Due to the dry weather conditions this spring, potato growers are starting to plant early. The technique used to get the potatoes into the ground depends on the type of soil, but the grower’s personal preference also plays a role.
With the new system, farmers could significantly cut their use of pesticides and fertilizers, saving money and reducing runoff.
More than 40 producers and technical advisors from the province participated in a field day organized by INIA Butalcura, focused on improving potato crop yields through advanced soil and water management techniques.
Tariffs on frozen, fresh and seed potatoes will be disruptive, but new processing plants will help Canada’s potato sector
In a project led by Jonathan Bell at Stourgarden, Professor Tracy Lawson and her team from the University of Essex are growing onions using LettUs Grow ultrasonic aeroponics.
With about ten days to go before the first extra-early potatoes can be harvested in Spain, the country’s tuber market offers produce mostly from France, Egypt or Israel.
Produtividade recua em Guarapuava
Qualidade das cebolas importadas se destaca
