Australia: Drone set to benefit potato farmers
By the end of the year, drone technology, which is currently being used to map soil type and quality in Canadian potato crops, will be available in Australia.
Oceania 14/08/2016
Kenia: 15,000 famers get new potato seeds
Meru County Government has launched an initiative seeking to empower 15,000 potato farmers to shift from subsistence to commercial farming by using good seeds for planting.
Africa 14/08/2016
Croacia: Low Potato Prices Destroying Producers
Consumers say that local potatoes should not be more expensive than German or French potatoes.
Europa 14/08/2016
Lituania: Bulvių augintojai, apie būsimą derlių
Lietingi vasaros orai koją kiša daugeliui žemdirbių: grūdų augintojams baiminantis, kad grūdai neimtų dygti varpose, bulvių augintojų galvos skausmas – užmirkusiuose plotuose pūti imančios bulvės.
Europa 14/08/2016
EEUU: Potato Scab is Only an Aesthetic Problem
Scab-like lesions on potatoes, beets, carrots and other root crops is a common problem worldwide. Fortunately, it is an aesthetic problem and does not affect the plant’s productivity or flavor and best of all they are safe
Norte Am. 14/08/2016
Nigeria: Stakeholders meet to find solutions to potato blight
Stakeholders, including over 300 farmers from Plateau’s eight local government areas producing potato in commercial quantity yesterday met in Jos the State capital to find solution to the dreaded potato blight disease currently ravaging farmlands
Africa 14/08/2016
Reino Unido: Potentially poor potato harvest
The new potatoes season is getting off to a slow start, mainly down to unfavourable growing conditions and the cold wet summer weather.
Europa 14/08/2016
EEUU: Potato psyllid alert in North Dakota and Minnesota
North Dakota State University Extension Service has declared a potato psyllid alert in North Dakota and Minnesota potato fields. The pests have been spotted in western and central North Dakota, though the populations have not yet become widespread.
Norte Am. 14/08/2016