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'This will help to ensure no product is lost so that farmers are in a good position for the 2020 growing season'

Total acres of Idaho’s iconic potato crop could decrease significantly this year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Although there was a rush on potatoes at grocery stores early on.

Black Gold Farms, Grand Forks, N.D., will start the harvest of red potatoes in Texas soon. The company will be harvesting the potatoes for about a month, starting in early May in Pearsall, Texas, according to a news release.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the detection of Ralstonia solanacearum race 3 biovar 2 (RSr3b2) in a single variety of geranium plants located in a Michigan greenhouse.

La recolección en la Axarquía, que es la primera comarca en iniciar la cosecha, se desarrolla con normalidad y sin falta de mano de obra.

La siembra ha quedado temporalmente suspendida por las lluvias persistentes de las últimas semanas, forzando a que se hayan escalonado, lo que supone una ventaja conveniente de cara a la comercialización de la patata.

Yara North America, a market leader in crop nutrition, has joined the Potato Sustainability Alliance. As a member, Yara will work with processors, packers, buyers, grower organizations, conservation groups, academia, and other stakeholders.

La pandemia mundial por el coronavirus multiplica la importancia del sector primario, las rutas de abastecimiento, el desarrollo y la reserva estratégica. La firma leonesa Patatas Hijolusa es uno de los ejemplos de gestión ante la crisis.

La décimoquinta edición de la feria PotatoEurope se va a celebrar este año el 2 y 3 de septiembre en la localidad francesa de Villers-Saint-Christophe. El evento se organiza cada año de forma rotatoria en Francia, Bélgica, Holanda y Alemania.

Aunque los profesionales aún esperarán dos semanas, los pequeños agricultores ya han comenzado a preparar la tierra para la campaña de la patata, que ya se han plantado en algunos municipios de la costa.

Consecuencia del Coronavirus: Los productores del Norte de Burgos y Palencia urgen al Ministerio a buscar ya una vía, porque se han cerrado restaurantes, hoteles y colegios, pero se han olvidado de otras consecuencias de la pandemia, como es ésta.

Si te has decidido a cultivar patatas o papas en tu terreno, huerto o jardín, seguramente te estarás informando al máximo para hacerlo lo mejor posible y conseguir un cultivo exitoso.

With coronavirus severely affecting the potato supply chain, a farm in Idaho is giving away about 2 million potatoes so they don't go to waste. First come, first served.

Volunteer potatoes are difficult to control. Currently, there are no herbicides available that will completely control volunteer potatoes and significantly reduce the number of daughter tubers produced per plant.

Addressing seed shortages for potato is a perennial challenge in many potato-producing countries. Potato seed systems rely on several successive generations of bulking seed tubers to produce commercial seed.

The sunny weather and the early start of the domestic asparagus season are particularly advantageous for potato imports. We are now hoping for a successful continuation of the campaign after Easter.

Cavendish farms haven’t laid off any staff yet because of the coronavirus (COVID-19), but a spokeswoman for the company says short-term layoffs are expected.

New potato harvest started in last week, in Portugal. Due to the higher temperatures recorded in February and March, compared to last years, the earliest varieties reached the commercial size in advance.