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Potato seed provider HZPC is looking at how to embed more sustainability in its supply chain. But that is not all: CEO Gerard Backx tells us the company is also trying to breed better potatoes. How ...

Thus, there is no replacement to directly speaking to growers to understand what they think. Only then can we can tailor technologies we develop to meet their needs and thus create the ...

vegetable growers to monitor their soil moisture conditions to inform irrigation management

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Potato cultivation takes place mainly in the South Central of Chile (VIII to X regions) in dry conditions (without irrigation) during the spring-summer season (November-March). The crop has a high yield potential (100-120 ...

It is common to think that food crops are going to suffer negative effects due to the increase in global temperatures or the water deficit generated by climate change, however, the potential ...

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 ...

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 overhead irrigation ...

LTO Nederland and the Association for the Potato Processing Industry (VAVI) have reviewed the General Purchasing Conditions for Potatoes Link Industry / Cultivation and revised a number of points. The changes make it ...

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology researchers have designed a portable optical sensor that allows rapid monitoring of plant stress – a new tool to help farmers and plant scientists with early ...

Researchers from Aarhus University have tested the use of satellite and drone imagery to predict and forecast water and nitrogen status in potatoes grown in Denmark. The first potato tuber in Denmark ...

Dutch Potato Starch cooperative Royal Avebe today publishes its integrated annual report 2019/2020. The financial year was strongly influenced by two developments: the second consecutive year of extreme drought in the summer resulting ...

In recent years, rising global temperatures have left potato farmers anxious as their crops struggle to survive lengthy dry cycles that are often marked by extremely high temperatures.  Potatoes grow best in ...

Crop scientists over the years have learned a great deal about how plants grow above the ground, but much less is known about roots and their soil interactions. Now, a Cornell project ...

Engineers at the University of Texas have created a new type of soil that can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants. According to the university, this self-watering soil ...

With last year's harvest just off the field, it is also time to look at the coming growing season. An important part of the crop preparation is the fertilization plan. Naturally, the most important ...

Corona is forcing the potato trading houses to think about a different set-up of the traditional variety shows this year. A number of companies opt for an event online, others have decided to ...

Much has been said and written about it in recent years, but experts expect that the ancient rain reel will disappear from the landscape in the coming years. Reason? The emergence of site-specific irrigation ...

In financial year 2019/2020 Dutch Potato Starch Producer Royal Avebe achieved a performance price of 96.15 euros. This is a fraction below the record result - 96.63 euros - of the previous ...

It had been several years since the Huron ravine, which ends in Costa Teguise, had been seen running, running as it did in the early afternoon yesterday. It only took a good ...

The lockdown in Italy has ensured that potato sales got off the ground. The consortium of the Patata di Bologna potato recorded an increase of 33% for that potato in question compared to ...

The farm of Tremonvilliers (Oise) is equipped with a TOMRA 3A to sort its potato and red beet crops. The Tremonvillers farm installed a TOMRA 3A sorter in the Fall of 2020 ...

No potato producer wants to find deep, rough and pitted lesions on the skin of their potatoes. Common scab disease is a widespread issue that can lead to major economic losses, at ...

Corona is forcing the potato trading houses to think about a different set-up of the traditional variety shows this year. A number of companies opt for an event online, others have decided to ...

Forecast models are a good tool for starting the spraying process. However, it is important to control the potato whipping yourself. If the past two years have brought an advantage, it is clear ...