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Germicopa is a French company specialising in the creation of potato varieties for the fresh market and industrial processing (fries, chips and starch).Many iconic varieties, such as Charlotte, Chérie and Amandine, are ...

We need to bridge the gap between the next generation of landowners and producers. Meet Glen Moeller, an Iowa farmer and landowner who retired in 2015 after 40 years of farming. I ...

A group of farmers and researchers has developed an innovative, sustainable method of tackling a pest that threatens to “annihilate” Scotland’s potato industry within 30 years. Potato cyst nematode (PCN) is increasing ...

The San Luis Valley is in south-central Colorado at an elevation of 7,544 feet, making it the largest alpine desert in the world. The area, roughly 60 miles east to west and ...

Tractor 4000-Series FASTRAC is a more advanced design that further improves the JCB-trademark features such as multiple implement mounting points for optimum tractor utilisation, fast field and road speeds with more sophisticated ...

The Minister of Agriculture of the Region of Murcia, Antonio Luengo , visited the 'El Mirador' Agricultural Demonstration and Transfer Center this Monday, where he learned about advances in the use of water retaining polymers and ...

The outbreak of corona in March 2020 deeply affected many entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector. In this series a look back at the past year with entrepreneurs who were previously in the picture ...

Learn how to avoid these frustrating and deal-breaking mistakes Yes, recruiting members for your team is extremely difficult. But before you spend your time and energy on that challenge, focus first on ...

At this time of the year and with the increase in cold, agricultural crops are affected by what is called root rot due to cold and dense shade, which affects the volume of productivity and ...

Even if irrigation appears to be necessary for plant cultivation, it is only economical if prices are high. Economic success in arable farming depends directly on rainfall. Two years of drought in a ...

Good nematodes can suppress plant parasitic nematodes. It's worth stimulating the good nematodes instead of just paying attention to the bad ones. “Growers can easily name eight of the ten bad varieties, but none ...

The agricultural sector is particularly relieved that the European Union and the United Kingdom have concluded a deal on trade relations. This avoids import duties that make Dutch products more expensive in the ...

People have puzzled for years why pathogen Phytophthora infestens causes the devastating late blight disease, source of the Irish Potato famine, on potatoes, but has no effect at all on plants like apple or ...

The outbreak of corona in March 2020 deeply affected many entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector. In this series a look back at the past year with entrepreneurs who were previously in the picture ...

URBANA, Ill. – Scientists are getting closer to finding the genes for maleness in waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two of the most troublesome agricultural weeds in the U.S. Finding the genes could ...

“From field research, a new line of “resilient” potatoes that adapts to climate change and resists disease without chemical residues. For an agriculture that is increasingly respectful of the soil and the ...

More drought and heat will require more and more irrigation in the future. In Germany, more than 2 million hectares of arable land could also be irrigated, with around 12 million hectares of ...

Dutch agricultural companies have good access to government financing. Only 2 to 7 percent of the funding demand is not met, which is much lower than in most other European countries. Minister Schouten writes ...

The starting point for Europe's trade relationship with the UK has begun, separately from a trade deal, with "third country status" vital to keep agricultural goods flowing across the English Channel and ...

An important trend in the Dutch arable farming sector is the further development of precision agriculture. Precision farming techniques such as GPS, soil scans and site-specific application of fertilizers and crop protection allow ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released a report, The Importance of Highways to U.S. Agriculture, prepared in close partnership with the Department of Transportation.  Agricultural producers are the single largest user of freight ...

ISLAMABAD: As part of the PepsiCo’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, the company here on Wednesday organised the “Sustainable Farming Programme Road Show” to promote sustainable farming practices for its potato farmers located ...

Wholesale prices for potatoes have decreased sharply over the past week, driving Egypt’s farmers to abandon their crops due to lockdown polices from importing countries harming the Egyptian product, saturating the local ...

Rolling catch crops can be an alternative to flail. This is cheaper, but greening requirements must be met. We have tips for you. Catch crops are often cut to prevent seeds from ripening or ...

In order to develop agricultural activity, the private company in conjunction with producers and with the support of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), has been promoting technologies for the ...