El portal de la papa en Argentina
As the third most important global food crop, potatoes are grown for many different markets. It is fundamental for farmers to know when to halt crop growth to achieve optimal tuber size for market and so maximize profits.
Calyxt, Inc., a Minnesota-based company, announced that it has completed the first field trials of its cold-storable potato in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Farmers and researchers in the north of the Netherlands have joined forces in a new platform to future proof the potato.
Back to the roots’ lautet das Motto des neuen Jahreskalenders ’Heiße Kartoffel 2017’. Alle Models haben einen Bezug zur Kartoffel oder stammen von einem Erzeugerbetrieb.
A loophole which has seen English seed potato used to grow Scottish ware potatoes needs to be closed off, growers attending this week’s AHDB Seed Potato conference at St Andrews have been told.
The USDA approved new varieties of genetically modified spuds just days after a major investigation once again called the technology into question.
The farming industry has pledged to work closely with the seed potato sector and the government to ensure that the industry maintains a low level of the fungal disease blackleg.
The deputy governor of Phetchabun province has stepped up his campaign against potato contract farming in Thailand, urging consumers not to buy chips from the producer.