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Nominations sought for prestigious potato industry award
Potato Council is seeking nominations for this year's British Potato Industry Award. The award is presented to an individual recognised for their outstanding contribution to the GB potato industry. Potatoes continue to be a major source of nutrition for the nation, and overall demand has held steady through the recession in all forms from fresh to processed, in the form of chips, crisps and...
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New BASIS certificate of competence for pesticides used on stored potatoes
A new two-day BASIS course will take place in the Jubilee Room, Dunhome, Lincoln on August 31, September 1 and 23, 2010. It has been developed for those who sell pesticides for treatment of stored potato crops but are not involved with advice or sales relating to field products and therefore do not need a full BASIS certificate in crop protection. The BASIS Certificate in Crop Protection is a...
2 August 2011 -
Reducing the impact of sclerotinia disease on arable rotations, vegetable crops and land use
Although sclerotinia is usually associated with other crops in the rotation Dr Mike Storey, Head of R&D explains that infection can occur in potato and may cause early dieback of the haulm and occasionally tuber rots in store. Potato Council is now involved with other AHDB partners in a Defra-LINK project looking at the impact of this disease and options for chemical control and...
2 August 2011 -
Don’t let bruising spoil your season
According to Simon Alexander of SA Consulting, planning plays an important role in minimising bruising risks and ensuring that contract requirements are met. Speaking at the recent East Midlands Potato Day, he advised that growers should consider variety, site and end market, in order to determine the risk before planting.“Although variety choice is often dictated by contract, growers should...
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Compaction – prevention is better than cure
Prevention is better than cure when it comes to soil compaction, CSF’s Anglia Regional Co-ordinator Nigel Simpson told growers at the recent East Midlands potato day. A survey by Cambridge University Farm has shown that two thirds of fields growing crops had compacted soils. Combined with this, results from other research carried out on other fields has indicated an average yield loss of twenty...
2 August 2011