Understand your breakeven point
This is more so relevant in potatoes than most other UK crops because of the domestic nature of potato markets with very little global trade. This makes it hard to ...
This is more so relevant in potatoes than most other UK crops because of the domestic nature of potato markets with very little global trade. This makes it hard to ...
shallow plowing in spring on heavy clay can be beneficial, provided this is combined with a green cover.
AHDB will present the latest results from its Strategic Potato (SPot) farm
The number of arable farms with a successor is highest in Flevoland.
traditional solution to rutting issues has been to simply apply bigger and bigger tires until a tolerable depth of rut is achieved
PepsiCo Europe, Sean Westcott, discusses sustainable farming, collaboration and why a greater level of co-operation is required between invested parties to make real change happen.
With the exception of potatoes or soya, the cost of an irrigation system, including technology and pipes, is far from worthwhile in every common arable culture. Tests from several years have ...
DEVELOPED WITH THE FARMER, FROM THE GROUND UP.
Potato seed provider HZPC is looking at how to embed more sustainability in its supply chain. But that is not all: CEO Gerard Backx tells us the company is also trying to breed better ...
With genetic markers, it becomes easier for breeders to develop resilient, high-yielding potatoes with the key traits—taste, texture, cooking time—sought by local consumers.
Thus, there is no replacement to directly speaking to growers to understand what they think. Only then can we can tailor technologies we develop to meet their needs and thus ...
Potato late blight, caused by Phytophthora infestans oomycete, is the most important disease of potato cultivation in the world. This disease affects both leaves, stems and tubers, reducing the yield ...
"PlanetProof helps us to protect the market against parties that would otherwise be dumped on this market
high-precision application systems for crop protection products.
vegetable growers to monitor their soil moisture conditions to inform irrigation management
Potato plants absorb large quantities of potassium (K) throughout the growing season.
There are significant opportunities to increase the production and supply of Irish grown seed potatoes post-Brexit, to replace UK imports
The San Luis Valley is in south-central Colorado at an elevation of 7,544 feet, making it the largest alpine desert in the world. The area, roughly 60 miles east to ...
agrarheute is showing a completely new type of sprayer for the first time: the compact sprayer. It is the link between the mounted and trailed sprayer, combining the advantages of both ...
In the coming year, more and more agents may only be sprayed with nozzles from a high drift reduction category (DRD 90%, 95%, 97.5%). With a conventional sprayer this can lead to ...
At this time of the year and with the increase in cold, agricultural crops are affected by what is called root rot due to cold and dense shade, which affects the volume of ...
Even if irrigation appears to be necessary for plant cultivation, it is only economical if prices are high. Economic success in arable farming depends directly on rainfall. Two years of drought ...
The insect monitoring network in potato fields I operate across Washington’s Columbia Basin provides growers information about where and when insect pests are showing up in the region and warns ...
The agricultural sector is particularly relieved that the European Union and the United Kingdom have concluded a deal on trade relations. This avoids import duties that make Dutch products more expensive ...