Sowing wildflowers into potato crops could reduce aphid-carried viruses and offer an alternative to declining access to insecticides for growers. In Scotland, trials are being carried out to discover the ...
The calculated amount of pesticides still present, on vegetables and fruit, which act on the nervous system, remains considerably below the safety limit with an average daily consumption. According to the ...
Outsized wildfires, rising sea levels and disappearing glaciers are dramatic signs of climate change, but not the only ones, scientists say. New research from the University of California’s Division of ...
Words by Heather Woods, from the October issue of NZ Grower In 1918, still a teenager, Quentin Wright wrote in his journal that they were planting potatoes when news came ...
Illumitex adds a mobile app for real-time engagement between horticultural AI and indoor growers - FarmVisionAI, an award winning Agriculture AI company, announces the release of their mobile app designed to engage growers ...
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 ...
The Organisation of Northwest European Potato Growers (NEPG) expects a dramatic decline in potato cultivation due to corona. The reasons for this are the continued significantly lower demand due to Covid requirements in ...
Variable legs of consumer potatoes work, according to experience of growers participating in the National Experimental Garden Precision Agriculture (NPPL). It does take time in an often busy period. In ...
Potatoes get a bad rap. Perhaps due to the humble root vegetable’s association with French fries or as a gravy-swamped side, many people think of it as unhealthy. But potatoes ...
Where will farmers go with technology in the decades ahead? ( MGN ) According to a new research report from RELX, parent company of Proagrica, artificial intelligence (AI) investments have ...
Capable operators fill gaps between functions and needs as industry flies high GUANGZHOU, China -- Use of unmanned aerial vehicles or drones in agriculture is expanding in China at a ...
On Monday in Hanover, the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture took stock of this year's harvest. Because 2020 was the third dry year in a row, crop yields were very ...
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 ...
FAO Regional Conference breaks attendance record with more than 540 participants and close to 30,000 following it through digital platforms 21 October 2020, Managua/Santiago/Rome - The 36th Session of FAO's Regional ...
In Brazil, it is estimated that there are 100 thousand hectares of cultivation spread over several states of the country, generating a production of 3.8 million tons, according to IBGE ...
Researchers are gathering samples from farms across the Island as the second season of the Living Laboratories project hits harvest time. The living lab concept brings together scientists, watershed groups ...
The outlook is good for high-quality crops of red and yellow potatoes from North Dakota and Minnesota. Optimistic predictions for an excellent crop of consistent volume of Red River Valley ...
In November, the plant protection product return and disposal (PRE) system collects expired agricultural chemicals again. At eight locations in Germany, unusable plant protection products or canisters are taken back ...
Obsession over expenses, old-school work ethic propel Louisiana farmer Sam Ross is the first into the farming fray. Look for the spot where the most work is in progress on ...
Idaho potato grower-shippers and marketers say they have responded to the current global pandemic the best way they know how: with a good crop. The weather was an ally to growers, said ...
The dry, warmer-than-normal growing season this year presents significant challenges for managing soil and crop residue this fall. Excessively dry soil conditions this season make field preparation and tillage this ...
Mobile drip irrigation combines center pivot irrigation and drip irrigation technology for agricultural irrigation and the benefits are literally saving farms. As the water crisis gets worse world wide more ...
Many of you might have the thoughts after reading my articles, why does this guy waste our time writing this stuff? That is very a reasonable question. Allow me to ...
The day I became a farmer, I became less important in the eyes of other people and society—and the experience led me to understand the value of telling stories about ...