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Potatoes are a great crop to have in a field unless they pop up in years when they aren’t supposed to be there, begging the question

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

Chlorine is ubiquitous in nature and is taken by plants from various sources: fertilizers, soil, precipitation, water used for irrigation

“The use of the SprayPlanner certainly provides an added value in order to carry out spraying activities at the best possible moment. Especially now that fewer and fewer crop protection products are ...

Applying polyacrylamide (PAM) to the soil can improve infiltration and reduce soil erosion.

In January, the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee released a bipartisan staff report that details the findings from the committee’s investigation into the September 2011 listeria outbreak, which was ...

Gerrit Kurstjens, is a pioneering farmer who has already clocked up 40,000ha of autonomous operations on 13,000ha of cropping area at Beefwood Farms

For more than 100 years, the family-owned Bonduelle company has been devoted to one single and unchanging passion: Vegetables. Today, the French-based company is one of the major food processors worldwide and ...

A ‘ban’ on the use of CIPC for potato growers in the EU has the potato industry on both sides of the pond concerned.

Tackling the virus in seed potato cultivation requires a system approach

Potatoes are grown in Idaho, but it’s a State and not a variety!

There’s no set definition for sustainability, although a number of organizations are working on certifiable definitions. In agriculture, it can mean reducing pesticides or eliminating leeching and runoff. In a fresh-cut plant, it can ...

The phase-out of EU subsidies after Brexit has been highlighted as the key factor forcing down the business confidence

In the Netherlands, 9.3 million kilos of crop protection products were sold in 2019

Ongoing research at Michigan State University (MSU) could have a major impact on the way leafy greens are processed in the United States. That’s according to a report Elliot Ryser gave to ...

A cross country check-in on what to expect for potato diseases this growing season.

Water shortages threaten to devastate India’s food security, driving down winter harvests by 20% nationwide and by as much as 68% in key regions

The Canadian government is launching a new climate plan for the country’s agriculture sector, the government says in a news release on March 18. The new Agricultural Climate Solutions (ACS) program received ...

There is generally pressure for potato store managers to closely monitor carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the industry

Half of the farmers work part-time. Are they economically successful - or are they in the red?

The majority of Maine seed potatoes wind up in the processing sector and grown at Porter Seed Farm.

options are geared towards reducing the depth of pivot tracks

“A better understanding of soil health will lead to ways of producing more potatoes”

What are the costs, revenues and subsidies organic farming?

fumigation with chloropicrin is reported to actually increase the population of the fungus Trichoderma spp.