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Recently, Agrico presented two new potato varieties during the Meet & Greet event at its breeding and research farm in Bant. In the greenhouse at Agrico Research, fifty varieties were on display for the visitors, with an…
Some potato farms in Aroostook County, Maine have histories dating back to the early 1800s. Daniel Corey’s operation is not one of them, however. Corey started his namesake operation — Daniel J. Corey Farms — in 1986 with 52…
For Matt Friend, monitoring 4,500 acres with 45 center-pivot irrigation systems keeps him moving during the growing season. With irrigated corn, along with various vegetables under irrigation, the Mason County, Illinois, producer spends a lot of time in…
The Canadian Potato Council runs a program with groups across the country to test potato varieties locally. Potato growers in Canada are always interested in and wanting to try out new varieties of potatoes. However, before they…
Whether it’s to perfect shape and size, improve storability or protect against disease, potato breeders have their hands full meeting processor and consumer demand. Five experts offer insight into their needs, and talk about what’s coming down…
Today we have the participation of Camilo Soro Simon, director of development and commercial strategy of AGROSTOCK, who introduces us to the products we manufacture and distribute, which are intended to promote the proper development of the crops of…
Idaho University Moscow campus will soon be hosting a new USD5.5m Seed Potato Germplasm Laboratory. This new lab is, in fact, an upgrade to the previous facility that maintains the startup material that Idaho’s potato industry uses…
University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) scientist Johan Johan Desaeger believes an integrated strategy is the best long-term approach for producers trying to manage nematodes. Growers are more dependent on fumigants like Telone,…
In their bid to create a cultivation plan for early spuds that will meet the demand, Swisspatat’s production and trade representatives have approved the early potato concept 2022, the Colomba variety being new on the next year’s…
The University of Maine has received $510,104 in federal funding to conduct research on potato breeding in Maine to make the crop more heat-tolerant and resistant to pests. The funding was awarded through the U.S. Department of…
Around 740 thousand tonnes of potatoes were harvested by farmers in Tajikistan in the current season as of the end of the last work week, Eastfruit analysts report. This is 100.5 thousand tonnes more compared to the…
Having the vantage point of 40 plus years to look out over the potato industry, one could expect many changes. Some were not even predictable.
