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Drone technology is a phenomenal innovation that constantly affects modern society, transforming our lives and business practices. It seems that farmers have welcomed the advent of drones with open arms, using these advanced tools to transform modern…
The laboratory of primary seed production of the Chuvash State Agrarian University has been working for the third year to improve the technology for obtaining pre-base seed material of potato varieties of domestic selection. As part of…
Based on the results of quarantine phytosanitary monitoring, the North-Western Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor has abolished quarantine phytosanitary zones for the golden potato nematode (Globodera rostochiensis (Woll.) on land of the Borovichi district (Novgorod region) with a…
Northern Aleppo growers benefit from provision of high-quality seed THE Syria Recovery Trust Fund (SRTF) has announced an abundant potato harvest season this year under its agriculture project: Agricultural Support to Farmers in Northern Aleppo. Under this…
The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is an important parameter to reflect relative chlorophyll content and nitrogen level of crops, but NDVI’s ability to estimate nitrogen nutrition is affected by varieties and growth period. The field experiments…
Retail markets in Ireland remain static as school holidays are in full swing; demand for the processing sector is buoyant, according to this week’s market report by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). IFA says more queens are coming onto…
IntroductionField management is a part of precision agriculture (PA) which has positive environmental and economic effects on quality of plant productions. Nitrogen needs of plant, depends on climate conditions and growing pattern. The optimum of nitrogen fertilizer…
In 2022, the cultivation area for ware potatoes in The Netherlands increased by 5,500 hectares (7.7%) to a total of 76,900 hectares. This is a shift, taking into account that the areas declined in 2020 and 2021.…
Author: Dr. Eugenia Banks, Potato Specialist with the Ontario Potato Board. Article reviewed by Dr. Jiwan Palta.Published here with permission. Dr Jiwan Palta, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, is a recognized world expert on Calcium nutrition.…
It is not for nothing that Belarus is called a zone of risky farming: cold May gave way to hot June, and in the first days of July, the thermometers rise above the 30-degree mark. How to…
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the J.R. Simplot Company signed a memorandum of agreement on June 28, outlining ways they plan to work cooperatively with their mutual customers to support crop production and conservation activities…
Columbus, Oh. (AgPR) – “Biologicals: Farmer Value, Perception and Potential,” a comprehensive market research effort focused on understanding farmer opinions on the current use, issues and potential for biologicals at field-level was launched today by Stratovation Group in close collaboration with the…
