Aphids will start to fly about two weeks earlier than average in Britain this year, according to the AHDB Aphid News service. The relatively early flights are due to winter temperatures being […]
The tomato potato psyllid (TPP) has caused enormous problems for potato growers in New Zealand since it was discovered in 2006. Since then, the potato industry has been waging a battle to […]
Kenyan farmers are facing a shortage of certified potato seed following the rejection of 78 percent of the planting materials that had been imported last year. The Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service […]
The world of plant protection is changing rapidly with many interesting new approaches entering the market. For this reason Bionema Limited and Swansea University are to host the inaugural Biopesticide Summit in July 2019. […]
Scotland’s favourite potatoes are under threat as experts warn Maris Piper and King Edward potatoes could soon be impossible to grow. Diseases such as blight have been ravaging traditional types of potatoes […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating $1.7 million to Idaho as part of its effort to strengthen the nation’s infrastructure for pest detection and surveillance, identification, and threat mitigation, and […]
Head of Storage Research at AHDB Potatoes in the UK, Adrian Cunnington, discusses the current political and regulatory situation around popular sprout suppressants CIPC and MH with AHDB Potatoes Director Rob Clayton. […]
AHDB has welcomed a new recruit to work with potato growers in the east of England. David Wilson has taken on the role of Knowledge Exchange Manager (Potatoes) for East Anglia and […]
In August 2015, the first case of potato ‘white’ cyst nematode Globodera pallida (G. pallida) was detected in the Northeastern parts of Hokkaido, Abashiri. This region in Japan is famous for its […]
The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, has applied to Defra for consent to release genetically modified potatoes for trials work. According to a document submitted by the applicant and published on the Defra website, […]
Ivan Noonan has experienced plenty of high-stakes situations, but he confessed he was far more nervous addressing a room of people last month. The former general manager of the Prince Edward Island […]
When it comes to finding quality potato seed, the supplier’s reputation is everything. And Kimm Seed Potatoes, located in Manhattan, MT, has one of the best. It’s widely recognized as a reliable […]
In a press release issued on Friday, the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is proposing to allow public review and comment on the protocols for deregulating fields previously infested […]
PathSensors is excited to break some new ground and expand their pathogen detection capabilities to work closely with the potato industry. The Baltimore-based biotechnology company is focused on delivering highly rapid and […]
The latest independent trials have shown promising but mixed results for biological fungicide product Serenade for controlling Rhizoctonia solani (blackleg) in potato crops. The product, which contains the bacteria Bacillus subtilis, has […]
Results from 2018 research into the fungicide sensitivity of British late blight isolates was presented at AHDB Agronomists’ Conference in December, with a look forward to 2019. Dr Alison Lees, a Research […]
A recent study revealed insect-killing nematodes also produce distinctive chemical cues that enhance plant defenses and deter Colorado potato beetles. Entomologists from Texas A&M University, including Dr. Anjel Helms, who led the […]
According to a report published by FreshPlaza, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhodnadzor) will allow the import of Dutch seed potatoes. These imports concern specifically the batches of […]
