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Improving the efficiency of agriculture is possible only through the introduction of modern agricultural technologies and the expansion of the fleet of machinery. Sergei Mitin, First Deputy Head of the Federation Council ...

Students in tank tops with sunscreen-dotted noses walked down the rows of a potato field, frequently bending over to pluck leaves for sample boxes headed to the MSU potato lab. Between sample ...

Drone technology is a phenomenal innovation that constantly affects modern society, transforming our lives and business practices. It seems that farmers have welcomed the advent of drones with open arms, using these ...

In Russia, they do not know how to promote seeds of domestic selection, and some farmers buy only foreign analogues - this trend needs to be reversed. This was stated by the ...

Phytophthora control is not getting any easier. The fungus can spread faster and faster, while the options for growers to protect their crops continue to decrease. More than ever, an effective, robust ...

IntroductionField management is a part of precision agriculture (PA) which has positive environmental and economic effects on quality of plant productions. Nitrogen needs of plant, depends on climate conditions and growing pattern. ...

Are you using the right fungicides to protect 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 ...

Gregory Porter, professor of agronomy in the University of Maine School of Food and Agriculture, will receive an Honorary Life Membership from the Potato Association of America (PAA) at the organization’s annual ...

Improving the reliability of trap cropping to help farmers overcome potato cyst nematode (PCN) pressure, is being investigated as part of a new feasibility study, funded by Defra and Innovate UK. The ...

Gustavo Teixeira knows the best way to supply more food to a growing population is by wasting less of it. As a new assistant professor and potato postharvest physiologist with University of Idaho’s ...

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the J.R. Simplot Company signed a memorandum of agreement on June 28, outlining ways they plan to work cooperatively with their mutual customers to support ...

Many may not be aware that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Long-Term Agroecological Research (LTAR) network, managed by the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), works to address a range of regional ...

When entomologist Andy Jensen visits with potato growers about insects and diseases that can cause significant damage to their crops, he focuses on essential information to help them avoid trouble in the ...

World Potato Congress Inc. is very pleased to introduce five new International Advisors to the organization making it truly representative of all regions of the world. Martin AcostaMartin is the founder and CEO ...

New collaborative project NATURAL organisms found in soil and their use as novel fungicides is being explored in a new collaborative project to help farmers overcome potato late blight. The work centres ...

From left to right: John Griffin, Romain Cools, Peter VanderZaag Following 16 years of dedicated service to the World Potato Congress Inc.’s Board of Directors, and the past four years as President, ...

This op-ed article is by Dave Douches (PhD), professor and Director of the Potato Breeding and Genetics Program and Director of the Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology Graduate Program at Michigan State University, and ...

Project seeks to stimulate PCN to hatch outside of potato planting times IMPROVING the reliability of trap cropping to help farmers overcome potato cyst nematode (PCN) pressure, is being investigated as part ...

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 Maine Potato Board has selected the Victor and Gloria Winslow family of Mapleton for the 2022 Maine Potato Industry Recognition Award. This year’s recognition is awarded under a new, broader category ...

Kellogg Company (NYSE: K) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to separate its North American cereal and plant-based foods businesses, via tax-free spin-offs, resulting in three independent public ...

Ceres Imaging, the precision farming analytics provider that helps farmers build more profitable and more sustainable operations, announced a new partnership with Probe Schedule, a leading irrigation management company and subsidiary of ...

By 2027, the global market for precision farming technologies will reach a value of 16.06 billion US dollars. Precision farming is rapidly gaining popularity among farmers due to the growing need for ...

Due to a rise in wireworm damage in root vegetable and cereal crops across the UK, industry leaders have banded together to co-fund a Fera-led R&D project to develop an end-to-end solution ...

The sowing campaign is coming to an end in Kolomna City District. One of the main tasks of this season is to increase arable land and reduce dependence on imports. How are ...