Garguston Farm, Scotland
Farming in the north-west of Scotland can be tough enough given the somewhat challenging weather conditions, but the right machinery can make things a little easier Mike Martin runs Garguston Farm at ...
Read moreFarming in the north-west of Scotland can be tough enough given the somewhat challenging weather conditions, but the right machinery can make things a little easier Mike Martin runs Garguston Farm at ...
Read moreISLAMABAD: As part of the PepsiCo’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, the company here on Wednesday organised the “Sustainable Farming Programme Road Show” to promote sustainable farming practices for its potato farmers located ...
Read moreImagine being a repairman sent to weld a patch on a leaky center pivot span in the middle of winter. Think of how helpful a photo or video of the water application ...
Read moreIt’s only early days, but Tim Heysen is excited about boldly going where no potato grower has gone before. Together with growers in the south east, southern Murraylands and the Mallee regions ...
Read moreIn order to develop agricultural activity, the private company in conjunction with producers and with the support of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), has been promoting technologies for the ...
Read moreIn a recent survey of potato growers completed by Spudman, disease control concerns were highlighted. Growers reported struggling with increased fungicide resistance issues with many common chemistries used to fight problematic diseases. ...
Read moreThe Andean Initiative Bayer and CIP is the meeting point of the efforts, a program that seeks to transform small-scale agriculture to promote the sustainable use of agrobiodiversity, effective climate action and ...
Read morePressure bruise is a major defect and source of economic losses in potatoes for all market classes. Reasons pressure bruise Symptoms of pressure flattening: sunken and depressed area In bulk storage, potato ...
Read moreOlder seed doesn’t have one dominant sprout, but several. It results in more — but smaller — potatoes, an advantage when you have an early harvest or grow varieties that tend to ...
Read moreA diagnostic lab had to confirm these potato mop-top virus (PMTV) symptoms. Note concentric arcs that can occur with these viruses. This textbook symptom of spraing can be misleading because it does ...
Read moreMicronutrients tend to fall by the wayside, but their importance should not be overlooked. A comprehensive nutrition plan is paramount. To find out more about what this means for growers, we talked ...
Read moreResearchers from Aarhus University have tested the use of satellite and drone imagery to predict and forecast water and nitrogen status in potatoes grown in Denmark. The first potato tuber in Denmark ...
Read moreCrop scientists over the years have learned a great deal about how plants grow above the ground, but much less is known about roots and their soil interactions. Now, a Cornell project ...
Read moreResearch from the Department of Food Science at Aarhus University shows that the implementation of controlled traffic farming can benefit the production of organic vegetables. Heavy farm machinery results in soil compaction, ...
Read moreProspera'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 ...
Read moreRWTH Aachen University and the Aachen Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Aachen) have joined forces to take the Aachen-based start-up to the next level. Entering a strategic partnership with GSI GmbH, ...
Read moreThe National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK) has identified transport and potato farmers as NPCK as the main challenges facing potato farmers. Failure to comply with the 50kg law in parts of ...
Read moreTo equip farmers with this critical knowledge, at the Isinya forum, farmers were taken through crop husbandry practices that guarantees high yields. Potato farming has traditionally been done in areas with high ...
Read moreA sequenced approach using a liquid nematicide with a new mode of action along with an existing granular product is the best strategy for tackling potato cyst nematode, according to trials carried out ...
Read moreTwo researchers at the University of Maine have partnered with a team of plant geneticists and breeders to develop tools which will help Maine scientists and farmers become more efficient in breeding ...
Read moreMuch has been said and written about it in recent years, but experts expect that the ancient rain reel will disappear from the landscape in the coming years. Reason? The emergence of site-specific irrigation ...
Read moreAustrian cooperative Rheintaler Feldfrüchte about the new storage capacity Twelve months a year, fresh, regional potatoes, onions and other open ground products: That is the ambitious goal of the Austrian cooperative Rheintaler ...
Read morePotato tubers are the result of the plant genetics and the environmental conditions in which they are grown. Potato varieties are selected carefully for tubers that have desirable appearance to maximize sales ...
Read moreWhether it is leaves or soils, the lab-in-a-box solution puts portable testing in hands of farmers and agrologists The METOS MobiLab provides soil and sap nutrient measurement in less than two hours. ...
Read moreEarlier this year Elea and Amica, a potato chip manufacturer based in Cistglioni Delle Stivere, Italy, have started their cooperation with a trial installation on an industrial scale line. The tests have shown ...
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