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By Seth Truscott College of Agricultural, Human,and Natural Resource Sciences PULLMAN, Wash. -Launching new research in support of Washington potato growers, Washington State University is partnering with industry leaders to study healthier, ...

Potato marketers say they worry about the damage COVID-19 is doing to the foodservice sector. “Potatoes are now on 84% of restaurant menus, and top potato items preferred away from home include ...

With each herbicide checked off the list, the power of waterhemp grows stronger. It has confirmed resistance to six modes of action — and its resistance will only grow stronger if proper ...

Announced today, Canadian telecom company Telus launches Telus Agriculture. With a footprint in more than 50 countries, the new business is aiming to bring a new level of digitization to agriculture and connect ...

Presorting collected products is not yet popular with Russian farmers and food manufacturing plants. And yet the situation is changing quickly with more and more market players introducing presorting into their production ...

Peter van der Poel from Abbenbroek received a visit from the king in July, who wanted to get an impression of the impact of corona on potato sales. The grower was very honored, ...

The potato farmers of the producers' cooperative do not have an easy task: the tubers that have been cultivated and harvested with great effort now have to be disposed of with a ...

The Minister of Agriculture, Santiago Bertoni, said that the peasants, like the medical workers, are "heroes" who during the months of the COVID-19 pandemic have not stopped producing and supplying the markets. ...

The Wayside, just off the Heyburn exit, serves a decent burger and killer apple pie. It’s packed in here, as it is every day at noon, but it’s still one of those ...

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 ...

According to a new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange, the business model for farm supply co-ops has been threatened by challenging fundamentals, disruptive forces and increased competition. It notes reduced input spending by ...

Corona is forcing the potato trading houses to think about a different set-up of the traditional variety shows this year. A number of companies opt for an event online, others have decided to ...

Questions of data replication are now being asked by those concerned about data ownership. Questions around data ownership have been long discussed in and outside the agriculture sector – but are they ...

Houston-based Mountain King Potatoes is stepping up its packaging capacity of smaller-sized potatoes varieties in the face of strong demand. A recently authorized fourth round of purchases for the USDA Farmers to Families Food ...

Can intelligent technology help ensure value chains can continue to function uninterrupted in the face of a future pandemic? How can we cost-effectively collect and utilize soil data to automate variable rate ...

Good quality, volume predicted as San Luis Valley crop hits the market. Colorado’s unmatched scenery, climate, and its popularity as a tourist destination often overshadow some of its less obvious assets, such ...

Quality and traceability, two important requirements of potato fresh packing, are threatened by market disruptions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. Lockdowns have increased home-cooking and the popularity of fresh potatoes, packers may ...

On October 29, CNH announced it invested in Zasso Group AG, which is working to develop weed control systems that use electrical power rather than chemicals.  Zasso Group was founded in 2016, ...

“How can we increase farmer adoption of new innovations?” A question that continues to challenge policy-makers, technology developers and the research community, and probably the one the Agri-TechE team is asked most ...

Nine early-stage agtech startups focusing on row crop innovations and sustainability are preparing for a week of intense virtual programming and the chance to pitch to a panel of farmers and aligned ...

Leuven, Belgium, 20 November 2019 – By using the TOMRA 3A high-performance sorting machine Duchemin (Caen) are able to ensure their potatoes are a premium product. Created in 1984 in Tourville-sur-Odon in ...

From comprehensive ag tech consulting to robotic specialization and support, dealers and industry experts share their vision for how opportunities and objectives will change. Asking dealers to dust of their crystal ball ...

Romagnoli F.lli Spa continues the path of research and innovation with a view to sustainability for the entire potato supply chain, in which the company operates from sowing to marketing and announces its commitment to ...

With fresh vegetable sales boosted by people cooking more at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, many potato fresh packers are stretched to capacity. Some are even turning away work because they are ...

Approval to grant a South Australian company a licence to import potatoes into Tasmania will remain unchanged following an independent review. Former federal chief plant protection officer and plant pathologist Lois Ransom handed her ...