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Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today. Many of ...

Many components of the storage environment impact shrinkage, but the most critical is relative humidity (RH). Actively managing the RH within the storage building will enable the maximization of the tonnage and ...

During its regularly scheduled meeting, the Michigan Commission of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) voted to approve a Food and Agriculture Investment Fund grant for one Michigan company preparing to expand capacity, ...

Proper season-long soil moisture is the key to maximizing tuber yield, quality and grower return. 

With the rise of precision agriculture solutions, the farming industry has become increasingly tech savvy. Many growers and producers have embraced GPS-enabled tractors, variable-rate fertilizer applications, and smart platforms that monitor everything ...

Looking ahead to the next 50 years, potato researchers and farmers have significant concerns about producing enough food under the stressors of climate change. However, a potential solution exists within the potato “family”, ...

Lamb Weston / Meijer (LW/M) announced plans today to build a new french fry plant, expanding its existing production facility in Kruiningen, the Netherlands. The approximately EUR 200 million investment will increase ...

Looking ahead to the next 50 years, potato researchers and farmers have significant concerns about producing enough food under the stressors of climate change.

From potato planting to row closure is a busy time for growers. It’s also a busy time for weeds. Getting the herbicides on at the right time and linking up with tillage ...

Soil fertilization does not always guarantee full availability of nutrients. Therefore, it is fully justified to supplement it with foliar feeding. Potato shows a varied (within quite wide limits) demand in relation to ...

Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) is still the number one insect pest of potatoes around the world. It’s a formidable enemy; left uncontrolled it can decimate a crop, but it can also quickly ...

Europatat Congress 2021 – A successful virtual event for the potato sector! On 10 June the European potato community virtually gathered for the Europatat Congress 2021. Under the slogan “Stay connected – ...

The potato is one of the plants with a high potassium demand. This element is taken up in significant amounts, affecting both the size and quality of tubers, and increasing plant disease resistance. ...

Succession planning probably isn’t much above last will and testament toward the bottom of most farmers’ to-do list. Neither subject is pleasant to think about, but both are necessary for security of ...

McCain Foods Limited has announced plans for a second Farm of the Future in South Africa as part of its efforts to reduce carbon emissions and address the effects of climate change. ...

In order to guarantee high-quality standards of the Potato of Bologna PDO, all of us producers are carefully monitoring the irrigation

Consumers' expectations of the "perfect potato" may need to change as the food industry drives towards more climate-friendly agriculture. Andrew Francis, farms director at the Elveden Estate near Thetford That was the ...

In order to achieve the ambitions of the Agri&Food top sector, sufficient and well-trained employees are a critical success factor. To preserve and increase human capital, the Human Capital Agenda (HCA) has ...

Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2021)— Yesterday, 288 agricultural organizations representing the geographic and commodity diversity of our nation’s farmers urged immediate Senate action to develop and pass legislation addressing agricultural labor reform. The ...

The world’s leading manufacturer of hygienic stainless-steel components, the Danish companyNGI, are turning its attention on two typical weak spots in the hygienic chain; castors andbearing houses For more than 25 years, ...

In the presence of Phytophthora infestation in a potato crop, a stop spraying can be carried out at a short interval with at least two times PROXANIL plus a partner fungicide with ...

South Africa is currently experiencing a sharp rise in potato prices after extremely cold weather conditions in the northern parts of the country affected potato harvests. Last week, the average price for a ...

Following the first anniversary of the publication of the Farm to Fork Strategy by the European Commission, Europatat and twelve other association members of the Agri-Food Chain Roundtable on Plant Protection have ...

"We want to use everything we use in terms of resources as balance and efficiently as possible."

Wageningen University have established critical nutrient levels of young potatoes, beets, onion and cereal leaves, which can be tested against crop analysis.