Scientists at Moscow University evaluated how composite gel-forming soil conditioners attract moisture depending on its activity and ambient temperature. To do this, the researchers used a new method to remove ...
According to USDA trade figures, this year has been quite successful for U.S. fresh potato exports. The USDA reported that fresh potato exports from the United States from October 2021 ...
In 2022, the Dutch Food and Commodity Authority (NVWA) identified eight cases of warts caused by the fungus Synchytrium endobioticum in potato cultivation.This concerns eight agricultural plots of seven different ...
On November 22, a regular meeting of the Council for Agro-Industrial Policy of the Eurasian Economic Union was held. The Russian Federation was represented at the event by the Minister ...
The Horizon 2020 EU project Accelerated Development of multiple-stress tolerAnt PoTato (ADAPT), in which Europatat is participating, aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of ...
Drone technology saves time, improves production Trial-and-error research is a time-honored tradition, but with the global population now at 7.9 billion – and expected to top 9.7 billion by 2050 ...
Animals can adapt quickly to survive adverse environmental conditions. Evidence is mounting to show that plants can, too. A paper publishing in the journal Trends in Plant Science on November 17 details ...
During a trip to the Tyumen region, Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev held a working meeting with the head of the region Alexander Moor. The parties discussed the current indicators ...
The technology to ensure the resistance of the most important agricultural crops to water shortages is being jointly developed by scientists from Russia and Belarus, the press service of Tomsk ...
According to project leader Niels Haining of Bionext, reliable potato varieties for organic cultivation also offer benefits to the conventional grower. On Wednesday, 31 participants in the supply chain from ...
Scientists from the Krasnoyarsk State Agrarian University have developed a new potato variety adapted to the harsh climate. This is reported by TASS with reference to the head of the ...
It’s “very likely” Australia will face a potato shortage in coming months, the vice-president of horticulture at the Victorian Farmers’ Federation has warned. Kathryn Myers from the Victorian Farmers’ Federation ...
There is a general expectation that the costs of fresh potatoes would increase across Europe. Produce growers that offer high-quality product are refusing to accept lower pricing. Price hikes are ...
McCain Foods will launch new Regen Fries in the Metaverse as part of the #SaveOurSoil campaign. The potatoes used to make Regen Fries were grown using regenerative farming techniques, which ...
The ADAPT project aims at developing new strategies to make potatoes fit for the challenging growth conditions of the future. Similarly, variety testing needs new strategies to identify and understand the ...
Harvest was ground to a halt in many areas in Ireland over the last week with very wet weather conditions, the outlook for the next week looks unsettled also, the ...
As the UK harvest nears its end, albeit with some wetter weather to deal with now, the key to success in storage this month is to secure control of the ...
On October 14, USDA’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service released a comprehensive report on the current status of the potato wart crisis on Prince Edward Island, Canada, stating that PEI’s potato wart ...
Life stages: eggs, larvae, pupae, adult beetles.The larvae of June beetles are the most important white grubs attacking potatoes. White grubs prefer sandy soils and are rarely pests in heavy, ...
#PotatoVarieties #AgriculturalInnovation #Nutrition #RwandaAgriculture #FoodSecurity #SustainableFarming #DiverseCultivation #Agronomy #ChildNutrition #InternationalCollaboration In a pivotal meeting at the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB) center in Rubirizi, Kicukiro District, experts from the International Potato ...
As increasing heat makes fire seasons longer and more intense, a team of scientists is looking to this U.S. state to see what might happen to potato yields – and ...
In the classic children’s game, nobody wants to be the one left holding the “hot potato”. This also rings true for farmers, as rising global temperatures are bringing new meaning ...
The green peach aphid is the most important vector of potato viruses.Although it prefers to feed on the lower leaves of potato plants, the green peach aphid will feed on ...
Today, PepsiCo UK announced a £14 million investment in new sustainable food packaging innovations that will remove 250 tonnes of virgin plastic from its supply chain annually. As part of ...
The NFU has welcomed the launch of the voluntary initiative of GB Potatoes this week, which should fill gaps left in the industry since the demise of AHDB Potatoes. The mission of this new ...