The frosty weather, aside from destroying crops, adds pressure on production costs, as anti-frost measures necessitate the use of an anti-frost spray at the cost of €180/10ltr and watering of ...
Spreading traditional fertilizer causes a lot of loss of nutrients. In addition, the prices of fertilizers are rising due to the high energy costs. Substitutes such as nitrogen from chemical air scrubbers ...
US beverage and snack giant PepsiCo has tapped Israeli drip irrigation company N-Drip for a new partnership aimed at helping farmers who grow crops for Pepsi’s range of brands adopt ...
Grimme UK is taking to the road next month to showcase its latest version of the GL 420 Exacta potato planter, which now offers four-row planting in 90cm row widths ...
During certain stretches of the growing season, potato growers must monitor the nitrogen status of their crop on a regular basis to fertilize in the most efficient and sustainable way ...
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 to make the most of whatever supply you have.
During the past several years, irrigation equipment manufacturers have been busy reinventing sprinkler systems to serve more as "hired hands" than just an efficient way to water crops. From running ...
Farmers can’t fix the situation with fertilizer availability and high input cost, but they can get a better grasp on their crop fertility requirements, even now.
New advice for in-furrow application of Amistar during potato planting will achieve a more complete zone of protection around the mother tuber when using modern high-speed belt planters, advises Syngenta ...
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 Despite its vital role in optimum crop performance, sulfur has ...
Silicon, the world’s second most abundant element, can increase yield, improve soil health, strength plants and improve disease response, suggests silicon biostimulants specialist Orion FT. Using silicon can also help ...
Potatoes demand adequate sulfur levels for nitrogen uptake, chlorophyll production, tuber development, stress and pest resistance, carbohydrate generation, amino acid formation and vitamin synthesis
According to current regulations, the cultivation of potatoes is possible according to a crop rotation of at least 1:3. In a number of cases, an exemption can be obtained for the ...
Soil dwelling nematodes are a serious threat to crop performance. They affect a range of crops including potatoes, carrots, cereals, raspberries and strawberries, both directly and indirectly often inflicting severe ...
Last summer, the Maas flooded the entire company of the Van den Eertwegh partnership. A violent event, the wounds of which are far from healed. “The claims settlement has barely started, but ...
Planting a potato cyst nematode (PCN) trap crop can naturally reduce nematode numbers by up to 75%. One group of potato farmers have trialled whether they can be successfully established ...
Arable farmer and contractor Willie Houbraken uses AgroExact's weather station and soil moisture sensor to irrigate and spray on time. Like crop advisor Berit Herman of Alliance, he is enthusiastic about ...
Using these fumigants to control soil-borne diseases had positive effects on the crop beyond disease control. Total and marketable yield and tuber set were higher in plots treated with either ...
Over the last several years, agricultural producers have been pulled in multiple directions: improve water use efficiency, maintain profitability in the face of rising input prices, and improve sustainability and ...
Potato pink eye is a disorder that often starts with pink, water-soaked areas around the eyes of the tuber — that’s why it’s called “pink eye.”
“Blue LED light is going to be a normal tool for weed management and it’s going to happen much faster than farmers realize.” Let there be light within the bowels ...
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 farm. In dry summers, sprinkling can save yields. However, getting started is not ...
Root lesion nematode is a tiny pest, about one millimetre in length. But it has an outsized ability to damage potatoes in Canada. The reason? It’s part of a complex ...
In 2021, AgTech had significant growth. According to Finistere Ventures' 2020 AgriFood Tech Investment Review, developed in collaboration with PitchBook Data, the total global investment in agrifood tech was $22.3 billion, ...
Two advisors and a researcher recently discussed the most important issues about green manures in an online meeting during the Bioknowledge Week. When is the best time to sow green manure ...
The results of the analysis of scientific data show that in the last decade a steady deficit of macro- and microelements in the soil has formed, due to their significant ...
Herbicides are an important weed management tool for agriculture. The use of herbicides in multiple crops makes it necessary to track what has been applied to crops in rotation with ...
Evaluate cropping choices on physical, natural and human factors Let’s see how two real farmers applied sustainable triangle principles to decisions about no-till and covers crops. Farm Journal Field Agronomist ...
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey delivered his final State of the State to a joint session of the Arizona Legislature. While recapping successes of the administration over the past seven years, Ducey set ...
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 field
The works, which will contribute to the INIA Potato Genetic Improvement Program, will be carried out by the INIA Remehue researcher
Due to the warmer seasons in recent years, arable farmers are more often bothered by pest wireworms. Due to the higher temperatures, more generational build-up of the damaged animals takes place. ...
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 nitrogen - who doesn't think about reducing it? This should be ...
I had one field that had a pH of 8.5 and was high in calcium and magnesium, and even after one year of using SulphGro, our pH dropped to 7.4 ...
Potato is an important crop in the United States, with a value of $4.02 billion (USDA-NASS 2018). Florida produces one-third of the winter/spring crop in the nation and is ranked ...
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 in agriculture will become commonplace in the coming years. Remote ...
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 longer available. These new bioproducts will be on the market for ...
Growing potatoes with excellent taste characteristics was the starting point for Jeroen Klompe’s eight-year journey to improve his soil, and his management of it within a potato rotation. Farming 368ha ...
Business-minded growers looking to push yields and move beyond status quo potato production are increasingly turning to plant growth regulators (PGRs), but not the PGRs you might first guess. Most ...
Weed pressure was low this year and damage from nematodes was not too bad. Next year, the roles may be reversed again, and then it is important to take a good ...
The Row-FiX Space builds on the success of the concept with backfilling and mechanical weed control, only with a free passage eighteen centimeters higher than the current Row-Fix
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 ends. Like it or not, planting season will be upon ...
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