Seed growers set up support group
Growers urged to attend meetings to shape future of sector A GROUP of nine seed potato growers from across Scotland, along with technical back-up, are putting together a new organisation ...
Growers urged to attend meetings to shape future of sector A GROUP of nine seed potato growers from across Scotland, along with technical back-up, are putting together a new organisation ...
A new body to represent British seed potato growers has been proposed and aims to ensure the sustainability of the sector following the closure of AHDB Potatoes, according to a ...
OVER the last decade, the Innovative Farmers group has launched more than 120 field labs and awarded more than £450,000 in grants to groups of growers and farmers, supporting them ...
Potato Partnership to expands on former AHDB work FARM adviser and trials specialist Agrii is to lead a collaborative project intent on building on the legacy of AHDB Potatoes. In collaboration ...
Ethylene is one of the most effective sprout inhibitors for potatoes in storage. The method is cheap, easy to use and can be used independently by growers. Still, there are a number ...
AHDB launches horticulture and potatoes website for growers FOLLOWING the wind-down of AHDB Horticulture and Potatoes in the UK, the organisation has launched a website specifically for those sectors to ...
Timely reminder that drainage water may leach nitrate from fields MOST UK areas received less precipitation over the 2021–22 excess winter rainfall (EWR) period, according to the Met Office, but ...
The website launch of a grower-led organization of sector stakeholders that aims to “defend the industry from threats and provide a flexible platform for innovation and growth” means that the ...
Setting up a potato cyst nematode (PCN) trap crop can naturally diminish nematode numbers by up to two-thirds. As chemical methods that once effectively controlled the pest are dwindling, growers ...
Report considers effects on economy RISING costs will be crucial to farm business planning over the next six months as high rates of inflation impact the UK agricultural economy, according ...