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Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF Potato tubers have always been an attractive food source for wireworm, the larvae of the click beetle. But problems appear to be getting worse, with major losses being reported by some potato growers who hadn’t had problems previously. CPM finds out...

Blog: Why I wouldnât be taking my foot off the pedal when it comes to potato blight After twice the average monthly rainfall in February, there is some irony that much of the country needed rain by the middle of April. But we should not forget how well the 2019 potato crop went in without the...

Blog: Why I wouldnât be taking my foot off the pedal when it comes to potato blight After twice the average monthly rainfall in February, there is some irony that much of the country needed rain by the middle of April. But we should not forget how well the 2019 potato crop went in without the...

Written by Charlotte Cunningham from CPM Magazine Wireworm is set to become more of a problem for potato growers, according to warnings from Syngenta. Speaking at this season’s Syngenta Potato Science Soil Pest webinar, Syngenta technical manager, Michael Tait pointed out any current monitoring...

Would you like to : Save fuel. Reduce the number of cultivation passes. Reduce your reliance on weather. Make harvesting easier. Increase planting rate. Make management easier. We are achieving this on our own fields and I would like share it but would like to get some monetary reward from...

Well that’s my nice relaxing breakfast hour ruined as I turn on the TV and see an article being discussed about meat being banned in schools, and one school in Lancashire already has done so. Jesus wept!!!

Could anyone explain what metribuzin is used for on potatoes and its application time and windows please? It's not a product I am familiar with. I have found these product names in the UK Acorix 70 WG Generic Manufacturer: GLOBACHEM nv, MAPP: 18755 Discus Parallel Manufacturer: RAAT...

Written by Richard Halleron from Agriland Potato packer Wilson’s Country is confirming that approximately half of this year’s maincrop is now out of the ground. However, growers throughout the country are reporting significant variations in yields. “The weather has remained good over...

Now that the AHDB potato council has been kicked into touch, does the Forum have a place in providing a resource for price information?

So at what price point for N do you fallow your farm ? early bought N which seemed expensive at the time now looks cheap, how about selling it on and taking a year out ?

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Download PDF It’s often said that learning is best when put into practice and much has been learnt about potato desiccation over the past year or so. CPM talks to a couple of potato specialists who pass on what they’ve learnt from their mistakes using PPOs...

Written by John Swire from Farm Business Following their first full season of diquat free desiccation, and potentially armed with greater knowledge gleaned from “real” non-trial conditions without a diquat safety net, many potato growers should now have an even better understanding of what it...

Anyone got a few patches of blight in their spuds with this very unpredictable weather!! What's the best product to apply?

Written by cpm from CPM Magazine Controlling the risks of sprouting begins long before a potato goes into long-term storage. CPM attends a recent AHDB webinar to learn how to get the best out of maleic hydrazide applications. Once sprouting starts in the field, it’s a hell of a job to stop it...

Our back yard seems to have become the "in" place for crows recently. Got about 40 there atm, any ideas what's attracting them or how we can discourage them? It looks like a scene from a Hitchcock film and the noise is something else? It's not food, because we only chuck out a handful of...

How do you grow top qualty Marforna potatoes? As the Man said, " Well I would not start here" Yes I should have had them planted earlier & should have got them treated with Rhino powder. But what else? we can sell them, but quite hard to grow prone to been hollow & the slugs love'em. I've...

276: Maleic hydrazide – getting ready for the next potato storage season Written by AHDB Maleic hydrazide is a growth regulator that has been on the market for many years. The true value of it is now becoming apparent, with the demise of chlorpropham (CIPC). Previously it was used mainly for...

interesting photo on local faceache of some ones spuds....2 yr old pig muck used

My first lifted rocket have split and cracked . Can anyone explain why

Do potatoes need a sulphur fertiliser?