Tag: potato planting

BREAKING old cycles and farming in a more unpredictable way is necessary to upset the evolutionary response of weeds, according ...

A lot of farm kids—probably a healthy majority—spend a good portion of their youth grumbling about the long hours, the ...

ISLAMABAD: As part of the PepsiCo’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, the company here on Wednesday organised the “Sustainable Farming Programme ...

Wholesale prices for potatoes have decreased sharply over the past week, driving Egypt’s farmers to abandon their crops due to ...

In order to develop agricultural activity, the private company in conjunction with producers and with the support of the Ministry ...

In a recent survey of potato growers completed by Spudman, disease control concerns were highlighted. Growers reported struggling with increased ...

Techniques that fall into the 'straightforward' category are preferred by arable farmers who want to start with precision farming. So they ...

BCPC’s Julian Westaway said, “Having access to the latest pesticide information is vital for all those involved in their use ...

BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension has a new, free, 40-page color booklet available about diagnosing herbicide injury on plants. “While herbicides ...

In recent years, rising global temperatures have left potato farmers anxious as their crops struggle to survive lengthy dry cycles ...

Calcium plays an important role in in potato quality, production. Cell membrane health is very crucial to the survival and ...

Last week Delphy kicked off the sustainability program 'Innovating the Ugandan potato value chain'. he SDGP program (Sustainable Development Goals ...

A fertiliser program for potatoes growing in sandy soils must balance environmental risk with maximising returns. Coastal sands are naturally ...

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has discovered an unknown variant of wart disease on the agricultural ...

To equip farmers with this critical knowledge, at the Isinya forum, farmers were taken through crop husbandry practices that guarantees ...

A study completed by an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientist found winter cover crops planted after potatoes can be beneficial ...

Austrian cooperative Rheintaler Feldfrüchte about the new storage capacity Twelve months a year, fresh, regional potatoes, onions and other open ...

Teralytic is a soil analytics company which enables farmers to grow more, using less product/enhancement/applications whilst reducing the environmental impact of agriculture.   Teralytic’s wireless probe contains 26 sensors which provide ...

In Melena del Sur, 291 hectares are being prepared for the planting of the famous tuber, a commitment with which ...

Savvy agronomy is one of the best returns on money, according to Iain Wilson, who saved his salary in inputs ...

"We are seeing the world become far more agile through the use of technology," Alison Sunstrum, founder of CNSRV-X, said ...

Sowing wildflowers into potato crops could reduce aphid-carried viruses and offer an alternative to declining access to insecticides for growers. ...

The farmers whose crops were left unharvested were waiting for rain to soften the dirt lumps so they wouldn’t bruise ...

Lucrative as it is, potato industry is yet to achieve its full potential. At present, the average potato yield in ...

Beattie’s Distillers has added a potato-based gin to their spirits lineup with the launch of Farm Crafted Potato Gin on ...