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In an interview with Paweł Kaczmarek, a board member of Top Farms Wielkopolska, we talked about important aspects of the cultivation of french potato and chips and how important soil is in ...

After use, the dishes degrade in the soil in 30 days

Proper cutting is a chief component of any produce processor. Depending on the product, incoming raw fruits and vegetables often require cutting into different shapes or configurations and it’s an issue that all ...

Automation will take center stage during RedLine Solutions’ webinar, “How to Grow Profits Through Operational Efficiencies,” on Feb. 17. The hour-long webinar will be hosted at 11 a.m. (PST). The webinar is intended for ...

Edible Packaging: more than just the potato cup

planting courses on the Ivetta's (Europlant) plot for the table potato market

Proper cutting is a chief component of any produce processor. Depending on the product, incoming raw fruits and vegetables often require cutting into different shapes or configurations and it’s an issue that all ...

Selenella – Consorzio Patata Italiana di Qualità also confirms the positive trend in 2020 with an increase in sales at value of +16.7% and at volume of +13.9%, in line with the trend ...

There are two elements about the fresh-cut produce line of the future that we can be sure of: raw product will be received and a finished product will depart. The territory between ...

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

Potato Technology Centre, (PTC) Shamgarh, in the district in collaboration with Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) in Shimla and International Potato Centre (CIP), Peru

The 3 farm input trends to watch are

Gypsum as a source of calcium has again come to the fore as a quick way to improve soil structure

why some fertilizers increase the likelihood of bruising and the perfect temperature for potato processing.

In the quest for affordable equipment capable of precision fertiliser application, opportunities for smaller or medium-sized growers exist in both new and retrofit designs.

 GRIMME uses a new single-row control system as the basis for Section Control on the cup planters type GL 420 and GL 430. This new development is a cost-effective alternative to the ...

View original article Phosphorus in soil is an essential macro-element, required for plant nutrition. It participates in metabolic processes such as photosynthesis, energy transfer and synthesis and breakdown of carbohydrates. Phosphorus is ...

Prospera's sensors will be installed on Valmont subsidiary Valley's pivot irrigation systems and will ultimately manage irrigation, fertilizing and spraying. Israel's biggest invention in agriculture, with the possible exception of the cherry ...

A fertiliser program for potatoes growing in sandy soils must balance environmental risk with maximising returns. Coastal sands are naturally infertile and require higher rates of nutrients than loams. Efficient use of ...

A custom-built potato grading and washing solution from Tong Engineering has enabled a leading US potato processor to increase sizing potential of both dirty and washed crop, whilst maximizing efficiency and minimizing ...

At the start of the 20th century, German chemists Fritz Haber and Carl Bosch developed a method for taking nitrogen from the air and melding it with hydrogen. It would prove to ...

Every farmer wants to see their crops grow healthily, develop fully, and yield properly in both quantity and quality. To achieve all this, crop plants must have enough of every essential nutrient ...

Five years ago, when United Nations member states adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the resolution made it clear that tackling the current global challenges would require collaborative partnerships. The 17 Sustainable ...

Sowing wildflowers into potato crops could reduce aphid-carried viruses and offer an alternative to declining access to insecticides for growers. In Scotland, trials are being carried out to discover the effectiveness of ...

This article was produced in partnership with CGIAR’s Platform for Big Data in Agriculture. Catch up with all the sessions from the Platform’s 2020 Convention here. Despite the utopian promise of “human fuel” ...