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Collaboration should ensure that all companies that participate in the potato chain earn from it,

Growers using Nemathorin for the first time this spring to control nematodes in potato crops are being urged to carefully follow the guidelines on its safe use.

The weed control solutions from crop.zone are being brought into use for the first time in Switzerland.

A new protocol for estimating the determinacy of potato varieties will be released in the next few months and will be added to the AHDB Nutrient Management Guide (RB209).

Teagasc and IPM Potato Group have recently released a new potato variety which is resistant to potato cyst nematode (PCN)

Agronomists need to know stem population to be able to model tuber numbers.

Contract cut had a major impact on their operation but added that this year’s drought hurt them even more

Since the 1st of January 2021, the RUCIP European Committee has a new internal organisation that aimsto maintain the continuity and professionalism of RUCIP. Whilst its European Secretariat remains inBrussels and is ...

Results are in from the 2020 field-scale trial, which hoped to create a side-by-side comparison of conventional spring tillage and direct seeded potatoes.

In the face of accelerated climate change, COVID-19 and growing populations, breeding at One CGIAR has a chance to lead the way towards food security. But to achieve that, breeding programs need to consider not only ...

Only a limited number of specific resistance genes are available for the breeding of phytophthora-resistant potato varieties.

Compared to other agricultural crops, the cultivation of potatoes requires a particularly high level of protection against soil erosion

Fertilizers that nourish the plant while ensuring a healthy soil provide the highest yields.

Grower Jacob Vos from Bant, Flevoland, works in this way and supervises research into shallow tillage from practice.

Good application is essential in getting the most from maleic hydrazide, which AHDB trials have shown to be a useful, cost-effective tool for controlling early dormancy break in potatoes.

AHDB will present the latest results from its Strategic Potato (SPot) farm

Kent Crisps of Bridge near Canterbury.

The challenges facing agriculture are becoming bigger, more complex and challenging. To meet them, you need more than a new tractor; you need a partner who enables you to make smart decisions. ...

Potato late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans oomycete, is the most important disease of potato cultivation in the world. This disease affects both leaves, stems and tubers, reducing the yield by more ...

high-precision application systems for crop protection products.

The Minister of Agriculture of the Region of Murcia, Antonio Luengo , visited the 'El Mirador' Agricultural Demonstration and Transfer Center this Monday, where he learned about advances in the use of water retaining polymers and ...

Even if irrigation appears to be necessary for plant cultivation, it is only economical if prices are high. Economic success in arable farming depends directly on rainfall. Two years of drought in a ...

Good nematodes can suppress plant parasitic nematodes. It's worth stimulating the good nematodes instead of just paying attention to the bad ones. “Growers can easily name eight of the ten bad varieties, but none ...

Potato cultivation takes place mainly in the South Central of Chile (VIII to X regions) in dry conditions (without irrigation) during the spring-summer season (November-March). The crop has a high yield potential (100-120 ...

After years of planning, sketching, discussing and finally quoting prices, Dennis Ivers and his family finally built their “dream” workshop. The third-generation corn and soybean farmer and his brother had ‘made do’ ...