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New potato varieties bred by the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program could enter the french fry market before long, said Isabel Vales, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife potato breeder in the Department of Horticultural Sciences in the Texas…
Recognizing agricultural sustainability is easier than describing it. A fact made more challenging now that we’ve started to use words like “regenerative”, “resilient”, and “climate smart” to describe desired agricultural practices. Regardless of the words and definitions used, in…
Growing up, Mike Nemeth was really into science topics, like recycling and even conservation. Oddly enough, he later went to school to become a dentist. But after listening to him passionately talk about nature, water, and climate…
Heavy storms (25 to 60mm) have caused some hope in France, Germany, Belgium, and up through Eastern/Central Holland, but agronomists are now waiting to see how the potato crops react. France is described as “historically dry” and…
Potatoes can suffer from heat stress when temperatures rise. Heat stress severity depends on 1) how hot it gets, 2) the rate of temperature increase, 3) duration of extreme temperatures, and 4) water status of the crop…
The Regional Exhibition of Achievements of Rural Gardeners, Gardeners and Flower Growers of the Novosibirsk Region, dedicated to the 85th anniversary of the Novosibirsk Region, was visited by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture of the…
The Sadon potato variety, which is grown on the basis of the Fat-Agro agricultural enterprise, is very popular. “The Sadon variety is named after the family village of our CEO, and this species is gaining popularity. We…
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre recently published the “Drought in Europe – July 2022” report, an assessment of Europe’s drought situation based on the European Drought Observatory. The analysis of the evolution and impact of the prolonged…
The Ministry of MoSS made decisions to provide two land plots with a total area of about 300 hectares to the agricultural organization Razvitie LLC from Yegoryevsk, which participates in the program of state support in the…
A new technology for the forced dying off of potato tops is on the verge of implementation. Two agricultural organizations in the Netherlands - CZAV and Nedato - are collaborating on the implementation of the Nucrop concept.…
Estimate of 2022 potato acreage revealed. STATISTICS Canada has released its first estimate of potato acreage in Canada based on data obtained from a survey of potato growers in the country. The 2022 potato acreage is estimated…
In the Khabarovsk Territory, they started collecting early potatoes. On August 8, the first batch of 35 tons was collected in the region. More than half of the harvest will come from farms in the Lazo district.…
