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One of the country’s biggest potato producers is using an innovative app to improve the marketable yield and efficiency of its crops. The Elveden Estate is using the Crop4Sight management tool to improve the efficiency ...

Tips on how to use ventilation systems in your potato storage. Keeping your potato crop in the best possible condition while in storage isn’t always easy. At a potato storage management workshop in Portage ...

A recyclable "drip tape" irrigation system is being put to the test by Norfolk potato growers who are seeking new solutions to water resource pressures.

More than 60 speakers lined up THE World Potato Congress (WPC) will take place in Dublin, Ireland, enabling an information exchange within the global potato industry from May 30th to June 2nd ...

The issue of irrigation is becoming relevant in more and more regions due to climate change. Agrarheute explains what you should pay attention to when it comes to technology. As an alternative to ...

Proposals outlined in Government white paper FRESH potatoes could be prescribed on the NHS as part of a UK Government white paper and based on a similar scheme in the US. Those ...

Greater use of natural regeneration breaks and cover crops in arable rotations means the weed seed burden of some of the more troublesome weeds for potatoes are on the increase in the ...

When it comes to innovations in the potato sector, true potato seeds comes to mind. The small seeds are newer to growers, and while their future might be further off, they could ...

Discussion and experts' insights THE UK Irrigation Association (UKIA) is offering an opportunity to discuss the latest Irrigation Prospects with key EA staff in the East of England and the Midlands of ...

A weather-based decision support system that originated 15 years ago in the tree fruit orchards of Washington state has branched into the region’s potato fields. The Pacific Northwest Potato Decision Aid System (DAS) collects ...

The frosty weather, aside from destroying crops, adds pressure on production costs, as anti-frost measures necessitate the use of an anti-frost spray at the cost of €180/10ltr and watering of the crops ...

The disaster with mineral fertilizers in some countries is already on the face. We have extended the voting until April 15 at the request of our readers. Among those who actively voted ...

After editions in China and Peru, the World Potato Congress (WPC) will take place in Europe again this year. Dublin, both the largest city and the capital of Ireland, will be the ...

Two thousand tonnes of Scottish seed potatoes are being exported to Russia by the food and drinks giant Pepsi, with the official approval of the Scottish government.

The show is taking place in person on 6 - 7 July 2022 at Hamburg Messe in Germany. SNACKEX is a unique opportunity for you to access the international savoury snacks and nuts industry.Savoury ...

The European Potato Processors’ Association (EUPPA) released a special report highlighting progress made in recent years by the sector across key areas of environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility. The European potato processing industry ...

Since we have already discussed the projections of increased producer costs, the question that remains is, Will these cost increases necessarily imply lower profits?

During certain stretches of the growing season, potato growers must monitor the nitrogen status of their crop on a regular basis to fertilize in the most efficient and sustainable way possible.

The European Potato Processors’ Association (EUPPA) released a special report highlighting progress made in recent years by the sector across key areas of environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility.The European Potato processors ...

The European Potato Processors’ Association (EUPPA 2021) Sustainability Report shows how Europe’s potato processing sector is committed to upholding the sustainability of its raw ingredients, production processes, and final products to ensure ...

Growers urged not to overlook virus risk while rising to demand challenges FLOODING in key European production areas, together with high wastage levels at harvest, have heightened the demand for British-grown potatoes ...

Ten spud growers from Belgium and France will receive help from the snack manufacturer Kellogg to diminish their greenhouse gas emissions, as part of a sustainability program for Pringles. These farmers who ...

During the past several years, irrigation equipment manufacturers have been busy reinventing sprinkler systems to serve more as "hired hands" than just an efficient way to water crops. From running self-diagnostics to ...

Setting up a potato cyst nematode (PCN) trap crop can naturally diminish nematode numbers by up to two-thirds. As chemical methods that once effectively controlled the pest are dwindling, growers are now ...

Irrigation is a really effective mitigation strategy during drought.