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World Potato Congress Inc. Webinar - November 11, 2021 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time with Netafim's Yechiam Gets, Crop Model Agronomist Presenting "Basics of irrigation for processing potatoes and irrigation scheduling" ...

The fight to get U.S. fresh potatoes into all of Mexico continues amid signs that the  Mexican potato industry is shifting tactics to deflect imports, Kam Quarles told attendees at the Idaho ...

High heat in the early summer can lead to reduced yield and deformed potatoes on farmers, said Washington State Potato Commission Executive Director Chris Voigt in a Herald telephone interview. A potato ...

The U.S. pressured Mexico on Wednesday to allow genetically modified crops into the country and to open up access to U.S.-grown potatoes. U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai pushed for the concessions during ...

Europatat Congress 2021 – A successful virtual event for the potato sector! On 10 June the European potato community virtually gathered for the Europatat Congress 2021. Under the slogan “Stay connected – ...

Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2021)— Yesterday, 288 agricultural organizations representing the geographic and commodity diversity of our nation’s farmers urged immediate Senate action to develop and pass legislation addressing agricultural labor reform. The ...

As a historic drought ravages farms and ranches throughout the Klamath Basin on the California-Oregon border there are visible signs of the calamity everywhere. Fields lie fallow. There are dust storms in ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of more than $5.2 million to support nanotechnology research at 11 universities. The universities will research ways nanotechnology can be used to improve food safety, enhance ...

The world is moving fast and we are only at the beginning of a new era in technological progression, which is why the produce processing plants you know today may be completely ...

Today, April 28, 2021, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled by a unanimous vote of five to zero in favor of overturning a 2017 lower court decision that prevented the Mexican federal government ...

Just saying North American potato production has benefited from the efforts of Nora Olsen would be an understatement.

The pandemic and dry weather have pushed Canadian potato stocks down

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

Just how much does the space between your rows affect your potatoes

We wouldn’t still be farming, however, without skilled employees,

People have puzzled for years why pathogen Phytophthora infestens causes the devastating late blight disease, source of the Irish Potato famine, on potatoes, but has no effect at all on plants like apple or ...

WORLD POTATO CONGRESS INC. WEBINAR DECEMBER 15, 2020 AT 09:00 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME – “DEVELOPING THE PIPELINE FROM GENOMICS TO NEW PRODUCTS” WITH DR. MARK TAYLOR The World Potato Congress is ...

A recent survey found the average parent is no better at math or science than a typical sixth grader. While most of us wouldn’t want to admit parity to an 11-year-old, it’s ...

Technology plays a crucial role in the development of insect science--and entomologists, their students and society must embrace it, says Christian Nansen, an associate professor in the University of California, Davis Department of Entomology ...

Learn about the challenges and possibilities that the digital revolution will bring to global food, fuel and fiber production at Washington State University’s first Digital Agriculture Summit, planned virtually Oct. 6 and ...

WORLD POTATO CONGRESS INC. WEBINAR NOVEMBER 12, 2020 AT 09:00 A.M. EASTERN STANDARD TIME PRESENTING: “ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND: DISEASES THREATENING SUSTAINABLE POTATO PRODUCTION” WITH PROFESSOR JACQUIE VAN DER WAALS The World ...

Trusted advisors play an important role in farming today. ( United Soybean Board & Soybean Checkoff ) Farming is expensive, and it’s unlikely to get cheaper. Everything comes with a price tag. ...

Last week Kevin Cramer, congressman for North Dakota, announced $3 million in purchases for red potatoes for nutrition assistance programs through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Cramer said ...

The Belgian Development Cooperation has been working with the International Potato Centre (CIP) in developing countries since the 1970s. The aim is to support the research and training required to improve the ...

Europatat, the European Potato Trade Association, celebrated yesterday, 3 May, its 70th Assembly General Meeting where a new Board has been elected by the membership to channel and lead the association for ...