News on Potato Cultivation

Bayer AG raised its offer to buy Monsanto Co. and create a new global leader in seeds and pesticides, though the German firm said the higher price depended on achieving a 'negotiated transaction.'

As of September 5, Armenian farmers had harvested 210,000 metric tons of potato - 40,000 tons more than the year before, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. The land used for potato cultivation increased this year by 771 hectares to a total of 34,077 hectares.

The Governments of Canada and Manitoba have invested more than $210,000 in a new vegetable research site near Winkler, focused on improving yields, developing new varieties and creating opportunities for potato, sweet potato and carrot growers.

AHDB Potatoes has produced provisional estimates of planted areas by variety for Great Britain for 2016.

In the last fiscal year (FY'16), Bangladesh's potato production hit an all-time-high of 9.47 million tonnes, the latest data showed. However cold storage facilities showed little progress compared to the higher output.

Heartland Farms, Inc. announced today that Danielle Golden has joined the farm to further develop their growing portfolio of regional and national accounts.

Yearly Aviko Potatoes follows the progress of the potato crop through regular sampling and the resulting data are shared publicly based on their commitment to transparency. PotatoPro took a closer look.

Consumers in Croatia say that local potatoes should not be more expensive than German or French potatoes.

Dewulf~Miedema will present their innovations in potato cultivation technology at Potato Europe in Villers-Saint-Christophe, France.

Agricultural machinery manufacturer AVR presents its new option on the Puma 3 during Potato Europe and the Aardappeldemodag: the All Conditions Control or in short the ACC.

Today, Dutch Potato Starch Manufacturer Avebe started the production campaign of harvest 2016 in its processing plant in Gasselternijveen.

AgroNáyade, representante en Bolivia de la firma israelí NaanDanJain, llevó a cabo el “Día del riego tecnificado en cultivo de papa”, con una muestra a productores, autoridades y empresas agropecuarias de los valles. Más de 150 personas comprobaron los resultados de nuevas técnicas que le permiten a los cultivos incrementar su rendimiento hasta un 300%.

Potato psyllids have been reported in specific fields in western and central North Dakota. At this point populations are not widespread.

Organic produce is in record-high demand, selling more than $11 billion worth in 2015 alone. To meet the demand, RPE, Inc., has been continually expanding its organic program.

El Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), a través de su Dirección de Extensión Agraria (DEAg) pone a disposición de los interesados un material técnico que contiene una guía práctica para el cultivo de papa (Solanum tuberosum).

La falta de semillas, agroinsumos, fertilizantes, herbicidas, equipos y repuestos son la razón por la cual las hectáreas de siembra han venido disminuyendo, por lo que al cierre de 2016 se habrá sembrado entre 60 % y 65 % del total de hectáreas de papa y hortalizas.

The red potato harvest has begun at Black Gold Farms’ operation in Winamac, Indiana, a potato farm focusing exclusively on red potatoes for the fresh market.

Statistics Canada reported that potato farmers in Canada planted 342,602 acres (138 647 hectares) of potatoes in 2016. This is down 1.8% from 2015, continuing the overall downward trend of the past 12 years.