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The government of Pakistan announced a new national action plan to increase yields through the modernization of the agricultural sector on June 28, according to the online platform AgroPages. New technologies in ...

The global agri-food system has been struggling with a series of disruptions caused by various events, including drastic climate variabilities, the global pandemic of Covid-19 outburst, and the recent among them is ...

Potato production in the current crop year is estimated to be 53.60 mt, down from 56.17 mt last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture's first estimate of horticulture production. Production has ...

Celebratory drink created by growers TASTEFUL Selections®, a family-owned collection of farms producing bite-sized potatoes, recently came up with a special potato-based recipe, Purple Passion Margarita, to celebrate National Margarita Day 2022 ...

Potato pink eye is a disorder that often starts with pink, water-soaked areas around the eyes of the tuber — that’s why it’s called “pink eye,” writes Carrie Huffman Wohleb in this article, first ...

Coming off of a hard growing season and with increasing production costs, European potato acreage may fall in 2022. It’s been a challenging few years for potato growers in Europe. Between the ...

Major crises throw sand in the machine of globalization and countries like Russia or China are then ready to protect their own interests. Fertilizers are an underestimated asset in that power game.

Potato pink eye is a disorder that often starts with pink, water-soaked areas around the eyes of the tuber — that’s why it’s called “pink eye.”

Dry matter is a key quality parameter for French fries and other potato-based food products. Processors must comply with legal requirements as well the desired dry matter levels demanded by the customers. ...

Uncertainty in the Dutch agricultural sector has a major impact on the future plans of Dutch farmers. A trend study by LTO member magazine Nieuwe Oogst shows that one in five Dutch farmers ...

After nearly 25 years of export bans, U.S. potato farmers could begin to distribute and sell more fresh potatoes across all of Mexico by early 2022. American potato farmers and exporters currently ...

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 ...

High heat in the early summer can lead to reduced yield and deformed potatoes on farmers, said Washington State Potato Commission Executive Director Chris Voigt in a Herald telephone interview. A potato ...

As the Magic Valley region in southern Idaho prepares for potentially record-setting heat this week, farmers, potato researchers and dairy scientists are all voicing concerns. The National Weather Service has issued excessive ...

Step inside the new lobby of Las Vegas-based Get Fresh Sales Inc., and you might think you’ve stepped into a trendy club. A polished concrete floor, concrete reception desk, hip furniture and stainless ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Prospera's sensors will be installed on Valmont subsidiary Valley's pivot irrigation systems and will ultimately manage irrigation, fertilizing and spraying. Israel's biggest invention in agriculture, with the possible exception of the cherry ...

Last week, the North-western European Potato Growers (NEPG) association announced their harvest estimate for the 2020/2021 season. They reckon potato yields will be between 27 and 27,3 million tons. That's for the ...

According to a news release of the Colombian government, the Committee on Commercial Practices has recommended anti-dumping duties on the import of frozen potatoes that enter the country from companies in Belgium, ...

Lamb Weston Hermiston welcomed the Oregon Governor Kate Brown, who got a look at the site where workers are busy constructing the $250 million expansion of the existing french fry factory. Brown presented ...

Tasteful Selections, a specialty potato brand from RPE Inc., is bringing a new item to the potato category: SteamPak Mini. Catered to the health conscious and on-the-go consumer, the single-serve package of ...

British potato chip maker Burts Chips installs a second high-speed potato frying line at its Plymouth production site, which will increase the production with 20%, according to the local press. The investment ...