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augustus 27, 2022
United States Retail potato sales (value) increased in Q2 of 2022
Potato retail sales in the United States increased in dollar value and decreased slightly in volume from April - June 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. As prices increased by 13.6%, dollar sales increased by 12.6%. Volume sales decreased 0.8%.
augustus 26, 2022
Potato partners secure GBP 2 million investment funding to sustain the future of potato growing.
The Net Zero Hectare project has secured GBP 2.06 million (about USD 2.36 million) in funding acquired from The Farming Innovation Programme, run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in cooperation with UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
augustus 23, 2022
Chinese Scientists clear up further details of the complex regulation of Potato blight resistance
In recent work published in the journal Horticulture Research, researchers from Northeast Agricultural University and Huazhong Agricultural University characterized a negative regulator of late blight resistance in potato. Sponsored Content
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augustus 23, 2022
After Millennia of Agricultural Expansion, the World Has Passed Peak Agricultural Land
Humans have been reshaping the planet’s land for millennia by clearing wildlands to grow crops and raise livestock. As a result, humans have cleared one-third of the world’s forests and two-thirds of wild grasslands
augustus 22, 2022
La variedad de patata Macarena ofrece oportunidades de cultivo en el norte de África
Tras el exitoso lanzamiento de la variedad de patata de consumo Macarena en 2018 y el cambio generacional dentro de la empresa, la compañía obtentora alemana Saatzucht Niehoff se ha fijado el objetivo de ampliar gradualmente su gama de patatas de consumo.
augustus 22, 2022
Meet the growers leading the Potatoes USA committees
There are five Potatoes USA Board Member committees that are overseen and led by nine members of the industry. Together, with the Chair and Past Chair, these committee chairs also make up the Executive Committee. Meet the Committee Chairs...!
augustus 21, 2022
CIP Annual Report 2021 From lab to field to scale now available online
The Lima-based International Potato Center’s (CIP) work to reduce hunger and malnutrition, boost farmer resilience, and catalyze income improvements generated benefits for men and women in more than 30 countries last year.
augustus 17, 2022
Potato Europe Preview: GRIMME to present a range of new agricultural machinery
On the 7th and 8th of September 2022, the international trade fair PotatoEurope will take place in Bockerode near Hanover and GRIMME will present a large number of new practical innovations and further developments.
augustus 16, 2022
España: El buen precio y la alta demanda de patatas aceleran la cosecha
La mayor demanda de patata que en años pasados ha acelerado su cosecha en Salamanca aunque dentro de los límites que marca el propio desarrollo del cultivo, que impedirá a la mayoría de agricultores de la provincia sacarlas antes de mediados de agosto.
augustus 16, 2022
AgroScout Recognised by Tracxn with an 'Emerging Startup Awards 2022' in the category 'Drones'
AgroScout is recognised by Tracxn with an 'Emerging Startup Awards 2022 in the category 'Drones'. AgroScout is a crop-monitoring and analytics platform that collects user-generated data to create powerful AI tools providing actionable insights in crop management.