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Canadian growers are experimenting with ways to reduce tillage on their farms

Brian's son Tyler graduated from Michigan State University in 2014 and is the 6th generation

Its name already recalls a certain Italian character: Siena

The export figures of the Dutch Potato Organization (NAO) for the month of January 2021 show that 13,000 tons less seed potatoes were exported than in January 2020

shallow plowing in spring on heavy clay can be beneficial, provided this is combined with a green cover.

A group of farmers and researchers has developed an innovative, sustainable method of tackling a pest that threatens to “annihilate” Scotland’s potato industry within 30 years. Potato cyst nematode (PCN) is increasing ...

A lot of farm kids—probably a healthy majority—spend a good portion of their youth grumbling about the long hours, the low wages, the heat, the cold. They get the work done, and ...

It had been several years since the Huron ravine, which ends in Costa Teguise, had been seen running, running as it did in the early afternoon yesterday. It only took a good ...

Hollow heart is an internal disorder where a 'lens' or 'star'-shaped cavity forms in the potato tuber. Some varieties are more susceptible than others but, under predisposing conditions, most varieties can be affected. Poor ...

Farming. If you live in Sherburne County, Minn., and your last name is Wingard, that’s most likely what you do for a living. Wingards have been farming in the areas’ sandy soils for over ...

Finally, I’m here, in Québec City, the heart of French Canada. Now, if I can get by on the six words of French I learned from Beauty and the Beast, all will be well. I’m ...

The northern clay area along the Wadden Sea is the breeding ground for Dutch seed potato cultivation. This area should not be sacrificed for nature development. This is the statement of the Dutch Arable ...

Michael Family Farms is located right in the kind of sweet spot that has the potential to make a lot of growers jealous. Urbana, Ohio, where the Michaels have farmed for four generations, is ...

In the first part of the 20th century, Fred Gumz left his native Germany to seek his fortune in America. He eventually made his way to Indiana, where he set to chasing the American dream in the ...

BLACKVILLE – Irrigation is an important tool that likely has been used in agriculture for about as long as humans have been cultivating plants, but just how much water is enough? Researchers ...

The impact of corona on the potato sector is significant. All links in the chain are affected, especially the processing industry and the growers who supply the raw materials. During the digital Potato Days ...

The potato market remains depressed. There is only a very limited demand for free potatoes. Belgapom again does not list for Bintjes and the quotation for French fries potatoes drops to 2 euros. Due ...

THESE FAMILY-OWNED FARMLAND ENTERPRISES DEMONSTRATE RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS. Who operates the largest working farms in the U.S. and what do they grow? The Land Report, the magazine of the American landowner, produces ...

Mobile internet and digital technologies have had a profound impact on China’s rural economy, creating a wave of farming entrepreneurs;Ecommerce has brought jobs to rural areas, opened new markets for rural businesses ...

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) announced last week it is awarding $25 million in grants designed to help partners implement and evaluate innovative conservation practices that have demonstrated benefits on farmland. ...

Tens of millimeters of rain in a short time. Today is the day in North Holland. Up to and including next weekend, 100-150 mm of rain may fall along the coast. Just ...

Robert Carl Stokes, the kingpin of crop insurance fraud, helmed a historic cabal that took advantage of graft and corruption at all levels of agriculture to the tune of at least $100 ...

Within a year since its launch, Los Angeles-based World Peas™ Brand Peatos™ has become a national sensation, winning over taste buds across the country.For decades, corn and potato snacks have ruled the ...

The recently retired McCain Regional President for Great Britain and Ireland, Nick Vermont, has been presented with the lifetime achievement accolade at the Scarborough Business Awards.Sir Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome ...

McCain Foods (Canada) announced Stiekema-Kolhorn Joint Venture as 2017 Crop Year Champion Potato Grower for Alberta during the annual Growers’ Appreciation Banquet. Approximately 140 guests gathered to celebrate the Top Growers and ...