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Temperatures in the South West region of the Netherlands and the United Kingdom reached 40 degrees Celsius last week, putting a strain on potato crops that are not irrigated. The dry weather is expected to continue in…
Phytophthora control is not getting any easier. The fungus can spread faster and faster, while the options for growers to protect their crops continue to decrease. More than ever, an effective, robust spray schedule is important. Reboot…
Are you using the right fungicides to protect for the potato diseases you are attempting to control? Understanding how fungicides work can help you choose the right product and apply it for the best effect. Here are some things…
Improving the reliability of trap cropping to help farmers overcome potato cyst nematode (PCN) pressure, is being investigated as part of a new feasibility study, funded by Defra and Innovate UK. The project will look at DeCystTM solanaceous trap…
Featured image: Rosé Walla Walla Sweets, photo courtesy of Michael Locati with Locati Farms and Pacific Agra Farms MARKETWalla Walla:Michael Locati with Locati Farms and Pacific Agra Farms told us he started shipping last week. “We’re going…
Project seeks to stimulate PCN to hatch outside of potato planting times IMPROVING the reliability of trap cropping to help farmers overcome potato cyst nematode (PCN) pressure, is being investigated as part of a new feasibility study,…
Several video clips showing many areas across China where potatoes and other crops are “grown” on cement floors or even on basketball courts, have been making the rounds on the Internet lately. It turns out that these…
Colorado potato beetle (CPB) populations have an amazing ability to develop resistance to insecticides — including many of the carbamate, organophosphate, pyrethroid, spinosyn, and neonicotinoid insecticides that are used today.
A team of researchers in Manitoba have found success using mustard biofumigation to rid fields of Verticillium wilt. Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for length and clarity. A field of Caliente Rojo, the mustard variety…
Farmers throughout southern and eastern Idaho were befuddled by the bizarre symptoms of crop damage that surfaced in their potato fields following a brief period of heavy rainfall
Uzbekistan’s forecasted potato crop volume in 2022 is pegged at 4.1m tons, which is 26% or 850.000 tons more than the last year’s total, estimates based on the 243.000 ha spud planted area, which is 55% or…
The Colorado potato beetle has evolved resistance to more than 50 different kinds of insecticides, making the insect a “super pest” that wreaks havoc on potatoes around the world. New research finds that the beetle achieved this…
