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'That's the biggest stumbling block. Due to the enormous growth of the processing industry, cultivation has become more intensive.'

“In the past 15 years, I have never seen the potato market change so quickly as in the past three months,”

The Spanish countryside has been fighting for many months in search of the recognition and respect it deserves. A fight that aims to value their work and enforce their rights. Fair potatoes prices and ...

Frozen Express is one of the largest potato processors and manufacturers of frozen French fries in Colombia. The family-owned company has been producing potato products for more than 25 years and is committed ...

Precision agriculture practices involve more precise seeding, irrigation, fertilization, and pesticide use in order to optimize crop production for the purpose of increasing grower revenue and reducing the impact of agriculture on ...

Maine potato growers have dealt with storage and shipping difficulties having pulled a record harvest from the ground, but the bumper crop also means more spuds are going to markets across the ...

Across Europe, fresh market prices are firm with some good demand reported in the cooler weather but the export movement is still slow to improve, although there is a steady movement from ...

All inputs have shown rising prices in the last months, going from energy to fertilizers, plant protection products and construction prices but also machines and spare parts, the North-Western European Potato Growers ...

Major crises throw sand in the machine of globalization and countries like Russia or China are then ready to protect their own interests. Fertilizers are an underestimated asset in that power game.

Shortlisted: 10 exhibitor concepts for pioneering agricultural technology achievements and visions for the future - Experts from DLG’s technical committees and other international representatives will select the five winners - Digital awards ...

In each Sub-Saharan African (SSA) country, there is a potato research and development that involves many actors (partners) ranging from input suppliers to consumers. There is, however, a disconnect between these partners, ...

In order to be less dependent on Scottish seed potatoes, the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is asking the Irish government to give a boost to the development of its own seed potato ...

With approximately 19% of the global population and just 9% of the world’s arable land, China has long sought to improve food production and, in recent decades, potato has played an increasingly ...

Potato growers should calculate their cultivation costs before signing contracts. The NEPG, the association of North-West European potato growers from Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and France, stated in a statement at the ...

“Blue LED light is going to be a normal tool for weed management and it’s going to happen much faster than farmers realize.” “Blue LED light is going to become a regular ...

Three Scottish National Party (SNP) MPs have written to the UK Government and the EU Vice-President urging both sides to remove Brexit-induced barriers regarding the export of Scottish seed potatoes to the European Union. Richard Thomson MP (Gordon), Alyn Smith MP ...

Aerial imagery aids diagnosis for Nielson, an agronomist for Walters Produce in Newdale, Idaho, making his scouting more efficient.

Many practitioners consider using irrigation to protect their crops from drought. Getting started with irrigation is not worth it for every farm. In dry summers, sprinkling can save yields. However, getting started is not for every ...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) reports in its weekly potato market update that retail demand remains similar to the rolling average for this time of the year in Ireland. There is renewed ...

Two advisors and a researcher recently discussed the most important issues about green manures in an online meeting during the Bioknowledge Week. When is the best time to sow green manure crops and ...

Until the 19th century, most potato varieties being grown in North America had been imported from Europe with little attention being paid to specific varieties.

Trade fair’s online program home in on international topics - From irrigation and tillage strategies to autonomous farming – Exhibitors, experts and DLG share experience (DLG). Until the end of March 2022, www.DLG-Connect.com, DLG’s ...

By Ailsa Robertson, Sustainability and Extension Manager Image: Ministry for Environment The buildup of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the Earth’s atmosphere as a result of human activities is causing the Earth’s climate ...

The Government of Canada is committed to restoring market access for PEI fresh potatoes to the United States and supporting PEI farmers impacted by trade disruptions. To that end, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture ...

Andrea Parish’s dogs are saving potato farmers throughout the country big money by quickly sniffing out a couple of significant crop diseases. Her canine’s specialize in detecting potato virus Y and bacterial ring ...