POTATOES.NEWSGlobal potato industry intelligence236 stories
Apply product when and where you need it at the optimum rate.From a rescue fungicide application to cover crop seeding, sprayer and spreader drones are earning their place on farms. They can provide a cheaper, faster and…
Zhaotong city has a population of 6 million. Over 20% of the people live in poverty. The government has an aggressive program to provide improved seed potatoes to all farmers free of charge. This has created a…
The era of automated sorting opens up even for freshly harvested potatoes. Thanks to the Raynbow optical sorter from Raytec Vision, excellent results can finally be obtained even for unwashed potatoes. This machine can distinguish between potatoes covered…
If anyone can tell us the tips and tricks of proper maintenance of a plow, it's him. Common thread: Rotating parts should be lubricated and worn grinding parts replaced in time. “If you keep muddling along, the team image…
Field professional Leo Rösel has a few tips on how a farmer can save diesel with little tricks.
Grimme UK is taking to the road next month to showcase its latest version of the GL 420 Exacta potato planter, which now offers four-row planting in 90cm row widths with true one-pass combination planting.
Potato production in SSA is increasing rapidly just like in other developing countries. Most of the potato produced is consumed fresh, while globally more processed potato is consumed as opposed to fresh. However, even in SSA, consumption…
New advice for in-furrow application of Amistar during potato planting will achieve a more complete zone of protection around the mother tuber when using modern high-speed belt planters, advises Syngenta Application Specialist, Harry Fordham. Speaking at this…
Cold and limp fries is a problem that many catering entrepreneurs encounter. Dutch based Paardekooper says in a news article that with its new Depa® French fries box, this problem is a thing of the past. The company says the revolutionary material…
It is established that good market access is a driver of a sustainable potato production. To have a permanent market for a continuous potato supply, linking farmers to traders, big supermarkets, hotels, and processors is imperative. We…
Growers invited to join trialling UK GROWERS are being invited to take part in a wire worm survey and trial by not-for-profit membership network Innovative Farmers. Are you a field scale potato grower fed up with wire worm…
The genetic potential of high yielding varieties can be achieved only if quality seed is used together with good agricultural practices (GAP). Research in several SSA countries has developed agronomic packages that go along with improved varieties.…
