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Researchers from the University of Groningen planted salt-tolerant seed potatoes on Friday afternoon at the double dike in Bierum in Groningen, a stone's throw from the Eemshaven. With the six different varieties, from ...

varieties are differentiated by their morphological characteristics and their genetic material (DNA), duration of the productive cycle, resistance to diseases, nutritional requirements, agronomic characteristics and type of commercial use.

Two years ago, a team of potato scientists and researchers from across Canada launched a comprehensive study aimed at reducing the impact of Potato Early Dying (PED) disease — a long-established yield ...

The European Commission has set an EU-wide objective for all packaging to be recyclable or reusable by 2030. But chips bags (crisp packets) are a particular headache for policymakers and the recycling ...

Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2021)— Yesterday, 288 agricultural organizations representing the geographic and commodity diversity of our nation’s farmers urged immediate Senate action to develop and pass legislation addressing agricultural labor reform. The ...

CurieuzeNeuzen in de Tuin, the largest ever citizen research project in Flanders into heat and drought, is now also installing 500 smart sensors or 'field daggers' in various potato fields throughout Flanders ...

The precise application of (leaf) fertilization is important for arable farmer Hans Stegeman from Biddinghuizen in order to adjust the growth of his crops

The use of drones in the agriculture industry is allows agronomists, agricultural engineers, and farmers to help streamline their operations, using robust data analytics to gain effective insights into their crops.

Supporting sustainable food production What does soil erosion mean to the future of farming? Though opinions vary on whether the number of harvests is finite, the consensus is we need better agricultural ...

Uganda’s GM potato breeding technology is now being adopted where permitted — in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa.

mancozeb also contains manganese and zinc as an extra added value on top of the fungicidal effect

Patatas Meléndez, vallisoletana the leading company in the field of potato fresh, closed last year with a turnover of 104 million euros, representing an increase of 17% over the previous year.

Minsk Tractor Works has published a video  with its newest tractor - the autonomous BELARUS А3523і. The drone plows confidently in the field. The official premiere of the first Belarusian unmanned tractor BELARUS А3523і took ...

14 international teams - virtual test areas - innovative robot technology… and the feeling of a live event reproduced online of a classic competition in the agricultural machinery industry. That's what the ...

The BioScope FieldScout app has won a golden Dutch Interactive Award 2021 in the Tools category. The election is an initiative of Emerce, the platform for digital marketing and e-business. The Interactive Awards ...

Northwest potato stocks totaled 43.7 million cwt on June 1, down 7.2% from 47.1 million cwt a year ago, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service reported. According to CapitalPress.com, Idaho stocks totaled ...

The potato farming sector in the Region of Murcia is reported by the COAG farmer’s union to be facing its worst crisis in a decade, with agriculturalists unable to sell their crops ...

Chinese scientists have developed a generation of “pure and fertile potato lines” with genome editing technologies in a groundbreaking achievement. The experiment, led by Huang Sanwen, a researcher with the Agricultural Genomics ...

Tissue culture technology is being widely used for large-scale plant multiplication that gives science-based solutions for plant propagation, disease elimination and plant improvement. The Pakistan Agricultural Research Center (PARC) is seeking the ...

One of the world’s largest manufacturers of frozen potato products, McCain, has recently committed to ensuring that every potato grown across its 370,000 acres worldwide is done so using regenerative agricultural practices ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a proposed rule to change the handling regulations issued under the federal marketing order for Irish potatoes grown in certain counties in Idaho, and Malheur ...

The facility, the first of its kind in Iraq, will work with 8,000 local farmers, create 160 sustainable jobs at the plant and provide 10,000 job opportunities for refugees and internally displaced ...

Norway-headquartered global sustainable technology company TOMRA Systems ASA announced its current president and CEO, Stefan Ranstrand, would be replaced by Tove Andersen by November 1 this year at the latest. Tove joins ...

In an effort to increase agricultural productivity and limit waste, a team of researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU)’s Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment developed a ...

The Irrigation Association (IA) announces that July 2021 has once again been designated as Smart Irrigation Month