12 December 2017 Launch of My Data Plant – an independent decision support mapping tool from Kleffmann Group Farmers in Europe and the UK and ultimately all over the world can benefit from…
7 December 2017 Industry united for CIPC re-registration At this critical stage in the registration renewal process, the CIPC Task Force is calling…
5 December 2017 Potato industry award a ‘fitting tribute’ to career and achievements of Mark Pettigrew A much-loved stalwart of the potato industry was posthumously honoured with an award for his…
5 December 2017 Launch of new fungicide at BP 2017 ALLSTAR for in-furrow treatment of potatoes BASF are launching the first SDHI fungicide for in-furrow treatment of Rhizoctonia solani in potatoes.…
22 November 2017 Industry must work together on plant health amid Brexit uncertainty – AHDB Potatoes Chair The risks to British crop protection and plant health due to uncertainty caused by Brexit…
22 November 2017 Concentrate on more effective PCN control Ensuring sufficient concentration of nematicide active remains in the target soil control zone surrounding roots…
22 November 2017 3-D model looks attractive for proactive Alternaria control A powerful new 3-D interactive model of potato crop growth and the factors that influence…
21 November 2017 Fungicide futures debate at the AHDB Agronomists’ Conference How fungicide resistance management guidance should be improved and promoted will be debated at this…
7 November 2017 Biotechnology Saving Potatoes from ‘Late Blight’ Dave Douches professor and director of Michigan State University’s Potato Breeding and Genetics Program grows…
4 November 2017 Genetically modified potato comes through first year of trials A genetically improved potato designed to have resistance to a devastating global plant disease has…