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From plant to customer. The world was a very different place back in 1963 when NEDATO (Dutch potato growers organisation) was founded. The scale of agriculture was just taking its first big ...

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 ...

Since the beginning of September, the farm of Agrar AG Ostrau has been taking the tubers out of the ground. But the harvest is starting very slowly. Ostrau. Dominic from the third class ...

Important Potato Diseases and Tips to Manage them in Storage As the potato harvest is ongoing in many places and much of the harvested potatoes are being stored, it is a good ...

European Physical MarketsPrice Overview (source: NEPG): BelgiumMarket report Fiwap/PCA: Early industrial potatoes: the last batches are partly passed on to industry and partly to animal feed.Storage varieties: in addition to the demand ...

Supplying potatoes to the foodservice industry, and specifically frying potatoes for operators making fresh-cut fries, is “the strength of our company,” stated Nick Proia, chief operating officer of Kingston Fresh in Idaho ...

Robert Carl Stokes, the kingpin of crop insurance fraud, helmed a historic cabal that took advantage of graft and corruption at all levels of agriculture to the tune of at least $100 ...

Profitability and productivity are key components to the survival of a farm operation, and efficiency is a key variable in calculating how profitable and productive an operation is. To perform those calculations, ...

This latest edition of American Vegetable Grower magazine’s Field Scouting Guide concentrates on palestriped flea beetle (Systena blanda). John C. Palumbo, University of Arizona, shares tips on how to spot and treat for this pest. BASICS ...

European Physical MarketsPrice Overview (source: NEPG): BelgiumMarket Report Fiwap/PCA:Early industrial potatoes: the season is coming to an end and this limits the overall supply. Demand is also small, as contracts remain the ...

Avoid introducing the viruses and their vectors onto your farm. This is your first and best line ofdefense. Don’t plant the problem! Purchase the best certified seed potatoes to minimize PVY. Be ...

Eagle Eye Produce in Idaho Falls, ID, has just introduced a new style retail bag for Idaho red, yellow and russet potatoes in its Harvest Select line. Called combo bags, they are ...

(MENAFN - The Conversation) Demand for potatoes in eastern Africa has been growing steadily , achieving an annual growth of 3.1% between 1993 and 2020. This growth is driven in part by ...

Researchers in southern Alberta are studying how potato farmers and their crops could benefit from new irrigation technology. Towards Climate-Robust Irrigation Water Management for Potato Production is now in the second year ...

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 ...

CALS Researcher Leads National Project The University of Idaho will lead a $3.2 million project to combat microscopic worms that threaten potato production. The project, which focuses on the pale cyst nematode ...

Agricultural enterprises and farmers of the Tambov region have begun harvesting potatoes. This year, “second bread” is present in the crop rotation of 35 commodity producers, who allotted 3 hectares for it. ...

The Idaho potato harvest has started. For Eagle Eye Produce, the harvest kicked off in central Idaho during the first week of August with their russet potatoes. The harvest of their red, ...

It has been on the wild side, but 2020 has started out well for P.E.I. farmers. Statistics Canada's farm cash receipts report, released Friday, shows sales of $203.6 million for the first ...

Tholen-at the moment they are at Warnez Potatoes making a lot of noise. "However, we are waiting for a little rain to move on. Last week it was quite dry so we ...

EU project "ADAPT" examines how the crop adapts to environmental stressThe potato is one of the most important staple foods in the world. It is also of enormous economic importance as a ...

Summary BBSRC, on behalf also of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Scottish Government, announces a call for research to address ...

Scientists at CGIAR-IITA, working with the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe) under the joint Nematology Unit, NemAfrica, housed at icipe’s campus in Nairobi, and their national and international partners, have been at the ...

Symptoms of potato mop top virus 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 ...

As a result of the coronacrisis, Wilhelm Weuthen GmbH, the largest potato trading house in Europe, is not organising a Weuthen Kartoffeltag for the first time in 31 years. However, Ferdi Buffen ...