Two new potato varieties could improve yields by 25%
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -Central Potato Research Institute, (CPRI)- has developed two disease resistant potatoes;
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) -Central Potato Research Institute, (CPRI)- has developed two disease resistant potatoes;
farms are trying to figure out the best way to jump in without making expensive mistakes
Why treat the entire field for migrating insects when all you need to do is protect your borders?
For the 2021 season, the four-row self-propelled potato harvester VENTOR 4150 will be equipped with some new practical features. Equipped for long and tough haulm in potato crops The VENTOR ...
Kenya has applied for a Sh656 million grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to boost research on potato seed production and cut reliance on imports.
Studies have shown that adopting a gender perspective while conducting agronomic research and extension work provides more efficient approaches to managing pests and diseases at the field level.
On-farm innovation helps put nematicide in the right place
Growers using Nemathorin for the first time this spring to control nematodes in potato crops are being urged to carefully follow the guidelines on its safe use.
There newly released varieties of potato are expected to respond to needs of stakeholders of the potato value chain, including high yielding per unit area, early maturing and tolerance to ...
Nyiraneza and Oyster Cove Farms of Hamilton, P.E.I., recently completed a two-year study that tested the performance of cover crops planted following the potato harvest.
The weed control solutions from crop.zone are being brought into use for the first time in Switzerland.
Stabilizing nitrogen can help make fertilizing more efficient.
Teagasc and IPM Potato Group have recently released a new potato variety which is resistant to potato cyst nematode (PCN)
This is evident from a recent inventory by Eurofins Agro of three crops: maize, grassland and ware potatoes. Too low a pH costs yield.
Agronomists need to know stem population to be able to model tuber numbers.
Pink rot is an important storage disease of potatoes. Caused by a soil-borne pathogen, Phytopthora erythroseptica, it’s found in potato-growing regions throughout the world. This pathogen thrives in saturated soils, so ...
Contract cut had a major impact on their operation but added that this year’s drought hurt them even more
Without adequate H-2A agriculture employees at planting and beyond, some U.S. farmers face a crippling financial blow in 2021.
360 Yield Center, says the system uses 40% less water then a center pivot and costs half as much as a drip tape irrigation system.
ARA is an ultra-high precision sprayer that is mounted behind a tractor. It is able to distinguish crops from weeds, and can spray only crops, or spray only the weeds.
This situation has resulted in the region of Castile-Leon having around 50% more than usual in storage at this time, and with great difficulties to find markets for it
Ard-Jan and Diny have a contracting company and grow different crops. Yet there is another trade: The Potato Hut. The children gave the impetus.
As we mark the 50th anniversary since the foundation of CIP and the CGIAR, you can be proud of our collective achievement. Our work has improved the lives of millions. Since 2010 alone, CIP’s ...
potato products stagnated again in many countries, causing grower prices to fall to 66 points in November, 17% lower than in September and 44% lower than a year earlier.
On average FarmLab saves farmers about 30% of their costs by cheaper sampling costs and reduced fertiliser input