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Ananta Kulesika, a resident of Kusumguda in the Rayagada district of Odisha, India, is a farmer who has taken potato farming to new heights with his innovative irrigation methods. Known ...

In the 21st century, "collaboration" has become a popular buzzword, but effectively working together across disciplines and countries is easier said than done. However, authentic collaboration is critical to the ...

Verbruggen, a Dutch manufacturer of palletizing solutions, has appointed Tong Engineering as its UK distributor. With the addition of sophisticated end-of-line box and bag palletizing systems to its premium range ...

“You have to know what you want to improve and keep an eye on where your company has potential. When farmers start doing precision farming, they often choose machinery first, ...

Last year was a challenge for farmers, but despite the situation at the beginning of the year with the supply of equipment and spare parts, or difficult weather conditions, agricultural ...

Pathogen. The pink rot fungus is soil-borne and is found in most agricultural soils. Disease development. Infection usually occurs before or at harvest. The disease is associated with excessive soil ...

Pathogen. The black dot fungus persists as tiny sclerotia on the surface of tubers or in plant debris in the soil. Disease development. The black dot fungus needs a wound ...

Pathogen. This fungus persists in the soil for many years as tiny propagules called microsclerotia. Short crop rotations, especially in sandy soils with susceptible varieties, tend to increase the population ...

Across Europe, on the fresh markets, growers have been pushing for a movement to avoid storage costs. Prices have been virtually unchanged but a small increase has been seen for ...

Pathogens. Several species of Fusarium cause this disease. These fungi are seed- and soil-borne.Disease development. Fusarium wilt usually occurs from mid- to late-season and is most common when hot, dry ...

The so-called Sustainable Vegetable Systems Programme (SVS) in New Zealand is in its third year and is making great progress towards improving tools and guidelines for the country’s potato and vegetable sectors’ ...

Growers in Ireland continue to harvest where possible, with some progress being made in the last week but conditions were very difficult, according to information published in the Irish Farmers’ ...

The end of the Idaho potato harvest was in view when DTN/Progressive Farmer visited Russell Paterson’s farm not far from Burley, Idaho, a community on the Snake River in south-central ...

This year’s snapshot finds that the savoury snacks industry across Europe has continued to deliver a solid performance. It's a feat that’s especially impressive in the face of a combination ...

Agriculture in the Sakhalin region in recent years has become the subject of not only increased concerns, but also pride. Neither the pandemic nor external sanctions could slow down the ...

Wet, soggy conditions have delayed the planting of potatoes in Horowhenua. Potato growers are in the thick of planting at the moment, but the very wet winter has made things ...

Hurricane Fiona couldn’t have come at a worse time for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) potato farmers who were about to begin harvesting. Lifting is progressing for ...

Funding will be used to accelerate Solynta’s ambition to unlock the full potential of potatoes Hybrid Potato Breeding Company Solynta, based in Wageningen, the Netherlands, closed its Series C funding ...

Harvesting 80 tons of potatoes with 25 grams of seed per hectare? That's certainly where it's going, according to Solynta's R&D director Edwin van der Vossen. Now that the technology ...

Averis Seeds B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Avebe, will be working together with the hybrid potato breeding company Solynta on the hybrid breeding of starch potato varieties. Hybrid breeding ...

The Red River Valley potato crop has overcome getting into the ground later than optimal to looking like one of the best in the last few years, said farmers and ...

The heads of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan noted the growth of trade by 70% this year, touched upon the activities for the early launch of a joint investment fund.President of Uzbekistan ...

The Presidents of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan discussed bilateral cooperation by phone and exchanged views on the regional agenda.The President of Uzbekistan discussed with his Azerbaijani counterpart the issues of developing ...

Potatoes can suffer from heat stress when temperatures rise. Heat stress severity depends on 1) how hot it gets, 2) the rate of temperature increase, 3) duration of extreme temperatures, ...

Today, McDonald’s Canada and McCain Foods Limited announce a new partnership to create the ‘Future of Potato Farming Fund‘ by investing $1M in education, demonstration, and cost-sharing grants to support potato farmer adoption of ...