Macfry academy opens its doors to potato growers
Potato growers supplying McDonald’s are set to benefit from the provision of free agronomy skills…
Browsing: Potatoes
Patience will be key this potato season as the recent cold weather threatens to delay cultivation.
Andy Steven, agronomist at Agrovista, explains that the recent cold spell coupled with wet soils…
First full year of potato research results to be revealed
Trial results from AHDB’s Strategic Potato Farm Scotland will be revealed at a Results Day…
Potato growers gain revolutionary blight fungicide
Brand new chemistry to tackle foliar and stem blight in UK and Irish potato crops…
Strong yields for GB potato seed sent to Kenya for trials
GB potato seed sent out to Kenya has performed strongly on three Kenyan trial sites.…
GB potato stocks up 23 per cent on previous season
AHDB has announced that GB potato stock levels for the end of November are estimated…
Collaborative project to improve forecasting of UK’s most important potato pest
A team of Harper Adams University researchers; Dr Matthew Back, Dr Ivan Grove and Bill…
New tuber treatment from Bayer
At its annual potato agronomists’ conference on 25th January, Bayer launched a new tuber treatment…
Greater transparency needed for potato growers: NFU report
Potato packers and processors can drive the sector forward by providing greater levels of information…
Mike Storey wins potato industry honour
Dr Mike Storey has been awarded the John Green Memorial Trophy for his exceptional contribution…