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During April 2021 we experienced cold dry conditions which haven’t been seen in some years. Moving into May much of the country has received, or is about to receive, some ...

Many growers experienced an April to rival one of the driest on record (1938 and 1974 both saw less than 15mm of rain on average in the UK). Potato growers ...

Coming back to the Skagit Valley, there are so many problems we can solve here to make people’s lives better,

Scientists hope to use a type of virus called a bacteriophage to infect bacteria that causes blackleg in potato plants, said Michele Konschuh, a research associate in the University of ...

PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) today announced a new, impact-driven Positive Agriculture ambition, anchored by a goal to spread regenerative farming practices across 7 million acres, approximately equal to its entire agricultural ...

Jerry Bushman began his career in the potato industry in September 1961, working for his father, John, and his uncle, Harry, at Bushman Brothers in Rosholt, Wis. He proved a quick study, and ...

Harvest season is well underway for some crops, but there is growing concern not all those crops will make it to market. The problem stems from a lack of truck drivers. The California Farm Bureau's Ag ...

One veteran potato farmer welcomes Wednesday's potato boost, but questions whether the new land can get up to speed by the province's self-imposed deadline next year. "It's not just a ...

Are they broadening their diet and taking a bite out your potato profits? Ground squirrels and voles cause yield losses in crops.

TEHRAN- As announced by a director in the Iranian Agriculture Ministry, the country’s export of potato increased by 83 percent in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), ...

Among the many challenges posed by climate change and its impacts on agriculture, improving plant health faces numerous obstacles and yet holds perhaps the greatest potential for strengthening food systems and supporting small farmers in ...

“Data has been passed to key partners across Europe to support integrated pest management approaches to blight control” Plant scientists at the James Hutton Institute are studying the evolution of ...

Potato breeders in Europe are working hard to innovate and create new potato varieties.

Due to (global) logistics problems in the supply of raw materials, the supply of various crop protection products is becoming increasingly difficult. Moreover, traders have to order longer in advance ...

PepsiCo was formed 55 years ago from the merger of two completely different businesses – the Pepsi-Cola Compa-ny, a beverage manufacturer, and Frito-Lay, a manufactur-er of potato and corn snacks. ...

Trials are planned for 2022 in three locations as part of a Specialty Crop Research Initiative grant. For potato growers across the U.S., potato virus Y (PVY) is a serious ...

At the request of BO Akkerbouw, Minister Schouten of LNV has declared the Research and Innovation Program and the associated regulations for arable farmers back binding. This means that all growers ...

Agro Expert Group is a rapidly devel-oping high-tech company with more than 19 years of successful experi-ence. In 2020, the total sales of the company’s products exceeded RUB 10 billion. ...

We want to know which conditions ensure the growth of populations of insects, such as bean spider mites, so that we can take preventive actions with the lowest impact on ...

#PotatoEurope PotatoEurope is an international event exclusively dedicated to the entire chain of potatoes.  The event takes place each year in one of the event’s four partner countries: Germany, Belgium, ...

Potatoes SA shares Limpopo Province potato farmer Johan Holtzhausen's story as he details how he had contracted Covid-19 and at the same time faced challenges that his business went through ...

Four potato growers from Prince Edward Island were honoured in March for their contributions to the industry over the years through the Potato Industry Recognition Awards, the P.E.I. Potato Board ...

Our variety ‘Cayman’ has made it to the list of 'The 20 Most Innovative Plant Varieties of 2020', composed by European Seed

released a study quantifying the extent and impact of drip irrigation issues in agriculture.

Sow, apply drip tape and create an anti-dust cover in one pass