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Cease and Decyst
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Potato cyst nematodes have always been one of those ‘hard to control’ pests and growers are turning to cultural controls to support a dwindling armoury of chemistry. CPM visits a Cambridgeshire farm where trap cropping is being evaluated...- CPM RSS
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Breaking belts on Grimme GL42T belt planter (potatoes)
Hi everyone, Anyone had any issues with breaking belts on their Grimme belt planter. Only broke one last season, but this year we are up to 10. I am beginning to loose my mind, and thinking unkind thoughts about the guy who designed the belt planting unit!! We have been replacing them with... -
Soil pest issues surface
Soil pests are an increasing threat to potato production in the UK. Climatic change has notably raised issues with PCN and wireworm, while growers’ options for control have continued to decline. Nemathorin is recognised as offering by far the best available granular nematicide control of PCN...- TFF
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Foresight means minimising surprises
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF Potato agronomy is complex and requires a lot of planning, monitoring and evaluation throughout the production process. CPM finds out how digital agronomy tool Crop4Sight can help in all three areas as preparation for the 2023 season...- CPM RSS
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Main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland well underway
Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland The main crop potato harvest in Northern Ireland is now well underway. Initial indications are pointing to a significant drop in yields this year, relative to 2021. However, potatoes dry matters are exceptionally high – in some cases up to 25%. This...- Agriland RSS
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Memorable for the wrong reasons
Written by CPM Magazine from CPM Magazine Download PDF There’s little doubt that 2022 has been a memorable season and particularly challenging for those growing potatoes. CPM takes a look at how this season is stacking up. By Lucy de la Pasture There’s an old adage that life can only be...- CPM RSS
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Potato seed question?
Apologies if this has been asked before! but im looking for some anya potato seed to grow next year. Could do with around 100 tubers. As happened last year it seems that there may not be any seed available for the horticultural sector. Sainsburys have an exclusive on them(for eating) so i... -
No-Till Potato Trials Show Role In Soil Regeneration
No-till potatoes grown under a straw mulch could help farmers to restore degraded arable soils cost-effectively if used as a cash crop within a regenerative cropping rotation, according to ProCam agronomist Richard Harding. Presenting results from a four year trial at the recent Groundswell...- TFF
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Apply fungicides to tubers now to avoid storing waste, growers warned
Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine With high disease risk and astronomical energy prices, seed potato growers should apply a fungicide to tubers now to avoid storing waste that will be thrown away next spring. That’s the advice of independent potato consultant Paul Overton, who...- CPM RSS
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How to rid Volunteer potatoes
I have a volunteer potato issue in a growing crop of oil seed rape/Canola. The field was drilled as soon as the previous crop of wheat was harvested, so no glyphosate pre seeding and now the volunteer potatoes have emerged. Asside from hand roughing, does anyone have any ideas on removal...- Northern Luke
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Trials reveal heavy impact of heat stress on potato yields 2022-09-12
Potato crops have paid a heavy penalty as a result of this summer’s record-breaking temperatures and drought, though biostimulant-treated plants appear to have fared better, according to Syngenta trials. First digs from this year’s Quantis heat-stress biostimulant field trials suggest yields... -
Current challenges for a potato farmer 2022-09-12
Nick Sheppard, Farm Manager, Upton Suffolk Farms (credit Nick Sheppard) Rising input costs are among the challenges for a potato farm. Nick Sheppard, farm manager at Upton Suffolk Farms near Bury St Edmunds, led the first Agri-TechE farm walk of 2022 to show agri-tech in action and to discuss...- TFF
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Trials reveal heavy impact of heat stress on potato yields
Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine Potato crops have paid a heavy penalty as a result of this summer’s record-breaking temperatures and drought, though biostimulant-treated plants appear to have fared better, according to Syngenta trials. First digs from this year’s Quantis...- CPM RSS
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Desiccating wheat
Have 800 acres of lodged wheat in various stages of maturity. I’ve swathed 220 acres yesterday and today but the rows are very heavy and will take a serious amount of drying out. Hoping to be picking it up by the weekend as it’s a decent week ahead. chemical rep reckons roundup won’t do much fir...- Flatlander
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Five new climate and disease resilient potato varieties approved for release in Malawi
"We hope that Chikoka, Chitute, Khutula, Phindu and Tinyadile will contribute to economic prosperity and increased food security in Malawi and beyond, and are very grateful to our project partners and funders for their continued support" Five climate and disease resilient potato varieties... -
Climate Solutions: Carbon farming
Our current industrial agriculture system is contributing to the root causes of climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), agriculture accounts for almost one third of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions. What’s often overlooked is that regenerative...- Trinity AgTech
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New Study Reveals How Crucial Urban Farming Is To Food Security 2022-08-25
New Study Reveals How Crucial Urban Farming Is To Food Security 2 minute read When most of us think of farming, we tend to picture wide-open fields of swaying wheat, or neat rows of tomatoes and lettuce unfurling under blue skies. But increasingly, given the urbanization of society and the... -
Confessions of the Sheep/Beef Cattle/Pig Addicts
This is a thread for those who feel guilty about cluttering up dear old GUTH’s beloved price tracker with the chit chat that stop us all being that miserable our families would throw us all out to sit with the dog in the porch. All are welcome, you can even post prices if you want. The only rule...- Anymulewilldo
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Root2Res Project – Ready for future environmental Change 2022-08-19
Changing climates are threatening our agricultural systems, with European crop yields projected to decrease by 30% by 2050. To protect future food security, ADAS are taking part in the Root2Res research and innovation programme, funded by Horizon Europe. Root2Res is short for ‘Root phenotyping... -
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Rain who’s not had it?
Here in South Yorkshire we’ve had nothing! Anyone else still waiting 🤞