Blight strains a potential challenge for potato growers
With the rise of strains resistant to vital chemistry on the continent, potato blight control…
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Dyson to host new Potato Days events
Dyson Farming is hosting a brand-new event coming to the UK. Potato Days UK will…
Multisite mancozeb under threat after HSE review
Multisite fungicide mancozeb is expected to be withdrawn after a review by the HSE. Under…
UPL invites potato growers to try an in-store sprout control product for free
UPL is giving 20 potato growers enough of their new potato sprout suppressant, Argos (orange…
Grab early disease suppression opportunity for potato seed
Following a challenging season in all seed growing areas in 2023, potato producers are urged…
Improved phosphate uptake observed in nutritional biostimulant trial
Supporting plants with nutritional biostimulants during the peak phosphorus demand period has benefitted Russell McKenzie,…
Soft rot warning for Scottish potato growers
Scottish potato growers are urged to remain vigilant against soft rots this storage period, with…
Monitor potato stores for dormancy despite harvest crop still in the field
The bulk of the UK potato crop has been harvested and stored in favourable conditions.…
Sustainable wireworm control evolving through Enigma project
Although only halfway through its investigation into sustainable wireworm control, the Fera-led R&D project, Enigma…
Branston to complete net zero potato trials
National potato supplier, Branston, is undertaking an Innovate UK funded project to assess the viability of…