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The potato belongs to the family Solanaceae-Solanaceae L., genus Solanum L., belongs to the section Tuberarium (Dun.) Buk., Forming tubers.The general center for the emergence of cultivated potatoes is the coast of ...

A combination of adequate water supplies, the long, sunny, summer growing season, and winters too cold for most insect pests to survive makes Colorado’s San Luis Valley in the southern part of ...

The United Potato Growers of Canada report on the 2021 Harvest as it is in its final stages. Most provinces (with the exception of British Columbia) have enjoyed excellent harvest conditions without cool ...

When East Lothian-based J. Haig Hamilton & Sons, decided to upgrade their potato grading operations to ensure the most advanced handling of the company’s valuable 550-acre crop, they chose long-standing manufacturing partner ...

It’s a risky crop, but Sisters Creek potato farmer Leigh Elphinstone in Tasmania wouldn’t have it any other way, reports Meg Powell in this news story for The Advocate. And the multi-generational farmer’s passion for the ...

Scientists are observing changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system, according to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report, released today. Many of ...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) reports that overall, consumption and demand have improved over the past 10 days in Ireland, following the return of cooler weather conditions. The food service sector and the peeling ...

High heat in the early summer can lead to reduced yield and deformed potatoes on farmers, said Washington State Potato Commission Executive Director Chris Voigt in a Herald telephone interview. A potato ...

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 ...

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.

Haith Group has recently announced the appointment of John Nicholls as its new Operations Manager. Nicholls has taken on a broad role, being responsible for the smooth running of planning and analysis, ...

The export of seed potatoes in April 2021 decreased compared to April 2020 from 753,731 tons to 709,010 tons. The export of ware potatoes over the last 12 months was 170,205 (x 1,000 ...

The small European country of Belgium is the undisputed king of french fries worldwide. In just under 30 years, the sector grew by 1,000%. If it is up to french fries producer ...

As a historic drought ravages farms and ranches throughout the Klamath Basin on the California-Oregon border there are visible signs of the calamity everywhere. Fields lie fallow. There are dust storms in ...

Pieper Farms has spent 75 years forging one of the strongest reputations for high-quality seed in the world.

Nicolás Serna is 74 years old and has been growing potatoes all his life.

The start of the potato growing season is going according to plan in large parts of the country, unlike last year. In large parts of the country, by far most of the acreage ...

#Potatogrowing in the #Estonia A country located in Northern Europe on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, washed by the waters of the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Riga. ...

From our plant in PEI on Canada’s east coast, we supply customers across the country and export products to the United States.

Just saying North American potato production has benefited from the efforts of Nora Olsen would be an understatement.

Drew McDonald knows the importance of accuracy in labeling allergens in foods all too well. The vice president of quality, food safety and regulatory affairs at Church Brothers Produce in Salinas, California, has a ...

It started with a French revolution. Now it’s hit the United States. In 1998, Materne rolled out its applesauce pouches in France – to wide success. They brought the products to the ...

The export of Dutch ware potatoes is still experiencing the consequences of the corona pandemic. In total, the Netherlands exported 520,992 tons of ware potatoes between April 2020 and March 2021. This is 110,000 ...

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 ...

Seed potato growers along the Wadden coast feel their survival is threatened by the plans in the Wadden Agenda. The salinization of the northern shell makes seed potato cultivation impossible in this region. Crop ...