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

many farmers have not yet made adapting to the effects of the climate emergency a priority.

Supplies of potatoes are good but demand is starting to see some shifts

Cornell-led study shows that global farming productivity is 21% lower than it could have been without climate change

The meat pig stable with 1,680 berths is now making way for a potato storage shed with a capacity of 2,800 tons.

The 3 farm input trends to watch are

Using the example of a small village

It is common to think that food crops are going to suffer negative effects due to the increase in global temperatures or the water deficit generated by climate change, however, the potential ...

Sure, robots are a hot topic, but what could all this autonomous tech really mean for farming? I’m not sure agriculture has seen a more amazing time, at least perhaps since iron ...

I feel like it was about 5 years ago when the gates were opened to the ag data land rush. Small ag-tech companies and multinational legacy companies all entered the ag data ...

According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, the business model for farm supply co-ops has been threatened by challenging fundamentals, disruptive forces and increased competition. It notes reduced input spending by ...

The Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation released Developing Global Priorities for Plant Research: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Variability, today. With support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and ...

Outsized wildfires, rising sea levels and disappearing glaciers are dramatic signs of climate change, but not the only ones, scientists say. New research from the University of California’s Division of Agriculture and ...

Wage goer Daan Biesheuvel of cold store Numansdorp and Gerben van Dueren den Hollander van Van Iperen are going to the farmer this week to advise potato growers on the adjustment of ...

The FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) averaged 161.7 points in December 2018, nearly unchanged from its November value as lower dairy and sugar quotations were largely offset by firmer cereal prices and ...

Bill Watts has joined AHDB as Arable Knowledge Exchange Manager (Potatoes) for the West Midlands, South West and Wales. Having recently completed his PhD, Bill has extensive research experience in crop management ...

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban on partially hydrogenated oils is forcing an Illinois potato chip maker to make big changes. Rockford-based Mrs. Fisher’s Chips has been using the oil in its ...

Digital sorting has recently experienced a step change. This disruptive new technology, which has been in commercial use at potato processing facilities around the world for more than a year, offers novel ...

If you’re a farmer, rancher or working land manager in the southeastern United States, the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) can be a valuable resource in delivering timely and applicable climate information and ...

They grow in some of the world’s most inhospitable conditions. Unlike their pampered domesticated relatives in order to survive they’ve needed to adapt on their own to high temperatures, high saline conditions, ...