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In the business economics Binternet accounting of Wageningen UR, the percentage of arable farms that irrigate has increased from 25 percent in 2016 to 45 percent in 2019. The figures for 2020 ...

NewCold recently announced changes to its leadership and organization structure as it continues its transformation into a faster, leaner and more agile company poised for global growth, the company said. The changes ...

Fertilizers not only become dramatically more expensive, but also often difficult to buy.

Andrei Sinitsyn started the potato business back in the 1990s:

In a fertigation trial in potatoes, Aeres University of Applied Sciences compares schemes with four nitrogen levels and two different phosphate levels. The moisture supply is based on soil moisture sensors. The trial is ...

Russian scientists from the State Agrarian University of Novosibirsk, together with colleagues from the UK, have for the first time blocked an inhibitor that makes insects larvae invulnerable to the action of ...

By putting water at the heart of business operations and increasing water self-sufficiency, arable farms become less dependent on the weather. Restrictions on water use are also decreasing. This makes arable farmers more resilient ...

From potato planting to row closure is a busy time for growers. It’s also a busy time for weeds. Getting the herbicides on at the right time and linking up with tillage ...

Scientists from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, have developed a computational model for automated disease detection in potato crops using photographs of its leaves.

Robert Daugherty began Valmont Industries in 1946 in Valley, Neb., with $5,000 and a dream. Of course, it wasn’t known as Valmont then; it was called Valley Manufacturing, and they focused on farm ...

Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) is still the number one insect pest of potatoes around the world. It’s a formidable enemy; left uncontrolled it can decimate a crop, but it can also quickly ...

1st Inning with UPL :Changed the face of cold storage industry & post harvest management by standardisation of Potato storage at elevated temperatures ( Under Oorja - CIPC ) in the country. ...

Even heavy-duty engines need to be put on the test bench to verify the required exhaust gas quality at each operating point and its reduced fuel consumption. From 27 February to 5 ...

We've been irrigation the potatoes intensively for several weeks now, with increasingly tight shifts

The potato is one of the plants with a high potassium demand. This element is taken up in significant amounts, affecting both the size and quality of tubers, and increasing plant disease resistance. ...

The fertilizers prices have not been so high for many years. But while grain prices are falling again, the arable farmers have to spend more and more money on fertilizer. Read why this is ...

Consulting and research organization Delphy has started a study to inject slurry into potato seed potatoes in a row using GPS.

He didn’t grow up in Idaho. He didn’t even begin his farming career in Idaho

The German Union of the Potato Sector (UNIKA) and the University of Applied Sciences Kiel are investigating this question in a joint project.

growers to recognize the potential food safety risks associated with the rapidly expanding use of biostimulants and biofertilizers in crop management.

In the same way virtual assistants help us discover our next favorite song, a new software package has used advanced machine learning to help farmers and agronomists pinpoint what their crops and ...

Potatoes are ready to become super food thanks to the increase in the magnesium value

Key Technology introduces its VERYX belt-fed digital sorters. With sustainable all-sided surface inspection and multi-sensor Pixel Fusion, VERYX maximizes foreign material and defect detection and removal while virtually eliminating false rejects, according to Key. ...

Do not rush to judgment on those herbicides, however, if grasses become a problem after potatoes have emerged.

varieties are differentiated by their morphological characteristics and their genetic material (DNA), duration of the productive cycle, resistance to diseases, nutritional requirements, agronomic characteristics and type of commercial use.