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Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adult moths.Female moths lay eggs from August to September on grassy weeds in and around potato fields. These overwintering eggs begin to hatch in late April or ...

After two dry years out of four, many farmers are seriously considering the future viability of a water hungry crop like potatoes, as John Sleigh reports for The Scottish Farmer. An exceptionally dry summer for ...

Life stages: eggs, nymphs, adults.The tarnished plant bug is a common pest of many vegetable and fruit crops. Adults overwinter in protected areas: in debris found in fencerows, in woods, in ditches ...

Life stages: eggs, nymphs, adults. The potato leafhopper does not overwinter in Ontario. It is carried by upper-level winds from the United States and can arrive in Ontario as early as May. ...

Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adult beetles. Flea beetles overwinter as adults in plant litter on the soil surface. In the spring, adults move to potato fields and feed on the developing ...

A Yorkshire dad in Britain has gone viral after sharing how he makes crisps on a farm. ‘Yorkshire Farm Lad’ on TikTok has over two million viewers, and over 79,600 followers, is ...

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 tough going ...

Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adult beetles. The Colorado potato beetle (CPB) is one of the most serious insect pests of potatoes. The feeding damagecaused by CPB will drastically reduce yield if ...

Due to the present fertilizer shortage and rising production costs, efficient nitrogen fertilization is becoming more and more important. Years of research on the Royal Avebe’s trial and demo fields show that ...

Due to the current scarcity of fertilizers, the 'red areas' and the increasing production costs, efficient nitrogen fertilization is becoming increasingly important. Patrick Riek, account manager at Royal Avebe, has full confidence ...

University of Idaho researchers are introducing genes from a plant in the nightshade family into potatoes, seeking to develop spuds that resist harmful nematodes.  The plant, called ‘litchi tomato’, has natural resistance to ...

Farmers in a small town perched on a northern Lebanese mountain have long refused to accept defeat even as the government abandoned them to a life off the grid. Harf Beit Hasna ...

Oregon State University has been awarded a $50 million grant from the USDA to work with farmers and Native American Tribes on cropping practices that can enhance soil health and reduce the ...

Oregon State University has been awarded a $50 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to work with farmers and Native American Tribes on cropping practices that can enhance soil health ...

A first pilot using True Potato Seed (TPS) in Angonia District, Tete province in Mozambique, conducted by Solidaridad and Solynta shows great potential to drastically improve and innovate potato production in Mozambique. ...

As a national wireworm research project wraps, growers have more ways to control the pest. When Christine Noronha first started researching wireworms more than a decade ago, there wasn’t much known about ...

There was once a farmer who had an adult son. As the father knew he was approaching the end of his life, he sat down and told his son the story of ...

‘Weed hunters’? No, it’s not a joke. It’s a real concept that aims to tackle a serious and costly problem for farmers and their crops – herbicide resistance in weeds. The technique ...

THE SACRED VALLEY OF THE INCAS IN PERU—On a bleak, brown hill here, David Ellis examines a test plot of potato plants and shakes his head. "They're dead, dead, dead," he says. Pests and ...

With almost 10 billion people to feed by 2050 and food production threatened by declining resources, global food security faces an immense challenge that needs to be addressed. AgroScout is proud to announce ...

Growing up, Mike Nemeth was really into science topics, like recycling and even conservation. Oddly enough, he later went to school to become a dentist.  But after listening to him passionately talk ...

According to the deputy minister of agriculture of the republic, Nikolai Afanasiev, the forage harvesting campaign continues in Yakutia, and the harvesting campaign is gaining momentum. This year it is planned to ...

News of Belarus. In the northern regions of Belarus, they started harvesting the “second bread”. This season is a week earlier than usual, according to the 24 Hours News program on STV. ...

The crop yield is 500 q/ha.Peasant farming "Slavyanskoye", which is run by individual entrepreneur Gennady Poplavsky, has started digging potatoes. Gennady Iosifovich, a vegetable grower with great experience, knows that it is ...

Just 10% of Mexico’s dams are now full, with many seeing levels drop below half or lower, according to official data, as Jose Luis Gonzalez reports for Reuters. July was the second hottest month in ...