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Just how much does the space between your rows affect your potatoes

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Acreage in the Maritimes was down by 7.3 per cent, with production falling even more due to yield reductions caused by a dry growing season.

The insect monitoring network in potato fields I operate across Washington’s Columbia Basin provides growers information about where and when insect pests are showing up in the region and warns them about ...

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, many of ...

The policy over much of the last century to quickly suppress wildfires no matter where they occur has led to a buildup of fuels in forests. This, coupled with some hot and ...

From the early stages of planting to the final phase of every package and shipping, you will find the Easterday family actively involved in all aspects of delivering you high quality produce ...

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 his job ...

The Indian government has been undertaking various initiatives towards water conservation and proper utilization. From supporting famed hydraulic civilizations of India, China, Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Sri Lanka, and Pre-Columbian Mexico and Peru ...

By Seth Truscott College of Agricultural, Human,and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. -Launching new research in support of Washington potato growers, Washington State University is partnering with industry leaders to study healthier, ...

Announced today, Canadian telecom company Telus launches Telus Agriculture. With a footprint in more than 50 countries, the new business is aiming to bring a new level of digitization to agriculture and connect ...

As the first day of fall arrives, the potato crop in Canada is in varying stages of growth and/or harvest.The production outlook is mixed after parts of Eastern Canada experienced one of ...

Live on September 15 • 12 p.m. CDT The Alberta government recently announced it was removing its fusarium restrictions, bringing its regulations in line with other provinces. We thought it as good a ...

Grote Company, an industrial food equipment manufacturer, has announced the retirement of Tom Mathues, Chief Development Officer, effective December 31, 2018, after 15 years of employment. He will remain on the company’s ...

The General Manager of United Potato Growers of Canada, Kevin MacIsaac, released a report on the final potato harvest situation in Canada. Kevin MacIsaac: Unfortunately this has been a very difficult harvest ...

AVR, Belgian manufacturer of potato equipment, announced to have appointed 3 new full liner dealers in Canada. AVR manufactures a full range of agricultural machinery for the cultivation of potatoes as well ...

Hippie Snacks, a Burnaby, British Columbia-based company specializing in premium plant-based foods, has added four new savoury snacks to its lineup: Cauliflower Crisps (in Original and Classic Ranch flavors) and Avocado Crisps ...

The General Manager of United Potato Growers of Canada, Kevin MacIsaac, released a report earlier this month on the potato crop situation in Canada by province. Prince Edward Island The summer is ...

The Washington State Potato Commission, headquartered in Moses Lake, Washington, has been pleasantly surprised by the weather and its impact on this year’s potato crop in the state. Chris Voigt, Washington State ...

Tubers were the talk of the town in Cusco, Peru during the week of May 27, when the 10th World Potato Congress (WPC) and the 28th Congress of the Latin American Potato ...

The Northwest American potato industry wants to increase average yields by 10 tons per acre in the next two decades, says Chris Voigt, executive director of the Washington State Potato Commission.  Expansion ...

Pepsico Canada and McCain Foods were pressed to make important recalls, because of Salmonella risk in potato chips, respectively golf balls materials in frozen hash brown products. Pepsico’s Miss Vickie’s brand announced ...

Gourmet chip manufacturer, Naturally Homegrown Foods, Ltd. has been able to improve application consistency, reduce waste and simplify cleaning operations by installing a new seasoning system from equipment provider tna.  The investment ...

ConAgra Foods has announced that its Lamb Weston business will expand operations at the facility in Boardman, Oregon. The $30 million investment will add additional processing capacity for making formed products such ...

Most of Conagra Foods frozen potato facilities have achieved a 95 percent landfill avoidance rate, and are working to find outlets for the remaining landfill waste.Two of the last, hard-to-recycle materials for ...