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The study was carried out as part of the Priority 2030 program. Scientists from the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology of the Institute of Biology and Biomedicine (IBBM) of UNN proved that the fungus of the genus…
In 2022, the Dutch Food and Commodity Authority (NVWA) identified eight cases of warts caused by the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum in potato cultivation.This concerns eight agricultural plots of seven different potato growers in the northeast of the…
Strong demand and higher pricing characterized the potato market in early November, and tight market conditions are expected to continue through the holidays, as Tom Karst reports for The Packer magazine. He writes that Thanksgiving demand in early November was adding…
Australian grocer Woolworths Group said heavy rain may keep squeezing supply of farm-based staples, including potato chips, as soaring shelf prices contributed to a decline in first-quarter food sales, according to a report by European Supermarket Magazine. The grocer’s…
With harvest well underway, the Idaho Potato Commission says this year’s crop looks like a winning one, according to a report by RFD-TV. The Commission says even though the weather has been all over the place, producers are…
After two dry years out of four, many farmers are seriously considering the future viability of a water hungry crop like potatoes, as John Sleigh reports for The Scottish Farmer. An exceptionally dry summer for much of the UK this…
The growing threat of antimicrobial resistance has led researchers to search for new compounds everywhere, according to a news release issued by the American Society for Microbiology. This week in mBio, a multinational team of researchers in Europe report the…
The Red River Valley potato crop has overcome getting into the ground later than optimal to looking like one of the best in the last few years, said farmers and researchers who gathered at Hoverson Farms near…
Europe’s blisteringly hot summer is forecast to result in the smallest potato crop in years, threatening further price rises for popular foods such as fries just as consumers contend with spiralling inflation, reports Gus Trompiz and Sybille De La Hamaide in…
As North American potato growers are working to maximize their yield potential for the 2022 harvest, it’s also time to start thinking about maximizing crop potential for the 2023 season, according to a news article by Syngenta Crop…
Retail sales and home consumption have plateaued again in Ireland due to soaring temperatures and peak holidays period, according to the weekly potato market report issued by the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). IFA further reports that trade to the…
Potato farmers in Þykkvabær, Iceland’s spud capital, are optimistic about this year’s harvest. This is despite the presence of potato blight, a fungus that decimated last year’s potato crop. Domestic potato production will be sufficient throughout the…
