Agronomy

Agronomy

Conservation Measures Outperform Conventional Yields

Yields and other benefits are there under conservation potato production practices; the challenge is to reduce the cost of compost. Conventional potato production appears ultimately...

Convincing the Unconvinced on Precision Agriculture

An Alberta agronomic consultant hopes his “data driven agriculture” proves an easier-to-adopt twist on precision agriculture. Precision agriculture is cutting edge, high-tech and full of...

Red-skinned potato varieties lead selections by breeders

Red-skinned potato varieties made up half of the total selections Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) breeders released to industry during the annual potato selection...

Potato pest worries farmers in Australia

Potato producers in southwest Western Australia say the detection of the tomato potato psyllid is a "serious blow" to their industry. The psyllid is known...

Warmer, Drier Climate with Plenty of Variability

Farms with continued success are those willing and able to implement change. Since there is no immediate "fix" for the weather, Canadian potato farmers have...

Idaho potato industry makes progress against diseases

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The head of Idaho’s potato seed certification program says growers appear to have made progress in controlling bacterial ring rot...

Conservation Measures Outperform Conventional Yields

Yields and other benefits are there under conservation potato production practices; the challenge is to reduce the cost of compost. Conventional potato production appears ultimately...

Convincing the Unconvinced on Precision Agriculture

An Alberta agronomic consultant hopes his “data driven agriculture” proves an easier-to-adopt twist on precision agriculture. Precision agriculture is cutting edge, high-tech and full of...

Red-skinned potato varieties lead selections by breeders

Red-skinned potato varieties made up half of the total selections Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) breeders released to industry during the annual potato selection...

Potato pest worries farmers in Australia

Potato producers in southwest Western Australia say the detection of the tomato potato psyllid is a "serious blow" to their industry. The psyllid is known...

Warmer, Drier Climate with Plenty of Variability

Farms with continued success are those willing and able to implement change. Since there is no immediate "fix" for the weather, Canadian potato farmers have...

Idaho potato industry makes progress against diseases

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — The head of Idaho’s potato seed certification program says growers appear to have made progress in controlling bacterial ring rot...