During the 1950s, roughly 15 percent of the U.S. population was involved in farming. Today that number has excessively dropped to only 2 percent yet American farmers still feed 98 percent of the U.S.

When a new variety of potato called the Caribou Russet was released in 2015, it became the top seed potato variety planted in Maine. Developing a new potato variety typically takes 10 to 12 years. The ...

Meteorologist Jacob Dickey is joined by Sarah Kaper from the Champaign County Farm Bureau to learn more about potatoes and ...

Tesco plans to start selling potatoes and other crops grown on a farm hosting trials for emerging innovations that have potential to decarbonise food production. The supermarket recently unveiled its ...

SAVANNA, Ill. — In an area predominantly known for its corn and soybeans, Neumiller Farms of Savanna, Illinois grows a specialty crop not typically associated with the region. The third-generation ...

STAPLES, Minn. — While most other crops were already in the ground across the country, seed potatoes were just going into the ground near Staples, Minnesota, on Wednesday, June 7. RDO workers were ...

Potato farmers often struggle with access to clean seeds due to frequent acute shortages and high costs. Farmers often rely on selected seeds from the previous season for planting. However, saving ...

Uttar Pradesh, India's breadbasket, is experiencing a dramatic agricultural transformation. Productivity has surged by over 42% since 2016-17, driven by technology, hybrid seeds, and irrigation. The ...

Central Potato Research Institute (ICAR-CPRI) on Saturday conducted an interaction and exposure programme for 37 newly ...

That sobering statistic means that, while climate change may be humanity’s biggest challenge, another daunting crisis looms alongside it: even if we manage to control the planet’s environmental ...