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Burger with small fries? Scorching summer shrinks Europe’s potato crop Europe’s blisteringly hot summer is forecast to result in the smallest potato crop in years, threatening further price rises for popular foods such as fries just as consumers contend with spiralling inflation, reports Gus Trompiz  and Sybille De La Hamaide in this Reuters news story. Potatoes, a staple for households whether bought fresh or as prepared items such as fries or crisps, are among summer crops to have suffered this year from record temperatures and Europe’s worst drought in 500 years. Parched conditions in Germany, France, the Netherlands and Belgium – the northwestern belt that accounts for most European U

Protect potato crops from pests and disease for strong early-season stands that deliver As North American potato growers are working to maximize their yield potential for the 2022 harvest, it’s also time to start thinking about maximizing crop potential for the 2023 season, according to a news article by Syngenta Crop Protection. Potato plants encounter many threats in the early season, which is a crucial time for establishing plant health. Growers can reduce early-season risk with a management plan that addresses insects and disease at planting. Diseases like Fusarium dry rot and Rhizoctonia can infect seedlings, causing the death of stolons and stems, weakened roots and stunted plant gro

Trial throws light on beating destructive potato aphid Experts at two Midlands universities in the UK are starting a new project to develop a photonic ‘nose’ to monitor crops for pest infestations and plant disease, according to a Wales Farmer report. Aston University is collaborating with Harper Adams University to research and develop technology using light to monitor crop health. The will be using strawberries to test the new technology. The fruit is worth £350 million to the UK economy but it is vulnerable to potato aphid which has the potential to wipe out an annual harvest. The new project uses recent developments in photonics technology that can analyse low levels of volatile organ

Sustainable = Resource Positive = Continual Improvement = Generational Legacy Recognizing agricultural sustainability is easier than describing it. A fact made more challenging now that we’ve started to use words like “regenerative”, “resilient”, and “climate smart” to describe desired agricultural practices. Regardless of the words and definitions used, in agriculture, we all want the same thing: a system that makes full and responsible use of the available natural and human resources under continual improvement, leaving a growing positive legacy for future generations. In my work with the Potato Sustainability Alliance, I’m helping the potato industry identify metrics and tools to better

Limansky district shipped about 68 thousand tons of potatoes According to the department of agriculture of the Limansky district, about 68 thousand tons of potatoes of early and medium ripening were sold. Care work is now underway for late plantings. Agricultural producers pay great attention to watering, as there is a strong heat. Vegetables in the region are grown by small farms with small areas. For sale are tomatoes, onions, carrots, eggplants, peppers. 11,235 tons of seeded grass hay and 3,500 tons of natural hay, as well as 7.5 thousand tons of cereals, have been harvested. On September 1, the second stage of the Agrostartup grant competition started. Liman residents have the oppor