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We are actively joining farmers in the real fight against the Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB), bringing the most effective tool for preventing and monitoring this pest, now with a special layer which works like a heat map for better…
The importance of studying 3. Farm management & crop production techniques Guta practices crop rotation by renting land from others. He uses the recommended spacing and applies recommended fertilizer rates. His crops are regularly monitored by him…
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…
Using these fumigants to control soil-borne diseases had positive effects on the crop beyond disease control. Total and marketable yield and tuber set were higher in plots treated with either fumigant than they were in the non-fumigated…
MAINE'S latest potato crop in the USA was so big that railroads were being used for the first time in 40 years to transport it. The 2021 harvest made history for its size — a roughly 20% greater…
Herbicides are an important weed management tool for agriculture. The use of herbicides in multiple crops makes it necessary to track what has been applied to crops in rotation with potatoes to avoid damage due to carryover…
During the event, one farmer asked: “Can a soil test help determine the need for a fungicide application, and does healthy soil correlate with less need for fungicide?” Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist, hosted a series…
The US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s chip potato industry absorbs annually almost 83,000 tons of primarily white spuds, locally produced. To keep that flow, the farmers rely on the potato research program at Penn State’s College of Agricultural…
Growing shortages of crop protection and sharply rising prices are signs of the next supply crisis.
A lot of potatoes are coming out of the ground this fall covered in warty-looking growths. But the good news is that, as unappetizing as it makes the tuber look, it’s perfectly safe to eat. That’s because…
Pragati, Koraput with International Potato Center (CIP), Bhubaneswar and Government of Odisha, have initiated Potato cultivation in Koraput district of South Odisha through the Small Farmers Large Field project. CIP has been providing technical support to Pragati…
An annual inspection of buildings and hardware is an important step in store preparation before the new potato crop can come in for the winter, according to AHDB Potatoes. For practicality, this can be carried out at…
