cultivars
Variety management guidelines start from farms
Extension specialist Samuel Essah conducts several research studies every year with the objective of developing variety management guidelines for t... READ MORE »
Jining Green Living launches new sweet potato varieties
Shandong Jining Green Living International Trade has launched the harvest of two new sweet potato varieties: the red skinned White Flesh sweet potato ... READ MORE »
Calyxt to develop improved potato
Calyxt, an agbiotech company focused on developing crops with healthier characteristics, is planning to launch a second wave of products in 2019, incl... READ MORE »
Mexican judge bans U.S. fresh potatoes
A federal judge in Mexico's northern state of Sinaola issued a decree that banned fresh potatoes imported from the United States. According to the Re... READ MORE »
Lamb Weston/Meijer to build french fry plant in Russia
Lamb Weston/Meijer Frozen Foods have signed an agreement with Belaya Dacha to invest in a new french fry plant in Lipetsk, Russia. The joint venture ... READ MORE »
Growers wrap up planting in Maine
Potato growers in Maine have finished up planting and hope for a smooth season, the Bangor Daily News reports. Last year growers had a troubling year ... READ MORE »
Email alerts growers to changing climate
If you're a farmer, rancher or working land manager in the southeastern United States, the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) can be a valuab... READ MORE »
GM potato approved for field trials
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs in the U.K. have approved The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich's (TSL) application to conduct fi... READ MORE »
Study: mites affecting bee colony health
Recent research conducted by the University of Maryland and USDA revealed that honey bee colonies in the U.S. are in decline due in part to the ill ef... READ MORE »
Technique accelerates isolation of blight resistance genes
Researchers at the Sainsbury Laboratory and Genome Analysis Center have developed a method of accelerating the isolation of plant disease resistance g... READ MORE »
