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Chris Steele’s Top Planting Tips
If seedbed preparation is inadequate, even the best soils will produce inferior crops as uniform sprout emergence and young plant vigour depend on a consistent, firm, porous, moist bed, says...
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Steps towards making irrigation more efficient
Making the most efficient use of irrigation is becoming increasingly important as application costs spiral. While checking equipment is often the first action that springs to mind, a little time...
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Raising issues awareness at Winter Forums
Input losses can cause inadvertent pollution and can affect growers’ profit margins, says Nigel Simpson, project manager for Catchment Sensitive Farming, who will be speaking at this year’s Winter...
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North of England Potato Day 2011 Presentations and Workshops
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R406 Water use efficiency through soil and plant water balance
Aim: To improve the efficiency of water use in GB production by understanding the interactions between soil and plant water status and evaporative demand.Irrigation is often poorly scheduled in GB,...
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807/228 Evaluation of the Soil Nitrogen Supply (SNS) system
Aim: To evaluate the soil nitrogen supply (SNS) system and to refine the recommendations on nitrogen usage.This three year project at CUF focussed on the initial relationships between soil N,...
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Soil Management for Potatoes
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Managing The Risk Of Common Scab
Scab-forming Streptomyces are often not detected at planting time but can multiply significantly in number on and around developing tubers in the period after initiation, a key time for control.
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Crop Agronomy
Crop AgronomyCrop NutritionJustifying nutrient decisions is now based on financial and environmental consideration as well as yield and quality. Recommendations for RB209 8th edition potato section...
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Soil & Water
Drought Position StatementThe Environment Agency published an update on drought status late last week; embedded within the update is a short position statement describing approaches and...