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Potatoes Next Generation: Applications open at BP2019 Written by [email protected] We are looking for the next batch of up-and-coming potato professionals to take part in the 2020 Next Generation programme. Heading in to its fourth intake, the successful initiative will open the...

What motivates us to farm? Written by [email protected] BP2019 Seminar - Managing the future of your business: tools and skills for a successful succession Motivation in farming is a challenging subject to tackle. Farmers often think about how we do things, but don’t really consider...

Potato store managers can book one-to-one visits at BP2019 Written by [email protected] The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is offering free one-to-one potato store visits via its new Storage Network. The visits will allow levy payers to get up to speed with...

GB planted potato area by variety and sector 2019 Written by JamesTaylor The 2019 GB planted potato area is one of the lowest on record even though there is a 1% year-on-year increase. What is driving this change? Release Date: Thu, 09/26/2019 Continue reading more on the ADHB Potatoes...

AHDB Exports at Potato Europe 2019 Written by [email protected] The AHDB Export team have been out in force representing the British potato industry at Potato Europe 2019 in Belgium this month (September 2019). Representatives from around the world visited Kain, near Tournai, on 4 and...

Sprout control – where are we now? Written by [email protected] Three months on since the announcement that CIPC will lose its authorisation on 8 January 2020, we take a look at the situation for store managers as it stands. Read the full story at ahdb.org.uk/news* *We will shortly...

Targeted slug treatment receives fresh investment Written by [email protected] Targeted treatment techniques for slugs will be refined, thanks to continued investment by AHDB. The fresh injection of funds will help develop approaches to predict where slug patches are most likely to...

Brits favour no flavour Written by [email protected] Despite the vast array of creative flavours lining the crisp aisles, its plain old ready salted that Brits favour above all others. From Morrison’s Chipotle Pulled Pork BBQ to M&S’ Scottish Langoustines with Dill and Lemon...

Measuring alternative desiccants at SPot South Written by [email protected] This was the third and final open day at Dillington Farms, AHDB’s Strategic Potato Farm, South. There were more than 60 growers and agronomists in attendance, despite it falling on a dry day during a wet start...

Fight Against Blight and our site Written by JamesTaylor Growers have seen mixed fortunes in the weather this August, which has been keeping scouts and the blight team at the James Hutton Institute very busy. A sustained period of wet weather in Scotland has triggered challenging conditions...

AHDB host desiccation events to aid growers Written by JamesTaylor AHDB Potatoes is to host a range of events designed to help growers fine-tune their desiccation programme following the loss of diquat. This ban has had significant ramifications for multiple grower’s desiccation strategies...

Changes to Safe Haven Standards will support long term health of GB potato industry Written by JamesTaylor Red Tractor are looking for industry feedback on potential changes to the Safe Haven Standards, the seed potato assurance scheme. New standards likely to be added to the scheme cover...

AHDB invests in practical support for growers facing chemistry loss Written by JamesTaylor AHDB’s Strategic Potato Farm network is carrying out a variety of trials to ensure growers have effective alternatives for banned chemicals such as diquat and CIPC. The trials currently being undertaken...

Label restrictions on Maleic Hydrazide products lifted Written by [email protected] The restriction on the use of products containing Maleic Hydrazide (MH) has been removed following a review by the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) of the HSE. The now-lifted restrictions followed...

Organic matter matters at SPot North Field Walk - 6 June Written by [email protected] There were more than 50 visitors to Strategic Potato (SPot) Farm North for the first field walk of the season at RJ & AE Godfrey’s Eastoft Grange Farm. The growers and agronomists in attendance were...

Aggressive 36_A2 blight strain detected by new rapid genotyping service Written by [email protected] The recent warm, wet weather in many regions has created the perfect conditions for potato blight development. AHDB blight scouts, a network of growers and agronomists who submit...

Label restriction on Maleic Hydrazide products for 2019 & grower Q&A Written by JamesTaylor There is a new restriction on the use of some products containing Maleic Hydrazide (MH) that means potatoes treated with such products cannot be fed to livestock in the UK. This follows and Amendment...

Industry statement on Chlorpropham (CIPC) Written by JamesTaylor We understand that on 17 June 2019 the European Union’s Health and Food Safety Directorate-General Appeal Committee concluded Chlorpropham’s (CIPC) approval for use both as a herbicide and as a sprout suppressant cannot be...

SPotting critical spud issues the first priority for new East hosts Written by JamesTaylor Suffolk-based growers James Foskett Farms Ltd will be taking up the reins as our Strategic Potato (SPot) Farm East host this autumn. The appointment comes following the end of the three-year programme...

AHDB Potatoes funds one-to-one storage advice amidst changes Written by [email protected] The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has launched its new Storage Network, as part of an £800,000 fund ring-fenced for sprout suppression and storage support. Potato Store...