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januari 22, 2024

España: No hay semilla para todos

Disponibilidad de semilla para España se verá afectada en por lo menos un 20%. No hay semilla para todos.

Producción de papa. (Cortesía: Gentileza)

januari 19, 2024

Paraguay: aumenta la producción nacional y las expectativas a futuro

La producción de papa crece en Paraguay ofreciendo buena rentabilidad e incentivos para el cultivo nacional.

januari 19, 2024

España: optimismo con respecto a la siembra de patatas en el sur

En el sur de España se mantiene el optimismo con respecto a la siembra de patata a pesar de aumentos en los costos e incertidumbre con respecto a la disponibilidad de semilla.

januari 18, 2024

Young Dutch Farmers with Smarts take on potato farming in Slovakia

A non-certified biogas installation. Staff who turn to the previous owner with their problems.

januari 17, 2024

México: optimismo frente al comienzo de la cosecha en el norte del país

Productores del norte de México son optimistas de cara al 2024. La cosecha en el estado de Sinaloa acaba de comenzar.

januari 15, 2024

España: disponibilidad de semilla se ve comprometida

En España la disponibilidad de semilla de patata se ve comprometida debido a las restricciones en el uso de agroquímicos y a la poca producción.

The COTX08063-2Ru potato clone by the Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program is being touted as the best chance for Texas to enter into the french fry market. (Courtesy: Texas A&M AgriLife)

januari 11, 2024

Texas A&M Potato Breeding Program highlights market, varietal expansions

Advances, including Texas french fry variety and nutrition qualities, to be discussed at National Potato Expo in Austin.

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine -- January 4, 2023 -- Mario Andrade, assistant professor of potato breeding and genetics at the University of Maine in Orono, stands in a potato field at the Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle during the September 2022 harvest. Andrade too

januari 10, 2024

New head of breeding program wants to save Maine potatoes from climate change

DNA science is gaining ground in agriculture, and researchers are using it to develop potatoes that will thrive in Maine’s changing climate.

Alberta lead Canada in potato production last year. This year's potato yield totals are even higher in the province, according to the Potato Growers of Alberta. (Courtesy: CBC)

januari 08, 2024

Potato production in Alberta, Canada sees rapid growth

Potato farmers in the province enjoyed a strong harvest in 2023, after back-to-back, record-breaking production years, according to the Potato Growers of Alberta.

State Agri dept begins potato cultivation at North Bengal Univ

januari 08, 2024

West Bengal has started potato multiplication using Apical Rooted Cutting at University of North Bengal

The Agriculture department of Government of West Bengal has started potato cultivation with Apical Rooted Cutting (ARC) process at the Centre of Floriculture and Agri-Business Management (COFAM) department of the University of North Bengal in Siliguri.

Reduced nitrogen fertilization: Potato varieties react differently

januari 08, 2024

Potato varieties react differently to reduced nitrogen fertilization: thesis

The German Potato Industry Association (DKHV) honored Christin Meyer's thesis on nitrogen fertilization of (starch) potatoes, research carried out at the University of Göttingen.

UNIKA/DKHV technical committees visit AgriSens DEMMIN 4.0 at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Courtesy: UNIKA/DKHV)

januari 08, 2024

Practice meets science - UNIKA/DKHV technology committees visit the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg

The Technology Commission of the UNIKA and the Technology Committee of the German Potato Trade Association served as discussion partners and sources of inspiration. V. (DKHV) was invited to the geoecology working group at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in December.

Farmers will use special rigs to help train the robot AI

januari 07, 2024

Farmers are being called on to help train robots to spot slugs and the damage they cause to arable crops.

The ground-breaking trial, set to start in the spring, will equip the 'Slug Sleuths' with special rigs designed to improve the complex machine-learning algorithms used to identify the slimy pests.

januari 05, 2024

España: Islas Canarias promueve un plan para reformar el sector productivo

El gobierno de Tenerife, España, promueve un plan para reformar el sector productivo y aumentar su competitividad.

januari 05, 2024

España: aumentan los precios en el norte debido a una oferta limitada

Aumentan los precios en el norte de España debido a una reducción en la oferta producto de los problemas meteorológicos en Europa.

Harvest Eye, a device with a screen and a rectangular object with text Description automatically generated

januari 05, 2024

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.