Agro
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Hutton Launches Potato Virus Testing Service After SASA Withdrawal
Hutton Scientific Services has launched a commercial potato virus testing service for the 2026 seed campaign, moving to fill a gap created by the ... -
UK Potato Sector Calls for Water to Be Treated as Strategic Infrastructure
Britain’s potato industry has called for water supplies for agriculture to be treated as strategic national infrastructure, warning that unreliab... -
McCain Foods and Ceres AI Test Shared Crop Intelligence Across Potato Supply
McCain Foods has launched a grower pilot programme supported by Ceres AI to improve crop visibility and decision-making across its North American p... -
AVR Expands Planting and Harvesting Portfolio Ahead of PotatoEurope
Belgian potato machinery manufacturer AVR will present a series of new products and machine upgrades at PotatoEurope 2026, where the company will s... -
PepsiCo Expands Regenerative Agriculture to 4.7 Million Acres
PepsiCo has reported further progress against its 2030 Positive Agriculture (pep+) commitments, announcing expanded adoption of regenerative farmin... -
GB Potatoes Highlights Benefits of Long Crop Rotations
Long crop rotations are helping make British potato production more resilient while improving productivity and sustainability, according to a new r... -
NEPG: European Ware Potato Area Falls 11% as Growers Cut Plantings
European ware potato production is set to contract significantly in 2026 after growers across the North-Western European Potato Growers (NEPG) regi... -
Golden Potato Nematode Detected In Manitoba For The First Time
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed the first detection of golden potato nematode in Manitoba, prompting containment efforts a... -
New Research Suggests RNA-Based Disease Control Preserves Beneficial Potato Leaf Microbes
Potato processors and growers seeking alternatives to conventional fungicides may soon have another tool available that combines disease control wi... -
EU Approves New Genomic Techniques Framework, Opening Door To Faster Potato Innovation
The European Union has formally adopted a new regulatory framework for plants developed using New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), marking one of the mos...
