Potato Expo 2024: HarvestEye to showcase machine learning potato insights at Austin show
Machine-Learning driven crop insights tool, HarvestEye is set to showcase its refreshed 2.0 system at North America’s largest potato industry trade show Potato Expo.
January 04, 2024
Tough harvest, how to proceed in storage?
The storage season for potatoes is in full swing and has proven to be quite a challenge so far. Tolsma-Grisnich provides some tips for drying and storing of challenging crops...
January 03, 2024
Honduras: nuevas variedades de papa introducidas para la comercialización
Honduras introdujo dos nuevas variedades de papa para su comercialización, Farida y Quintera, de la compañía HZPC.
January 03, 2024
Chile: contrabando de papa es fiscalizado
El Servicio Agrícola y Ganadero de Chile fiscaliza con dureza el contrabando de frutas y verduras hacia regiones protegidas.
January 03, 2024
Perú: gobierno promueve medidas para controlar la polilla guatemalteca
Peru aprobó medidas para controlar a la polilla guatemalteca en la región, una de las plagas con mayor impacto sobre la producción de papa.
January 02, 2024
Grimme UK announces new deals for the new year
The UK’s leading farm machinery manufacturer has started the new year by launching several new money-saving promotions.
December 28, 2023
CIP Introduces Zero Tillage Potato Farming Innovation in India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Peru
Zero tillage not only boosts soil fertility and raises carbon stocks but also prolongs the potato growing season by harnessing the residual moisture after the rice harvest.
December 28, 2023
Potato Prices Spike Again in Bangladesh As Reports of Crop Damage Due to Cyclone Michaung Pour In
After Cyclone Michaung, heavy rains caused crop damage, leading to a decrease in supply and subsequent price spikes. Potato prices may remain high until the affected areas recover their potato production capacity.
December 27, 2023
Expanding Foreign Markets: US Chief Agricultural Negotiator to Address Potato Expo 2024
Potato Expo 2024 is primed to be a unique opportunity to explore the world of potatoes, network with industry leaders, and gain insights into the future of this essential crop.
December 27, 2023
Joint project by the potato processing industry in Brabant (the Netherlands) focused on sustainability
Agristo, Peka Kroef, Lamb Weston and Duynie have teamed up to create a groundbreaking partnership with a view to sustainability and ecological awareness.
December 26, 2023
España: rescatan variedad al borde de la desaparición
La universidad de Granada, España, rescata a una variedad llamada Copo de Nieve de su desaparición por haber sido abandonado su cultivo.
December 23, 2023
España: siembra temprana comienza en el sur en un contexto de sequía
Comenzó en el sur de españa la siembra de papa temprana, con optimismo a pesar de la sequía.
Potato rugose stunting virus, a newly characterized potato virus
In the 1990s, a previously uncharacterized disease of viral aetiology was observed in cultivated potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) in Southern Peru.
December 22, 2023
Michigan Winter Potato Conference attendees can tour nearby facilities
As part of the 2024 Michigan Winter Potato Conference in East Lansing, attendees get a tour of nearby facilities. There are four options from which to choose.
December 21, 2023
Late blight damages potato crop in Punjab, India
In a full-blown attack by the disease late blight, more than 50% potato crop in the fields has suffered extensive damage, leading to heavy losses for the farmers who had opted for diversification instead of growing wheat after paddy.
December 21, 2023
Argentina: riego por goteo enterrado, un nuevo sistema con grandes resultados
En Argentina se implementa el sistema de riego por goteo enterrado con muy buenos resultados.
December 21, 2023
Europatat calls for information about ongoing projects to control the spread of wireworms
Europatat, the European Potato Association, is calling upon researchers and industry professionals to share information about ongoing research, and any other related activities which will help to control the spread of wireworms in potatoes.
December 20, 2023
El cambio climático y la producción de papa en Europa
En un reciente estudio publicado en la revista 'Climate', investigadores buscan comprender el impacto del cambio climático sobre la producción de papa en Europa, y las estrategias para sobreponerse a él.