Tag: farming research

Growing potatoes in the North may not be an endless series of bad news

The hybrid potato breeding company Solynta will work on hybrid breeding of starch potato varieties together with Averis, a subsidiary ...

we are facing serious challenges in the use of our land and the distribution of space

A scientist. That’s what Terry Miller was. A really, really good plant pathologist.

Water shortages threaten to devastate India’s food security, driving down winter harvests by 20% nationwide and by as much as ...

This week, a start was made in Lelystad on the development of the potato demo fields for PotatoEurope 2021

The Canadian government is launching a new climate plan for the country’s agriculture sector, the government says in a news ...

potato growers need to be aware of the value of inputs now

special project is the cultivation of seed potatoes together with facelia, Persian clover, buckwheat, flax and summer vetch

With Flight to Vitality, the seed potato sector is on the eve of a breakthrough

our SPot Farm North West this year and we plan to have a host in the region

pay more attention to the quality of the storage process at the growers

Scotland-based Strategic Potato Farm activity for a second year

Kenya has applied for a Sh656 million grant from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to boost research on ...

Studies have shown that adopting a gender perspective while conducting agronomic research and extension work provides more efficient approaches to ...

In the spring of 2020, SunRain installed Netafim drip line on a four-acre section of a field

This is more so relevant in potatoes than most other UK crops because of the domestic nature of potato markets ...

AHDB will present the latest results from its Strategic Potato (SPot) farm

PepsiCo Europe, Sean Westcott, discusses sustainable farming, collaboration and why a greater level of co-operation is required between invested parties ...

If potato growers decide they no longer want to pay the £42.62 per hectare levy, then the potato part of ...

Many Indian agri-tech start-ups like SatSure, CropIn, Niruthi, AgRisk, and government programs help in sowing and crop monitoring

agroforestry project is taking shape in a field of 15 hectares

experimental fields with irrigation yielded 3000 kilos of extra starch per hectare

A variable planting distance in the cultivation of seed potatoes requires better calculation rules. This is evident from the experiences of ...

We need to bridge the gap between the next generation of landowners and producers. Meet Glen Moeller, an Iowa farmer ...