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In India, in Northern parts of West Bengal and Bihar markets potato farmers had a long awaited demand for an early bulking variety along with better storability to cater to the evolving ...

This year, according to a recent North Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) press release, EU-04’s potato harvest will be much more dependent on the production per hectare than the sown areas. In ...

UK crops are likely to be in higher demand after floods affected European growers, with supplies for frozen chips particularly affected, said Lynx Purchasing experts in their Summer 2021 report. On the ...

In response to the challenges of climate change, growing demands for food, and persistent malnutrition, crop breeders across the Global South are developing more resilient, productive and nutritious potato varieties. But for ...

Outdoor eight-hectare event 18 August – 20 August 2021 in Konya-Ankara in Turkey - 3500 visitors with access to trials plots, exhibits and machinery demonstrations from 50 exhibitors (DLG) Last week 18 August ...

Cover crops are not free, but they don’t have to be a cost. In fact, they can save farmers money. Researchers and farmers talked about the benefits during a recent session hosted ...

Given that Israeli company CropX was making its first steps into crop protection and crop recording, the newest Dutch acquisition – Dacom Farm Intelligence – provides a perfect match in this respect. ...

Utkal Tubers is a seed potato seed company focused on development of high yielding disease resistant varieties. The company is backed by Private Equity funds Zephyr and CapaAleph, and Ireland-based potato group ...

Prince Edward Island (PEI) and New Brunswick Canadian provinces are announcing excellent potato crops developments. According to the latest United Potato Growers of Canada (UPGC) report, growing conditions across the country seem ...

The International Potato Center (CIP) has substantially contributed to the development and release of improved potato varieties that are grown by millions of farmers in Asia’s top potato producing countries.  CIP says in this ...

Both chemical fertilizers and cover crops can help build the nitrogen content in soil. But cover crops come with many other benefits, like improving soil structure and boosting beneficial microbes. Researchers at Cornell University ...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) reports that overall, consumption and demand have improved over the past 10 days in Ireland, following the return of cooler weather conditions. The food service sector and the peeling ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZkIP5SAEJU&list=PL1iyfct1WGTKTQi4Es3Pd4RG7ulEX-54T&index=3 We provide safe and reliable organic solution getting your potato harvest ready. The technology developed by crop.zone is a combination of an organic liquid activator and a electric treatment. This combination ...

To ensure his business gets its timing right, GoldenGrow owner Graeme Jarvie employs a ‘less is more’ approach, where the business stays well within its capabilities and so runs smoothly.

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is helping one Northern Michigan business get a little bigger. The Great Lakes Potato Chips Co. in Traverse City is getting USD80,000 to help ...

Dr Judith Nyiraneza is a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Charlottetown Research and Development Centre on Prince Edward Island. She and a team of colleagues conducted a two-year research study to evaluate the effects of ...

Potatoes are the most important vegetable grown in Israel and are an important crop in the Negev desert region in the southern part of Israel. Being a desert region rainfall is between ...

Looking ahead to the next 50 years, potato researchers and farmers have significant concerns about producing enough food under the stressors of climate change. However, a potential solution exists within the potato “family”, ...

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, have developed a computational model for automated disease detection in potato crops using photographs of its leaves. The research led by Dr. Srikant ...

In the space of five years, Sencrop has grown into a major supplier of weather stations for so-called connected networks in Europe. The weather stations provide local and accurate weather data. By sharing this ...

29 July 2021 – The expiry of anti-dumping duties on imported potato chips was a concern not only for South Africa’s potato industry, but also for other industries threatened by dumped imports, ...

Looking ahead to the next 50 years, potato researchers and farmers have significant concerns about producing enough food under the stressors of climate change.

Wire needles are a growing problem in potatoes. In more and more places damage is found in the crops in the field. There are virtually no chemicals left for this pest. Klaas Froma of ...

New research on Prince Edward Island is using mustard and arugula to tackle pest problems in potato fields with a side benefit, farmers hope, of making the soil healthier at the same time. And ...

A study determined that the types of Creole potato have high resistance to water stress in dry seasons.