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A high-tech mobile surveillance unit was delivered at the end of October as part of Hort Innovation’s multi-agricultural industry surveillance initiative – iMapPESTS. The iMapPESTS: Sentinel Surveillance for Agriculture program is researching and developing novel ...

Five years ago, when United Nations member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the resolution made it clear that tackling the current global challenges would require collaborative partnerships. The 17 Sustainable ...

“You can humidify and disinfect a potato storage warehouse's air using just water and UV. No chemicals," says Jef Viaene of Jebe, a Humigator DFS dealership. "You'll have two to ten percent ...

The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation released Developing Global Priorities for Plant Research: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Variability, today. With support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and ...

Romagnoli F.lli Spa continues the path of research and innovation with a view to sustainability for the entire potato supply chain, in which the company operates from sowing to marketing and announces its commitment to ...

As produce growers struggle to improve food safety practices and mandatory reporting, one possible link attributed to foodborne illness outbreaks in leafy greens in the past decade is being addressed in a ...

Farmer Heinz-Wilhelm Tölkes shows potatoes that come fresh from the ground. Photo: Norbert Prümen Kempen. In the farmers' fields it is becoming empty. Currently, the potato harvest determines the picture. For this purpose, the ...

POCATELLO — Interest in the Idaho State Department of Agriculture’s annual specialty crop program was up considerably this year compared with last year. ISDA has announced it will award a total of ...

ABSTRACT CRISPR-cas gene editing in crop plants could significantly speed up the progress of breeding programs. Strikingly in the agricultural sector, the number of CRISPR-cas patents originating from Europe trails far behind ...

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) will investigate wild potato varieties for resistance to a wide range of potato diseases and pests. This broad approach makes breeding material available with which disease-free potato ...

Two research scientists on P.E.I. have spent their summer trying to grow a better potato, more resistant to scab and greening, which are both costly problems for potato growers. "Common scab is ...

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY: This trans-disciplinary CAP project addresses three legislatively mandated areas; research in plant breeding and genetics of disease resistance; efforts to identify and address threats from pests and diseases; and efforts to ...

Written By: Bob Hesse, October 2012, Edited: Chip Hesse, September 2019  So last time we talked about the first steps, know the risk of placing potatoes into storage, harvesting a dry crop, ...

WORLD POTATO CONGRESS INC. WEBINAR NOVEMBER 12, 2020 AT 09:00 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME PRESENTING: “ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND: DISEASES THREATENING SUSTAINABLE POTATO PRODUCTION” WITH PROFESSOR JACQUIE VAN DER WAALS The World ...

Widespread fungal disease in plants can be controlled with a commercially available chemical that has been primarily used in medicine until now. This discovery was made by scientists from Martin Luther University ...

Avoid introducing the viruses and their vectors onto your farm. This is your first and best line ofdefense. Don’t plant the problem! Purchase the best certified seed potatoes to minimize PVY. Be ...

Andy Robinson Assistant Professor, Extension Potato Agronomist North Dakota State University and University of MinnesotaHarlene Hatterman-Valenti Associate Professor, High Value Crop Production North Dakota State University Potatoes can have reduced yield and ...

Summary BBSRC, on behalf also of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Scottish Government, announces a call for research to address ...

1.1 The plant - how to grow potato The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is an herbaceous annual that grows up to 100 cm (40 inches) tall and produces tubers, which are botanically thickened stems ...

Elea PEF Advantage Demo Days 2019 Elea would like to extend a warm thank you to all those who participated in our 1st ever Elea PEF Advantage event, three days of talks, ...

Details about the recalls by national US retailers and multiple manufacturers over common ingredients remain murky but McCain Foods USA Inc. is now recalling all products from its Colton, California, which produces ...

Researchers with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture will lead a new effort worth up to $7.5 million to use plants to detect environmental threats to deployed troops and help protect ...

Each year, the Potato Industry injects more than $1 billion into the economy of the Canadian province Alberta, according to industry professionals. Terence Hochstein, executive director with the Potato Growers of Alberta: ...

The Washington State Potato Commission, headquartered in Moses Lake, Washington, has been pleasantly surprised by the weather and its impact on this year’s potato crop in the state. Chris Voigt, Washington State ...

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Albany, California, have found a way to streamline the process that scientists use to insert multiple genes into a crop plant, developing a reliable method that ...