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Storage preparation
Growers must check that CIPC fogging machines have been tested before they are put to use this autumn. Since the start of this year all machines, whether contractor-operated or grower-owned, have to go through the National Sprayer Testing Scheme, a key part of the Voluntary Initiative which aims to ensure machinery delivers pesticides efficiently with minimal impact on the environment.“The test...
2 August 2011 -
Top ten tips for storage
Adrian Cunnington, Head of Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research, suggests some key issues to be thinking about ahead of your potato storage this autumn. 1. PlanningGood planning is critical to any storage situation. Think about matching stores to varieties, potential loading date, storage duration and any chemical use. Try to minimise costs by using your most efficient stores for the...
2 August 2011 -
New research facility to be opened at Sutton Bridge Storage Event
New research stores at Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR) will be officially opened on September 2 by the government spokesperson for Energy and Climate Change, Lord Taylor of Holbeach and Potato Council chairman Allan Stevenson. Potato industry delegates are invited to attend seminars focusing on issues such as long-term energy savings and sustainability, as well as looking round the...
2 August 2011 -
CIPC: Use it properly or lose it
Growers should not delay using CIPC, as the sprout suppressant should be applied while tubers are still dormant. Technologist Adrian Briddon from Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBSRC) reminds growers that, over the whole season, packing potatoes can receive up to only 36g / tonne of the sprout suppressant CIPC and processing potatoes up to 63.75g / tonne.“Once sprouting occurs, store...
2 August 2011 -
Diagnostic tools
Agronomists can now use quicker and more accurate diagnostic tools to detect fungal and bacterial pathogens on tubers, industry delegates at the SBCSR Storage Event heard. Glyn Harper from Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR) and Jeff Peters from the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera) told visitors to the Storage Event in September that faster diagnosis of disease in store was...
2 August 2011