El portal de la papa en Argentina
British Colombia Ministry of Agriculture scientist, Tracy Hueppelsheuser, is concerned that Chafer beetles could affect crops in the Fraser Valley and beyond. Presently, Ontario root crops like potatoes and ginseng are under threat.
The situation is not easy at the moment in the potato market. "At the start, I believed things looked bright, but we have come to conclude that our expectations were too high," explains Henk van den Berg, of the potato wholesaler Aardappelgroothandel
Fair potato prices and record production are pleasing growers in Bogra this season. Favourable weather conditions during plantation contributed to the record yield and farmers are already placing the crop in cold storages.
A wireworm trap invented at P.E.I ’could be a major breakthrough’. It was presented to farmers on Monday 14 March at an information session and although they don’t think it will be the complete answer to their wireworm problems.
Straty wielkości i jakości plonu handlowego powodowane przez ospowatość bulw mogą sięgać nawet 50 proc. Czy istnieje zależność pomiędzy odmianą a występowaniem tej choroby?
Potato prices in the UK doubled last year due to low levels of planting; roughly 110,000 hectares were planted in 2015, the weakest for at least a decade.
A P.E.I potato growing and packing company, W.P.Griffin Inc., which has been growing the Rooster potato in trials for a few seasons, is now ready to launch it to the public on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day.
La iniciativa apoyada por el Ministerio de Agricultura a través de INIA Remehue e INDAP, aborda una de las principales problemáticas del rubro como es la escasez de semilla de calidad.