USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service projects Idaho’s planted potato acres total 315,000 this year, the same as ...

A family run business in Co Leitrim is celebrating 35 years in Irish kitchens. Dromod, a company that has been handmaking traditional Irish boxty for over three decades, began in 1990 as Timmy ...

Poppy O'Toole, social media chef and potato queen, explores her favourite ingredient - from their ancient Andes origins to ...

A new online resource will help Irish farmers make "confident, informed decisions" by providing insights on payback scenarios, grants and tariffs, said John Upton, lead author of "A Solar Energy Guide ...

Gary Abbott and Peter Thomas Keaveney look at some of the machines and technologies that debuted at last week's Crops and ...

Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. But the legend, which includes ...

Lateral flow tests, inspired by Covid-19 tests, can give growers vital information to deal with blight during Ireland's summers ...

Soon, the subsistence farming that had relied on varied agricultural produce gave way to the cultivation of a single crop: the potato, which flourishes even in confined areas and in poor soil.

Two farmers are regrowing the Irish linen industry while restoring wildlife, reconnecting communities, and regenerating food systems.

Fintan O’Toole on a new book by the historian Padraic X. Scanlan about the potato blight, its death toll, and the response by England.

Potato Days UK is a new and free-to-attend field event launched for the whole potato sector by Agritechnica organiser DLG (German Agricultural Society).

The ideal site for Irish potato farming should have well-drained, sandy loam soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. The soil should be fertile and rich in organic matter.