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In the section 'The trading house' we highlight a (relatively small) trading house in each edition. What is the raison d'être of these companies? What vision and strategy do they follow? How do they ensure ...

After its recent Potato Sector meeting, Asociafruit (Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producing and Exporting Companies of Andalusia) announced that the early new potato planting campaign has ended with a sown area ...

The current goal of the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK) is to ramp up national potato production to 2.5m tons per year, but the seed quality continues to be a barrier ...

SEED, representative in Spain of the producer EUROPLANT, presents a catalog of sustainable potato varieties, adapted to current needs. There are 17 varieties that require a smaller contribution of inputs to carry ...

By constructing its own mini tuber storage facility, Agrico is taking the next step in its professionalization. Agrico currently rents a separate area from an affiliated grower for its mini tubers. Because ...

Grimme UK is taking to the road next month to showcase its latest version of the GL 420 Exacta potato planter, which now offers four-row planting in 90cm row widths with true ...

DLG-Feldtage 2022: More than 320 exhibitors already signed up 14-16 June 2022 at the Kirschgartshausen farm near Mannheim, Germany – High expectations from co-organizers - Comprehensive technical program (DLG). More than 320 exhibitors ...

Greater use of natural regeneration breaks and cover crops in arable rotations means the weed seed burden of some of the more troublesome weeds for potatoes are on the increase in the ...

When it comes to innovations in the potato sector, true potato seeds comes to mind. The small seeds are newer to growers, and while their future might be further off, they could ...

In 2022 the Lueneburg-based company EUROPLANT Pflanzenzucht GmbH celebrates its 30th anniversary. With its founding in 1992, Kartoffelzucht Böhm GmbH & Co. KG, Vereinigte Saatzuchten eG, Raiffeisen Centralheide eG and RAISA eG laid the ...

The manure policy, announced rules in the context of circular agriculture and the rising costs of fertilizers also present arable farmers with new challenges. During a webinar on fertilization, organized by the National ...

Spreading traditional fertilizer causes a lot of loss of nutrients. In addition, the prices of fertilizers are rising due to the high energy costs. Substitutes such as nitrogen from chemical air scrubbers and mineral ...

After editions in China and Peru, the World Potato Congress (WPC) will take place in Europe again this year. Dublin, both the largest city and the capital of Ireland, will be the ...

Grimme UK is taking to the road next month to showcase its latest version of the GL 420 Exacta potato planter, which now offers four-row planting in 90cm row widths with true ...

Arable farmers can use AgroVision's mineral planner to check their manure utilization space

Around Uetze and Burgdorf towns in Germany, the first early potatoes are now seeded in the still cold sandy soil, due to the spring-like weather during the weekend that has drawn farmers ...

Irrigation is a really effective mitigation strategy during drought.

Silicon, the world’s second most abundant element, can increase yield, improve soil health, strength plants and improve disease response, suggests silicon biostimulants specialist Orion FT. Using silicon can also help UK farmers ...

Potato trading house HZPC presents this week a forecast price of 33.10 euros per 100 kilos for seed potatoes from the 2021 harvest. This price is 2.30 euros higher than the final ...

Gerald Maters (26) from Niekerk (De Marne), brand new chairman of the Gronings Agrarische Youth Contact (GrAJK) was elected 5 years ago. Due to the cold, wet spring, the machines cannot go on ...

Part of Saudi potato farmers’ produce could be exported shortly, according to the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture. Local manufacturers who purchase the produce from farmers after concluding contracts with them ...

According to current regulations, the cultivation of potatoes is possible according to a crop rotation of at least 1:3. In a number of cases, an exemption can be obtained for the cultivation of ...

Agrico is currently working on research into the application of nutrients, tailored to the requirements of individual potato varieties. The company has a close co-operation with Yara Benelux and Tolsma-Grisnich for this ...

Through four experimental studies in two production cycles, for the first time it was possible to develop the "critical dilution curves" of calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg) and sulfur (S) in cultivars (several ...

The genetic potential of high yielding varieties can be achieved only if quality seed is used together with good agricultural practices (GAP). Research in several SSA countries has developed agronomic packages that ...