National potato supplier donates one million meals to charity food network
UK potato supplier Branston has hit the one million mark with the number of meals…
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The Steketee EC-Ridger is making mechanical weed control possible for potatoes and carrots
Agri-machinery manufacturer Lemken has produced the Steketee EC-Ridger, to help farmers keep their ridge crops…
DormFresh sprout suppressant now approved for stored potatoes in GB
The approval of 1,4SIGHT (1,4-Dimethylnapthalene or DMN) means that growers will now have an option…
Keeping your potatoes in the fridge could help as the cost-of-living bites
Experts from UK potato supplier Branston are now saying that storing your potatoes in the…
NIAB strengthens potato research team with new appointment
Peter Craven is joining the crop research organisation NIAB in the new role of research…
Sponsored by spuds: feeding Lincolnshire’s children over summer
Thanks to national potato supplier Branston – more than 2,200 children across Lincolnshire will receive a portion…
It may be two weeks early, but now is the time to think about sprout suppressant applications
The sprout suppressant application window is opening a fortnight early, says root crop protection expert,…
Foliar nutrition should not be overlooked during tuber bulking
To ensure high quality yields, potato growers are being reminded that during tuber bulking, foliar…
Exploiting soil microbiomes to fight potato late blight
Natural organisms found in soil and their use as novel fungicides is being explored in…
3D ninety nozzle gives better all round blight protection
Potato growers should switch to new Syngenta 3D ninety nozzles to ensure more timely blight…