12 March 2018 Macfry academy opens its doors to potato growers Potato growers supplying McDonald’s are set to benefit from the provision of free agronomy skills…
7 March 2018 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…
28 February 2018 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…
14 February 2018 Potato growers gain revolutionary blight fungicide Brand new chemistry to tackle foliar and stem blight in UK and Irish potato crops…
7 February 2018 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.…
7 February 2018 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…
6 February 2018 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…
1 February 2018 New tuber treatment from Bayer At its annual potato agronomists’ conference on 25th January, Bayer launched a new tuber treatment…
28 December 2017 Greater transparency needed for potato growers: NFU report Potato packers and processors can drive the sector forward by providing greater levels of information…
19 December 2017 Mike Storey wins potato industry honour Dr Mike Storey has been awarded the John Green Memorial Trophy for his exceptional contribution…