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SAC Potato Newsletter December 2007
In This Edition
- Editorial
- Grower interview - Messrs Andrew and Paul Nutt
- Risk of damage from aminopyralid
- The impact of fungicide spray order on foliar blight control in two growing seasons
- British Potato 2007
- Update on Potatoes in Practice 2007
- Biogas for potato farmers?
- Industry News and Market Overview
- Erwinia chrysanthemi and blackleg disease in Europe
- Are your fungicide treatments of seed effective – or are you just wasting your time?
- Potato snippets and Dates for your diary
- SAC Association of Potato Producers Annual Conference and the SAC Store Managers Course
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SAC Potato Newsletter December 2007
The Potato Newsletter starts its second year in electronic form with this issue. Once again it is packed with diverse articles that reflect the diversity of the industry. If you are looking for topical and technical information to help your business look no further than the SAC Association of Potato Producers Annual Conference. Full details are given at the end of the Newsletter.
Editorial
An upbeat British Potato 2007 has brought new heart back to the industry. With the wet summer, not everyone has had a good year but all the messages from the event were positive and, for the moment at least, the prospects for the industry have engendered optimisim for the future.
Grower interview - Messrs Andrew and Paul Nutt
Nestling in the fertile Vale of Pickering, Andrew and Paul's arable farm is ideal for potato production. Their continual questioning of the potato enterprise and attention to detail shines out. Standing still for them is going backwards.
Risk of damage from aminopyralid
When you are planning ahead for potato production, especially on rented land, if the land has received muck or slurry you need to ask about the provenance of it. A recently introduced grass herbicide can linger in manure and potentially cause problems in potatoes.
The impact of fungicide spray order on foliar blight control in two growing seasons
There are myriads of lessons to be learnt from the blight epidemic in 2007. Ruairidh Bain unravels another lesson that is somewhat surprising. What is better in a blight programme, alternating fungicides or blocks of the same fungicide?
British Potato 2007
Iain MacGregor reports on the Conference held during BP2007. The four speakers. James Walton on Quality, Sir Colin Berry on Food issues and Anton Havorkort and Sean Rickard on Climate Change all gave excellent and thought provoking presentations. David Walker deservedly received the British Potato Industry Award for his sterling work as Chairman of the BPC at the conference dinner.
Update on Potatoes in Practice 2007
In this article, Alex Hilton explains some of the results from the trials SAC demonstrated at PIP. The topics covered include control of common scab, the effective use of Defy, interpreting a new soil test for black dot and variety profiling of new varieties.