A new tomato-picking robot is learning to think before it acts. Instead of simply identifying ripe fruit, it predicts how easy each tomato will be to harvest and adjusts its approach accordingly. This ...

Since 2020, farmers in Ferozepur district are diversifying into potato cultivation amid rising demand, marking an increase in the area under the crop by almost 2,000 acres. Some are even adopting or ...

Aerial view of the Szawlowski Farm potato harvest in North Hatfield, MA, on October 18, 2019. Farm aid promised last December is still months away from being paid out to fruit and vegetable growers.

Farmer Bir Virk tapped the iPad mounted beside his tractor’s steering wheel and switched the vehicle to automatic mode. The machine moved forward and began harvesting potatoes on its own in the fields ...

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Kolkata: An unprecedented bumper potato harvest in Bengal, powered by exceptionally favourable weather and high yields, has sparked fears of large-scale distress sales and mounting financial stress ...

Sweet potato is a globally important food crop with rich nutritional value, widely used in food processing, feed production, and the pharmaceutical industry. Hainan Province in China has a history of ...

Growers of peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.), potatoes (Solanum tuberosum) and sweet potatoes (Ipomoea batatas) face the challenge of estimating the best time to harvest and the quality and yield of their ...

PINE BLUFF, Ark. — November is Sweet Potato Awareness Month. It coincides with the heart of harvest season and Thanksgiving, a food-centered holiday, said Dr. W. Jinnings Burruss Jr., assistant ...