SPot Farm Scotland trials demonstrate benefits of reducing cultivation depths
Commercial trials carried out at AHDB’s Strategic Potato (Spot) Farm in Perthshire have shown that…
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Irish potato manual a game changer for East African farmers
Irish international development agency Vita has launched a new book- “Growing the Potato Crop” by…
January potato stocks reach parity with 2016 levels
GB potato stock levels at the end of January were at a similar level to…
New Amistar approval adds alternaria protection for potatoes
A new approval for Amistar is set to better protect potato crops from Alternaria that…
Green cover proves headland attraction
Green cover headlands sown on potato and root vegetable crop headlands is proving a positive…
Food for thought at Cornish Potato Day
Jeremy Oatey hosted this year’s Cornish Potato Day at his Hay Farm Dairy, Torpoint, as…
Potato growers speak out against unclear payment deductions
The NFU has written to processors and packers calling for clarity and transparency in the…
Higgins seed potato, potato breeding assets acquired
Cygnet PB Ltd and Cygnet-PEP Ltd have acquired the seed potato assets and breeding programme…
Morrisons and Farmcare agree supply deal
Morrisons and Farmcare are today announcing a supply agreement and the acquisition of the Farmcare…
Guide launched to get potato stores CIPC compliant for July 2017
From July 2017, all potato store owners must comply with new legislation stating that CIPC…