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一月 09, 2013
Bayer CropScience Showcases Season-Long Solutions at Potato Expo
From protecting seeds to fighting fungal diseases, potato growers face multiple challenges throughout the season and need tools to help them achieve a successful harvest. Bayer CropScience is showcasing its season-long solutions at its One World to Gro...
九月 28, 2012
New harvesters a big change for the Maine potato industry
It used to be hand picking and barrels were the only way to do it, but today you're lucky if you can find someone who still does it the old fashioned way. Today farmers have turned to more modern technology to harvest their potato crop.Self run harvest...
七月 10, 2012
Bayer CropScience acquires US-based biological company AgraQuest
Bayer CropScience recently announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase AgraQuest, Inc. for a purchase price of US$ 425 million (approximately EUR 340 million) plus milestone payments. AgraQuest, headquartered in Davis, California, USA, is a g... Sponsored Content
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三月 14, 2012
McDonald's (potato) suppliers making progress in sustainability
McDonald's just announced its 2012 Best of Sustainable Supply Chain winners by highlighting 51 stories of supply chain partners addressing challenges to help improve food sources, the environment, communities and employee wellness across the world. Man...
二月 15, 2012
Bayer CropScience newest fungicide Luna now available in the US
Bayer CropScience today announced that Luna, the company's newest fungicide innovation, has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is now available for sale, although Luna is not available in all States.
十月 12, 2011
Pesticide from potato farm sickens driver, neighbor.
Two people were sickened this morning by a pesticide being used at a potato farm off Route 5 in the Town of Batavia, Genesee County officials said. Shortly before 8 a.m., a truck driver delivering materials to a business at 2975 Route 5 began sufferin...
九月 14, 2011
Floods destroy potato crop at Sterman Masser potato farm
Pennsylvania State officials headed to a farm Wednesday for a look at the damage done by the flood. Entire crops have been wiped out, leaving farmers looking for help which may be available through FEMA. Devastation pretty much sums up the potato cr...
九月 01, 2011
How to use less water and grow more potatoes
Research conducted in part at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has confirmed that in some production systems, planting potatoes in flat beds can increase irrigation water use efficiency. Agricultural Research Service (ARS) agricultural engine...
六月 01, 2010
Potato in 'dirty dozen' vegetables with high pesticide residue
The Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit focused on public health, scoured nearly 100,000 produce pesticide reports from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to determine what fruits and vegetables we eat hav...