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5G-NR is set to transform water management as it is a much faster technology. Monitoring infrastructure and irrigation water consumption in agriculture will become commonplace in the coming years. Remote metering and ...

Soil and plant additives are considered bearers of hope when mineral fertilizer prices are unaffordable and chemical agents are no longer available. These new bioproducts will be on the market for the first ...

INTERPOM is fast approaching – we are now on the home stretch! After a whole year of postponement, INTERPOM will finally be held on Sunday 28, Monday 29 and Tuesday 30 November ...

UPL Europe has joined the easyconnect Working Group (ECWG) committed to bring the easyconnect Closed Transfer System (CTS) to the European market. With this new member, all leading ag-industry players in Europe ...

Given that Israeli company CropX was making its first steps into crop protection and crop recording, the newest Dutch acquisition – Dacom Farm Intelligence – provides a perfect match in this respect. ...

Biostimulants, used in the right way, make the crop more resilient. How? In the last Newsletter we told you what abiotic factors are (including heat and drought) and that they can cause stress in plants ...

Azoles are widely used as fungicides in arable farming.

re you using the right fungicides for the potato diseases you are attempting to control? Understanding how fungicides work can help you choose the right product and apply it for the best effect. Here ...

Rising temperatures resulting from climate change is exposing more potato crops to the damaging extremes of heat stress more frequently.

planting courses on the Ivetta's (Europlant) plot for the table potato market

new digital tool helps to improve the biological performance of crop protection products in grain, maize, rapeseed, beet and potatoes

The prevalence of virus in seed potato stocks is challenging the industry and we are at a tipping point

new bio-stimulant shown to be effective in helping potato crops cope with heat stress is available for use this season

Scottish potato growers are facing some tough decisions on what to plant over the coming weeks

Growers using Nemathorin for the first time this spring to control nematodes in potato crops are being urged to carefully follow the guidelines on its safe use.

Pink rot is an important storage disease of potatoes. Caused by a soil-borne pathogen, Phytopthora erythroseptica, it’s found in potato-growing regions throughout the world. This pathogen thrives in saturated soils, so the disease ...

Researchers from Rothamsted Research, Bayer Crop Science and Syngenta Crop Protection are collaborating on a Pest Genomics Initiative (PGI). This PGI is aimed at mapping the genome of important pests and beneficial insects. This ...

A well-rounded potato disease management plan is the first step toward a successful season. potato disease management To optimize quality and improve marketable yield, here are 4 tips to start strong in ...

A diagnostic lab had to confirm these potato mop-top virus (PMTV) symptoms. Note concentric arcs that can occur with these viruses. This textbook symptom of spraing can be misleading because it does ...

Potato virus Y (PVY) is one of the most common problems in potato fields, but few people know it when they see it. With plenty of other things to worry about, some ...

COVID-19 could be an opportunity to bring new and diverse talent into the agriculture sector, as companies learn that geography is not a limit to many jobs. Trevor Heck, president of Syngenta ...

With each herbicide checked off the list, the power of waterhemp grows stronger. It has confirmed resistance to six modes of action — and its resistance will only grow stronger if proper ...

The smaller package of resources and the drought of recent years mean that the pressure of wireworms is increasing rapidly. The problem is, among other things, in potato cultivation on torn grassland or ...

As farmers continue to struggle with labor shortages, technology steps in with innovative tools to help bridge the gap. The United Nations estimates the world’s population will expand to nearly 10 billion ...

ABSTRACT CRISPR-cas gene editing in crop plants could significantly speed up the progress of breeding programs. Strikingly in the agricultural sector, the number of CRISPR-cas patents originating from Europe trails far behind ...