Tag: soil management

The frosty weather, aside from destroying crops, adds pressure on production costs, as anti-frost measures necessitate the use of an ...

Spreading traditional fertilizer causes a lot of loss of nutrients. In addition, the prices of fertilizers are rising due to the ...

US beverage and snack giant PepsiCo has tapped Israeli drip irrigation company N-Drip for a new partnership aimed at helping ...

Grimme UK is taking to the road next month to showcase its latest version of the GL 420 Exacta potato ...

During certain stretches of the growing season, potato growers must monitor the nitrogen status of their crop on a regular ...

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

With the high price and low availability of glyphosate this season, you might benefit from some fresh perspective on how ...

During the past several years, irrigation equipment manufacturers have been busy reinventing sprinkler systems to serve more as "hired hands" ...

Farmers can’t fix the situation with fertilizer availability and high input cost, but they can get a better grasp on ...

New advice for in-furrow application of Amistar during potato planting will achieve a more complete zone of protection around the ...

Irrigation is a really effective mitigation strategy during drought.

Polysulphate research from Dr. Carl Rosen shows an increase in total AND marketable yields when compared to grower standard practice ...

Silicon, the world’s second most abundant element, can increase yield, improve soil health, strength plants and improve disease response, suggests ...

Potatoes demand adequate sulfur levels for nitrogen uptake, chlorophyll production, tuber development, stress and pest resistance, carbohydrate generation, amino acid ...

According to current regulations, the cultivation of potatoes is possible according to a crop rotation of at least 1:3. In a ...

Soil dwelling nematodes are a serious threat to crop performance. They affect a range of crops including potatoes, carrots, cereals, ...

Last summer, the Maas flooded the entire company of the Van den Eertwegh partnership. A violent event, the wounds of which ...

Planting a potato cyst nematode (PCN) trap crop can naturally reduce nematode numbers by up to 75%. One group of ...

Arable farmer and contractor Willie Houbraken uses AgroExact's weather station and soil moisture sensor to irrigate and spray on time. Like ...

Using these fumigants to control soil-borne diseases had positive effects on the crop beyond disease control. Total and marketable yield ...

Over the last several years, agricultural producers have been pulled in multiple directions: improve water use efficiency, maintain profitability in ...

Potato pink eye is a disorder that often starts with pink, water-soaked areas around the eyes of the tuber — ...

“Blue LED light is going to be a normal tool for weed management and it’s going to happen much faster ...

Aerial imagery aids diagnosis for Nielson, an agronomist for Walters Produce in Newdale, Idaho, making his scouting more efficient.

Many practitioners consider using irrigation to protect their crops from drought. Getting started with irrigation is not worth it for every ...

Root lesion nematode is a tiny pest, about one millimetre in length. But it has an outsized ability to damage ...

In 2021, AgTech had significant growth. According to Finistere Ventures' 2020 AgriFood Tech Investment Review, developed in collaboration with PitchBook ...

Two advisors and a researcher recently discussed the most important issues about green manures in an online meeting during the ...

The results of the analysis of scientific data show that in the last decade a steady deficit of macro- and ...

Herbicides are an important weed management tool for agriculture. The use of herbicides in multiple crops makes it necessary to ...

Evaluate cropping choices on physical, natural and human factors Let’s see how two real farmers applied sustainable triangle principles to ...

 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivered his final State of the State to a joint session of the Arizona Legislature. While recapping ...

The synergy creating the farm’s well-being results from a process of discovery beginning 30 years ago, with Rockey’s uncle.

John Innes Centre team isolated and tested hundreds of strains of Pseudomonas bacteria from the soil of a commercial potato ...

The works, which will contribute to the INIA Potato Genetic Improvement Program, will be carried out by the INIA Remehue ...

Due to the warmer seasons in recent years, arable farmers are more often bothered by pest wireworms. Due to the higher ...

They reduce sheet and rill soil erosion, decrease ephemeral gully erosion, manage water flow, stabilize steep slopes, and trap sediment.

Nitrogen is dizzyingly expensive. Anyone who neglects the basic nutrients now also slows down nitrogen uptake. Extremely high fertilizer prices , especially for ...

I had one field that had a pH of 8.5 and was high in calcium and magnesium, and even after ...

Potato is an important crop in the United States, with a value of $4.02 billion (USDA-NASS 2018). Florida produces one-third ...

This is now also shown by the drought monitor from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ)

5G-NR is set to transform water management as it is a much faster technology. Monitoring infrastructure and irrigation water consumption ...

Herbicides are still the main weeds control option

Soil and plant additives are considered bearers of hope when mineral fertilizer prices are unaffordable and chemical agents are no ...

Growing potatoes with excellent taste characteristics was the starting point for Jeroen Klompe’s eight-year journey to improve his soil, and ...

Business-minded growers looking to push yields and move beyond status quo potato production are increasingly turning to plant growth regulators ...

 Weed pressure was low this year and damage from nematodes was not too bad. Next year, the roles may be reversed ...

The Row-FiX Space builds on the success of the concept with backfilling and mechanical weed control, only with a free ...

To experience the effect of a soil scan, we followed this process for more than a year. 

Your fields may be covered in snow right now, but we all know that a potato grower’s work never truly ...