It was supposed to be for one year only when the Prince Edward Island provincial government placed a moratorium on high capacity wells for irrigation in 2001. Instead, it lasted ...
Growers want processors to offer higher prices to compensate for increased fertiliser costs.
Three keys to making the plan work
The thinktank Frej hosted an event on the 27th of September where farmers, politicians, organizations and students joined to share opinions and brainstorm ideas for sustainable solutions in agriculture. Knowledge ...
A combination of adequate water supplies, the long, sunny, summer growing season, and winters too cold for most insect pests to survive makes Colorado’s San Luis Valley in the southern ...
The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in Ireland, Senator Pippa Hackett, has welcomed a new initiative which is aimed at helping Irish potato ...
As reported on the official website of the HZPC company: "The future begins with the earthTogether with our clients, we have considered what requirements are really important for resistant varieties. ...
Irish Food Board (Bord Bia), the Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Teagasc), the Irish Farmers Association (IFA), and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine are joining forces to ...
Imagine this scenario for the future – labor shortages will turn the recruitment of service personell into a real challenge. The increasing share of electronics, sensors and software will make ...
Iran has a very conducive environment for the production of seed potatoes: Hamadan, Isfahan and Ardebil regions have fertile clay soils, good water supplies for irrigation, and the possibility to ...
There is an active development of agriculture in Iran, including potatoes. This is confirmed by a visit to seed potato farmsWith the Adviser on Agriculture of the Embassy of the ...
Prepping your potatoes for storage depends on smart harvesting and effective cleaning. Engineers at Lockwood Manufacturing in the US say everyone knows digging too warm, too cold and too wet are all ...
According to Wilson’s Country agronomist Stuart Meredith, up to 30% of potato crops in the Republic of Ireland are now being irrigated in order to maintain yields. The equivalent figure ...
For potato growers in Idaho and Washington — the two most productive potato-growing states in the country — the lack of rainfall thus far hasn’t hurt farmers’ access to irrigation ...
Canada’s potato crop should be larger this year following the pandemic drop
They say everything’s bigger in Texas. But when it comes to potatoes, the state sits just 13th in acres harvested. Only about one one-hundredth of a percent of Texas’ total landmass is dedicated ...
Growers without access to irrigation systems are being encouraged to follow the lead of one Lincolnshire farmer who has embraced seaweed to help his crop fend off the effects of ...
Potato growers are being asked to reveal what they liked about AHDB Potatoes – ahead of it being wound down. Earlier this year, levy payers voted on whether they wanted ...
Leaders of the Idaho and US potato industries suspect that the group that represents Mexico’s potato industry could be attempting to throw up a roadblock
A good ridge provides a lot of space for tubers produced in the tuberization process, which is why the most popular ridge spacing in Poland is 75 cm
Welcome rays of sunshine bring a danger to health for those who work outdoors over prolonged periods
Farm inputs are becoming more and more expensive for farmers. This also means that the costs of agricultural production are exploding
Prince Edward Island Potato Board is excited to share with potato farmers and industry partners the launch of a new podcast, Spudchat
Four potato growers from Prince Edward Island were honoured in March for their contributions to the industry over the years through the Potato Industry Recognition Awards, the P.E.I. Potato Board ...
Newfoundland and Labrador has put out a request for proposals for large-scale potato production on freshly cleared Crown land
Growing potatoes in the North may not be an endless series of bad news
bumper potato harvest has been falling on the growers
The Side Delights Network of family-owned farms is vigilantly integrating the next generation into the potato business.
The pandemic and dry weather have pushed Canadian potato stocks down
Just how much does the space between your rows affect your potatoes
working with his two sons to transfer the family’s potato farm
National Potato Council elected LaJoie, potato farmer, president of the Washington, D.C.-based interest group
You get the maximum benefit of Northern Vigor
We wouldn’t still be farming, however, without skilled employees,
We have never planted this early
Arable farmers and other growers are also directly affected by problems with sales opportunities to Great Britain
verticillium wilt is a serious disease that diminishes quality and causes significant yield loss by reducing tuber size.
Ukrainian Association of Potato Producers have developed a state-funded program for the development of industrial potato growing for 2021-2025,
Due to growth in domestic prices and problems in potato warehouses Russia may increase potato imports from Egypt
Contract cut had a major impact on their operation but added that this year’s drought hurt them even more
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.
In the export figures for Dutch seed potatoes, Belgium is causing a major shift compared to last year.
The obligation to introduce barriers in ridge cultivation stands in the way of integrated cultivation of seed potatoes. That is why Agriculture Minister Carola Schouten must scrap this measure.
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 ...
AHDB will present the latest results from its Strategic Potato (SPot) farm
"PlanetProof helps us to protect the market against parties that would otherwise be dumped on this market
It is common to think that food crops are going to suffer negative effects due to the increase in global temperatures or the water deficit generated by climate change, however, ...
The first-ever virtual Potato Expo is on tap for Jan. 5-7 and the event has plenty to offer the industry, National Potato Council leaders say. The Packer’s Tom Karst visited Dec. 15 with Kam Quarles, ...
In favorable weather it is perfectly possible to spray seed potatoes with Spotlight Plus and Quickdown, according to tests in 2019 and 2020. Under warm, dry conditions it is better ...
The first field inspection of seed potatoes is no longer indicative of viruses from the 2021 cultivation season. Seed potato growers are strongly divided about the importance of this, according to ...
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