

why not be satisfied if you earn money every year with potatoes?

Potato exports are currently struggling. That's according to Leon Kranenburg of the Dutch potato trading and sorting company of the...

Scientists hope to use a type of virus called a bacteriophage to infect bacteria that causes blackleg in potato plants,...

Despite the cold and dry month of April, potato grower Benny De Coster expects Monday 10 May to harvest the...

Instead of his traditional Pieper competition, Harry Schreuder of arable farm Harrys Farm in Swifterbant, Flevoland, is organizing a Pieper...

The start of the potato growing season is going according to plan in large parts of the country, unlike last...

Our Fight Against Blight programme started in 2004 and since then ‘blight scouts’ have sent in over 10,000 samples of...

Jerry Bushman began his career in the potato industry in September 1961, working for his father, John, and his uncle,...

Harvest season is well underway for some crops, but there is growing concern not all those crops will make it to market. The problem...

KABUL, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Afghanistan harvested 855,395 metric tons of potatoes in all farms across the country in 2020,...

One veteran potato farmer welcomes Wednesday's potato boost, but questions whether the new land can get up to speed by...

TEHRAN- As announced by a director in the Iranian Agriculture Ministry, the country’s export of potato increased by 83 percent...

Farmer Bertrand Roussel had no choice. With the crisis, his unsold potatoes would have ended up in the trash

Potato breeders in Europe are working hard to innovate and create new potato varieties.

planting courses on the Ivetta's (Europlant) plot for the table potato market

At the Branston site in Lincolnshire, work has started on a new £6 mln facility, which will be used to...

Yi Wang, Assistant Professor & Extension Potato and Vegetable Production Specialist, University of Wisconsin Madison-Over the last six months, I...

Trials are planned for 2022 in three locations as part of a Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant. For potato growers...

At the request of BO Akkerbouw, Minister Schouten of LNV has declared the Research and Innovation Program and the associated...

Seed potatoes from the United States have not been part of the Cuban cultural story for decades

Farm inputs are becoming more and more expensive for farmers. This also means that the costs of agricultural production are...

Prince Edward Island Potato Board is excited to share with potato farmers and industry partners the launch of a new...

Teagasc and the Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Maritime Affairs, Charlie McConalogue, have both stated that Brexit is negatively affecting...

Coop intends to combine the packaging and storage of potatoes in one large warehouse near Gardermoen

Today, April 28, 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled by a unanimous vote of five to zero in favor of...

After ten years, arable farmer Jan-Albert Brands from Andel (GR) has exchanged his 4-row Grimme row cultivator. Due to good experiences,...

Four potato growers from Prince Edward Island were honoured in March for their contributions to the industry over the years...

Just saying North American potato production has benefited from the efforts of Nora Olsen would be an understatement.

Newfoundland and Labrador has put out a request for proposals for large-scale potato production on freshly cleared Crown land

The Belgian potato industry suffered significant losses in 2020.

The Board of Appeal for the Trade and Industry (CBB) has called the NAK back and has canceled a suspension...

With the exception of the southwest, the start of the potato growing season is late. But the soil structure is fine,...

Selenella – Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità also confirms the positive trend in 2020 with an increase in sales at value...

chemical fertilizers has increased by around 16% between 2015-16 & 2020-21.

There is still little insight into agreement between the EU and the UK on mutual trade in seed potatoes. If...

Rising commodity prices offer the potential for higher revenues and greater profits. It may also bring increasing costs if prices...

Grimme’s machinery, the CS 150 Combi-Star was manufactured in Germany but received by the team at Market Weighton for pre-delivery...