The World Potato Congress is extremely pleased to present its third 2022 webinar on March 29 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard time (USA/Canada). Presentation OutlineFor potatoes this is largely focused on preventing late blight caused by Phytophthora ...
Potato trading house HZPC presents this week a forecast price of 33.10 euros per 100 kilos for seed potatoes from the 2021 harvest. This price is 2.30 euros higher than ...
Potatoes demand adequate sulfur levels for nitrogen uptake, chlorophyll production, tuber development, stress and pest resistance, carbohydrate generation, amino acid formation and vitamin synthesis
Gerald Maters (26) from Niekerk (De Marne), brand new chairman of the Gronings Agrarische Youth Contact (GrAJK) was elected 5 years ago. Due to the cold, wet spring, the machines cannot ...
Maine researchers are in the testing phase of cross-pollinating potatoes in the hopes of creating a heat-resistant variety. Even so, experts say that this is a very long process that ...
For a successful potato industry that will bring about impact at household and national levels, a continuous production and storage of potatoes is indispensable. This will enable availability of potatoes ...
According to current regulations, the cultivation of potatoes is possible according to a crop rotation of at least 1:3. In a number of cases, an exemption can be obtained for the ...
Soil dwelling nematodes are a serious threat to crop performance. They affect a range of crops including potatoes, carrots, cereals, raspberries and strawberries, both directly and indirectly often inflicting severe ...
Last summer, the Maas flooded the entire company of the Van den Eertwegh partnership. A violent event, the wounds of which are far from healed. “The claims settlement has barely started, but ...
There is little information on the impact of nozzle type under a dense potato crop canopy. There is a popular misconception that a fine spray is preferred.
Growers invited to join trialling UK GROWERS are being invited to take part in a wire worm survey and trial by not-for-profit membership network Innovative Farmers. Are you a field scale ...
Planting a potato cyst nematode (PCN) trap crop can naturally reduce nematode numbers by up to 75%. One group of potato farmers have trialled whether they can be successfully established ...
The genetic potential of high yielding varieties can be achieved only if quality seed is used together with good agricultural practices (GAP). Research in several SSA countries has developed agronomic ...
With the cost of doing business skyrocketing, producers need a seed regulatory system that delivers faster access to innovative varieties that are also affordable. If there’s one word that defines ...
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada today issued the following statement: “Prince Edward Island (PEI) farmers put everything that they have into their crops and many families’ ...
Arable farmer and contractor Willie Houbraken uses AgroExact's weather station and soil moisture sensor to irrigate and spray on time. Like crop advisor Berit Herman of Alliance, he is enthusiastic about ...
The smaller inventories of fresh potatoes are finding higher prices this year, according to USDA data.
ICL Speciality Fertilizers in the UK recently launched a new knowledge hub online to help growers understand the different types of efficiency fertilisers and benefits. The company says in a news post: “precision ...
A Belarusian potash miner that accounts for a major chunk of global supply has declared force majeure, shaking up a market that’s already contending with soaring prices. JSC Belaruskali said around Feb. ...
How does it work? PEF application causes electroporation, or as we like to call it "eleaporation", forming pores in cell membranes with low energy input and heat load. The mechanism ...
Supply and demand may actually become an issue through March and April, which may drive further price rises.
A ground frost that struck the southern Israeli fields in January is the latest in a series of challenging events impacting potato export supply coming up to the 2022 season. ...
Coming off of a hard growing season and with increasing production costs, European potato acreage may fall in 2022. It’s been a challenging few years for potato growers in Europe. ...
Using these fumigants to control soil-borne diseases had positive effects on the crop beyond disease control. Total and marketable yield and tuber set were higher in plots treated with either ...
New DLG innovation award scheme recognizes visionary concepts– five winners honored at digital award ceremony @ www.DLG-Connect.com – Part of “Agritechnica digital” program (DLG). The DLG (German Agricultural Society) today announced the ...