Seedstock storage – extra critical this year
1,4 SEED is the only dormancy-extending option available to Canadian seedstock producers
1,4 SEED is the only dormancy-extending option available to Canadian seedstock producers
We do not want to open the door to brown rot infections in seed potato cultivation
A new gene found in the plant Solanum americanum (family of the widespread wild plant black nightshade) has been shown to make potatoes resistant to nineteen tested variants of P. ...
Agronomists need to know stem population to be able to model tuber numbers.
Without adequate H-2A agriculture employees at planting and beyond, some U.S. farmers face a crippling financial blow in 2021.
A correct balance between yield and cost is important for the perspective of potato cultivation. This is the conclusion of arable farm managers Mathieu Vrancken of the Boerenbond in Belgium ...
In the spring of 2020, SunRain installed Netafim drip line on a four-acre section of a field
This is more so relevant in potatoes than most other UK crops because of the domestic nature of potato markets with very little global trade. This makes it hard to ...
shallow plowing in spring on heavy clay can be beneficial, provided this is combined with a green cover.
agroforestry project is taking shape in a field of 15 hectares
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 ...
Irrigation systems are vital for crop germination and are frequently used to distribute fertilizers or chemicals. In colder climates, overhead systems are also used for frost protection. Both drip and ...
BO Akkerbouw has submitted an application to the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality for an extension of its research program up to and including 2030. With joint knowledge ...
Although we are nearing the end of a uniquely testing year, British farmers will have more challenges to face in 2021 says Gary Ford, regional director for the National Farmers' Union (NFU). There ...
Farmers and traders say that as crop arrival will increase in coming days, price is likely to fall further. As the arrival of season’s fresh potato crop picks up in ...
Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem. AROUND 10 YEARS AGO, in the fierce heat of the Kansas summer, ...
For both potatoes and onions, “the 2020 crop has come out of the gate very strong,” according to Eric Beck, director of marketing for Wada Farms Marketing Group LLC in ...
KEY POINTS: Five years after acquiring the technology, Deere’s method of using machine vision and machine learning to identify individual plants will be tested on farms in summer 2021.The goal: ...
The white areas in this North Dakota field are not snow — they are areas with high salinity, which can ultimately cause low crop yields. Farming requires a high tolerance ...
One of Japan’s most successful ramen chains, Ippudo, is celebrating its 35th anniversary with the launch of ramen-flavored potato chips. The Hakata-Fukuoka-founded restaurant is rolling out a flavor based on its ...
The smile, even if it’s subtle, rarely leaves its home directly below Ed Starkel’s snow-white mustache, which is somehow both bushy and immaculately groomed. He is a man who takes ...
Whether it is leaves or soils, the lab-in-a-box solution puts portable testing in hands of farmers and agrologists The METOS MobiLab provides soil and sap nutrient measurement in less than ...
Exclusive patent licensed from University of Idaho.Mustard-derived fumigation of stored food – targeting vegetables and potatoes.Leading agrochemical for sprout suppression – chlorpropham – banned by European Union on Oct. 8, 2020.Appointment of ...
We are awaiting the publication of the new strategy document to map a path for the Irish agricultural industry as it heads towards 2030. While it is still in development, ...
Natalie Kaiser’s love for plants started as a child growing up around her parents’ organic greenhouse business in upstate New York. She did her undergrad studies in plant science with ...