One of the unforeseen consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is the large increase in demand for fresh fruit and vegetables. This means that some potato fresh packers are now busier than ever, but not without a couple…
In a tiny village in Nyandurua, not far from the Aberdare Forest, dozens of potato farmers shelter under a tent to avoid the biting cold descending from the hills as they follow lessons on potato farming. The…
While crop protection products play an important role in vegetable production, poor spray application techniques can lead to ineffective pest control, yield reduction, wasted product and lower returns to the grower. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhwO6qEM-Vs&feature=youtu.be Watch this one-hour Soil Wealth ICP webinar recording to…
AACHEN, Germany, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The ground-breaking project called SEWIA (selective electrochemical weeding in agriculture) will develop new tools, enabling farmers to use modern methods for selective weeding in vegetable cultures, such as lettuce and other high-value specialty crops. The continuously…
For example, he photographed the new Grimme Ventor 4150 by Mencke Agriculture in action.THE NEW GRIMME VENTOR 4150 FROM MENCKE AGRICULTURE FROM BARGER-COMPASCUUM.THE POTATOES ARE CLEANED AND LOADED INTO TRUCKS BY A GRIMME CLEAN LOADER.source: agrifoto.nl
Preserving the potato and maintaining its quality, reducing or even avoiding possible damage, has become a challenge for equipment manufacturers specialized in this task. The mechanized harvesting of potatoes shows a constant technological evolution. The high global…
The new report titled Global Potato Planter Market 2020 by Manufacturers, Regions, Type and Application, Forecast to 2025 published by MarketsandResearch.biz aims to provide an overview of the global market covering the market landscape and its evolution predictions during the forecast…
Growing potatoes without plowing is good. There even seems to be a small plus financially, say Wageningen researchers. Does it make sense not to plow the field before putting potatoes on it? Does the yield not fall and what…