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“Siberian Tiger” is designed to monitor crops and soil conditions, using a set of cameras and sensors. Siberian Tiger, a new Russian agricultural robot by Agrirobot, is expected to begin ...

View original article Phosphorus in soil is an essential macro-element, required for plant nutrition. It participates in metabolic processes such as photosynthesis, energy transfer and synthesis and breakdown of carbohydrates. ...

A diagnostic lab had to confirm these potato mop-top virus (PMTV) symptoms. Note concentric arcs that can occur with these viruses. This textbook symptom of spraing can be misleading because ...

Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem. AROUND 10 YEARS AGO, in the fierce heat of the Kansas summer, ...

Researchers from Aarhus University have tested the use of satellite and drone imagery to predict and forecast water and nitrogen status in potatoes grown in Denmark. The first potato tuber ...

Next year HZPC expects to own the first prototype of a hybrid potato variety. These potatoes will be sown instead of planted, and that offers perspective for the food security ...

In recent years, rising global temperatures have left potato farmers anxious as their crops struggle to survive lengthy dry cycles that are often marked by extremely high temperatures.  Potatoes grow ...

Two companies want to deploy ‘autonomous crop management machines’, are working to develop irrigation pivots that do more than apply water and/or crop protection products. Irrigation is a critical production ...

The consequences of the coronavirus outbreak were immediately felt for the Dutch agricultural sectors. But looking back at the first six months of the corona crisis, the impact in this period ...

Potato prices in India have dropped over 40 percent at primary agricultural markets in northern parts of the country in the last three weeks as the new crop has begun ...

Pumping water for irrigation is perhaps the biggest consumer of energy on a farm. This has become a major concern for farmers affected by rapid increases in energy prices. With ...

Prospera's sensors will be installed on Valmont subsidiary Valley's pivot irrigation systems and will ultimately manage irrigation, fertilizing and spraying. Israel's biggest invention in agriculture, with the possible exception of ...

RWTH Aachen University and the Aachen Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Aachen) have joined forces to take the Aachen-based start-up to the next level. Entering a strategic partnership with ...

Autumn is beginning to tinge the boxelder trees along the banks of the Little Wood River with vibrant yellows, oranges and reds. In a matter of days, these trees will ...

Engineers at the University of Texas have created a new type of soil that can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants. According to the university, this ...

A 4th generation farmer at Wester Braikie Farms, Arbroath, Angus. Farm of about 320 hectares, 40 hectares typically dedicated to potatoes, 60 hectares of barley, 60 hectares of winter oilseed rape ...

KEY POINTS: Five years after acquiring the technology, Deere’s method of using machine vision and machine learning to identify individual plants will be tested on farms in summer 2021.The goal: ...

The white areas in this North Dakota field are not snow — they are areas with high salinity, which can ultimately cause low crop yields. Farming requires a high tolerance ...

A fertiliser program for potatoes growing in sandy soils must balance environmental risk with maximising returns. Coastal sands are naturally infertile and require higher rates of nutrients than loams. Efficient ...

With last year's harvest just off the field, it is also time to look at the coming growing season. An important part of the crop preparation is the fertilization plan. Naturally, the ...

To equip farmers with this critical knowledge, at the Isinya forum, farmers were taken through crop husbandry practices that guarantees high yields. Potato farming has traditionally been done in areas ...

A sequenced approach using a liquid nematicide with a new mode of action along with an existing granular product is the best strategy for tackling potato cyst nematode, according to trials ...

Two researchers at the University of Maine have partnered with a team of plant geneticists and breeders to develop tools which will help Maine scientists and farmers become more efficient ...

A database has been developed for nematode and fungus control within the European Best4soil network, of which WUR is also a part. The database makes scientific information about nematodes and soil ...

Much has been said and written about it in recent years, but experts expect that the ancient rain reel will disappear from the landscape in the coming years. Reason? The emergence of ...