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Potato Council is seeking industry’s nominations for this year's British Potato Industry Award. This prestigious...
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A vote in the EU (29 April 2013) has paved the way for the European Commission to restrict the use of neonicotinoid pesticides...
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Growers with an appetite for innovation and who are looking for ways to boost their business performance are being sought for...
Industry News
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FERA responds to heightened ring rot risk
A government research agency is stepping up its fight against ring rot in potatoes, in response to...Source: Farmers Weekly Interactive -
Soil is focus of water management at Overbury Farms
The impact of agriculture on water resources is increasingly coming under the spotlight from...Source: Farmers Weekly Interactive -
Scientific Opinion on the annual Post-Market Environmental Monitoring (PMEM) report from BASF on the cultivation of genetically modified potato in 2010
Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Genetically Modified Organisms of...Source: European Food Safety Authority
Aphid Monitoring
You can sign up to be alerted to the first Myzus persicae found in a region or regions, and also when the index value in a region exceeds a given threshold (you have a choice of two thresholds). You can select the locations of traps you want to monitor by choosing from upto 8 regions. Learn more
Events
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15 July 2013Mansion House Hotel & Country Club, The Haugh, Elgin, Morayshire IV30 1AW
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16 July 2013Milton Farmers, Milton, Leuchars, Fife KY16 0AB
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8 August 2013Dundee area, Scotland, DD2 5LJ
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29 August 2013Frederick Hiam, Tuddenham, Suffolk
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4 September 2013Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research, PE12 9YD
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Fight Against Blight
The Potato Council has offered a blight incident reporting service to the potato industry for the past 8 years. This information is collected on a voluntary basis by 300 blight scouts drawn from members of the industry who are routinely walking potato fields during the season. The samples that the scouts send in for analysis are also used for the much-publicised work on mating types. Learn more
Publications
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For your FREE supply of advice leaflets and in-cab stickers, please contact:Sophie Lock | tel: 024 7647 8772 | e: sophie.lock@...
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Galvanising the Potato industry to build a sustainable supply of British Potatoes
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This new guide helps identify the various areas where late blight control can be managed. It gives practical advice to keep...
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View revised 2013 pre-print version "Soil Management for Potatoes" guide.
R&D
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Industry ChallengePoor soil management in potato production, particularly due to soil compaction, can cause varying yield losses...
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Industry ChallengeDespite considerable efforts to diversify pest control by alternative methods, insecticides remain key tools...
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Industry ChallengeCIPC is currently the only storage sprout suppressant available for the processing industry but there are...
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Industry ChallengeCIPC is the main sprout suppressant used in GB. Due to exceedances in the Maximum Residue Level (MRL) the...
