Potato cultivation takes place mainly in the South Central of Chile (VIII to X regions) in dry conditions (without irrigation) during the spring-summer season (November-March). The crop has a high yield ...
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, ...
People have puzzled for years why pathogen Phytophthora infestens causes the devastating late blight disease, source of the Irish Potato famine, on potatoes, but has no effect at all on plants like ...
2020 was, together with 2014, the hottest year since at least 1901, the start of the weather measurements. This is reported by Weerplaza and KNMI. The average temperature in De Bilt last ...
Even more than the rest of us, potato growers could be forgiven for wanting to put 2020 in the rear-view mirror. From canceled contracts to processing plant closures, the pandemic ...
URBANA, Ill. – Scientists are getting closer to finding the genes for maleness in waterhemp and Palmer amaranth, two of the most troublesome agricultural weeds in the U.S. Finding the ...
A self-propelled potato harvester made by Grimme reduces the amount of people needed for harvest. At Steijn Potato Farms in York, P.E.I. they were having problems finding skilled labour to ...
Perfect spray conditions are rare and there are so many factors at play that sometimes the basics get overlooked. The three things that the spray operator can and must control ...
On November 19, the Xunta announced the lifting of the ban on planting potatoes in nine other municipalities in the provinces of A Coruña and Lugo affected by the Guatemalan ...
BREAKING old cycles and farming in a more unpredictable way is necessary to upset the evolutionary response of weeds, according to Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative research agronomist Mike Ashworth. Speaking ...
A lot of farm kids—probably a healthy majority—spend a good portion of their youth grumbling about the long hours, the low wages, the heat, the cold. They get the work ...
ISLAMABAD: As part of the PepsiCo’s ongoing commitment to sustainability, the company here on Wednesday organised the “Sustainable Farming Programme Road Show” to promote sustainable farming practices for its potato ...
Wholesale prices for potatoes have decreased sharply over the past week, driving Egypt’s farmers to abandon their crops due to lockdown polices from importing countries harming the Egyptian product, saturating ...
In order to develop agricultural activity, the private company in conjunction with producers and with the support of the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), has been promoting technologies ...
In a recent survey of potato growers completed by Spudman, disease control concerns were highlighted. Growers reported struggling with increased fungicide resistance issues with many common chemistries used to fight ...
Techniques that fall into the 'straightforward' category are preferred by arable farmers who want to start with precision farming. So they don't just look at cost savings and the expected increase ...
BCPC’s Julian Westaway said, “Having access to the latest pesticide information is vital for all those involved in their use and application. The UK Pesticide Guide, in both its online ...
BOZEMAN — Montana State University Extension has a new, free, 40-page color booklet available about diagnosing herbicide injury on plants. “While herbicides are useful tools for managing weeds, sometimes they can also ...
In recent years, rising global temperatures have left potato farmers anxious as their crops struggle to survive lengthy dry cycles that are often marked by extremely high temperatures. Potatoes grow ...
Calcium plays an important role in in potato quality, production. Cell membrane health is very crucial to the survival and health of the plant cell. The health of the cell ...
Last week Delphy kicked off the sustainability program 'Innovating the Ugandan potato value chain'. he SDGP program (Sustainable Development Goals Partners) is intended to contribute to strengthening the sustainable value ...
A fertiliser program for potatoes growing in sandy soils must balance environmental risk with maximising returns. Coastal sands are naturally infertile and require higher rates of nutrients than loams. Efficient ...
The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) has discovered an unknown variant of wart disease on the agricultural plots in the municipality of Stadskanaal that were recently infected ...
To equip farmers with this critical knowledge, at the Isinya forum, farmers were taken through crop husbandry practices that guarantees high yields. Potato farming has traditionally been done in areas ...
A study completed by an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) scientist found winter cover crops planted after potatoes can be beneficial to the environment and to soil quality, AAFC says in ...
Austrian cooperative Rheintaler Feldfrüchte about the new storage capacity Twelve months a year, fresh, regional potatoes, onions and other open ground products: That is the ambitious goal of the Austrian ...
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 the most detailed soil quality data available, reporting soil moisture, ...
In Melena del Sur, 291 hectares are being prepared for the planting of the famous tuber, a commitment with which the producers of that territory must fulfill. https://youtu.be/zGn5PcbUQy4 Potato planting ...
Savvy agronomy is one of the best returns on money, according to Iain Wilson, who saved his salary in inputs in his first year as Farm Manager at Tulloch Farms ...
"We are seeing the world become far more agile through the use of technology," Alison Sunstrum, founder of CNSRV-X, said during her Oct. 27 appearance on an Innovation in a ...
Sowing wildflowers into potato crops could reduce aphid-carried viruses and offer an alternative to declining access to insecticides for growers. In Scotland, trials are being carried out to discover the ...
The farmers whose crops were left unharvested were waiting for rain to soften the dirt lumps so they wouldn’t bruise the potatoes, then temperatures dipped into the low double digits ...
Lucrative as it is, potato industry is yet to achieve its full potential. At present, the average potato yield in Kenya is only three to six tonnes per acre. Contributing ...
Beattie’s Distillers has added a potato-based gin to their spirits lineup with the launch of Farm Crafted Potato Gin on Friday June 22, 2018. The Canadian spirits maker, named after ...
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